how often does a team win the nhl conference final when the series starts 1 -1

The Buffalo Sabres have 19 wins in conference finals when starting 1+ game all-time.

Interpreted as:
How often does a team win the NHL conference final when the series starts 1 or more -1?
TEAMSeries WGSSERIESGPWLTOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFS/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Sabres
Sabres
19
23
Conference Finals
23
10
13
0
0
155
8.304
0
0
59
64
-5
26.48
9.7
29.09
.904
2Capitals
Capitals
38
13
Conference Finals
13
8
5
0
0
98
11.692
0
0
36
25
11
31.69
8.7
26.38
.927
3Red Wings
Red Wings
76
30
Conference Finals
30
18
12
0
0
235
11.433
0
0
90
58
32
30.83
9.7
26.23
.926
4Stars
Stars
57
48
Conference Finals
48
21
27
0
0
279
8.313
0
0
104
124
-20
27.25
8.0
28.42
.909
5Avalanche
Avalanche
38
30
Conference Finals
30
17
13
0
0
215
10.800
0
0
81
83
-2
29.60
9.1
31.37
.912
6Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
0
11
Conference Finals
11
3
8
0
0
60
5.182
0
0
22
29
-7
27.09
7.4
26.45
.900
7Flyers
Flyers
19
24
Conference Finals
24
11
13
0
0
154
8.708
0
0
60
63
-3
25.96
9.6
27.71
.905
8Devils
Devils
76
25
Conference Finals
25
16
9
0
0
185
12.160
0
0
67
47
20
26.52
10.1
24.96
.925
9Penguins
Penguins
76
32
Conference Finals
32
17
15
0
0
237
10.094
0
0
87
77
10
32.22
8.4
27.72
.913
10Blues
Blues
19
17
Conference Finals
17
7
10
0
0
120
7.824
0
0
47
48
-1
29.12
9.5
27.06
.896
11Hurricanes
Hurricanes
38
30
Conference Finals
30
9
21
0
0
165
5.733
0
0
62
85
-23
29.50
7.0
27.33
.896
12Senators
Senators
19
19
Conference Finals
19
10
9
0
0
113
10.000
0
0
41
44
-3
28.63
7.5
28.63
.919
13Ducks
Ducks
38
28
Conference Finals
28
14
14
0
0
203
9.500
0
0
75
71
4
32.68
8.2
30.39
.917
14Wild
Wild
0
4
Conference Finals
4
0
4
0
0
3
.000
0
0
1
9
-8
30.75
0.8
27.00
.917
15Lightning
Lightning
76
47
Conference Finals
47
25
22
0
0
360
10.149
0
0
132
125
7
30.09
9.3
30.47
.913
16Flames
Flames
19
6
Conference Finals
6
4
2
0
0
39
12.667
0
0
16
11
5
28.33
9.4
25.00
.927
17Sharks
Sharks
19
27
Conference Finals
27
9
18
0
0
181
6.333
0
0
69
81
-12
29.48
8.7
28.15
.893
18Oilers
Oilers
57
20
Conference Finals
20
12
8
0
0
183
11.400
0
0
68
54
14
27.00
12.6
31.90
.915
19Blackhawks
Blackhawks
57
28
Conference Finals
28
16
12
0
0
228
10.893
0
0
84
82
2
31.07
9.7
33.54
.913
20Canadiens
Canadiens
0
11
Conference Finals
11
3
8
0
0
61
5.182
0
0
22
35
-13
27.55
7.3
27.82
.886
21Bruins
Bruins
57
15
Conference Finals
15
12
3
0
0
132
15.200
0
0
50
26
24
28.73
11.6
31.67
.945
22Canucks
Canucks
19
5
Conference Finals
5
4
1
0
0
57
15.200
0
0
20
13
7
30.60
13.1
37.80
.931
23Kings
Kings
38
17
Conference Finals
17
9
8
0
0
149
10.059
0
0
53
45
8
32.71
9.5
28.47
.907
24Coyotes
Coyotes
0
5
Conference Finals
5
1
4
0
0
20
3.800
0
0
8
13
-5
26.40
6.1
40.40
.936
25Rangers
Rangers
19
31
Conference Finals
31
13
18
0
0
230
7.968
0
0
81
76
5
28.23
9.3
30.45
.919
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Team Leaders

G

16

Thompson

Tage Thompson

A

22

Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

+/-

+9

Samuelsson

Mattias Samuelsson
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.00

18th

GA/GP

3.41

27th

PP%

20.2

14th

PK%

84.9

3rd

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
18
12
3
39
-5
Lightning Lightning
18
12
3
39
18
Canadiens Canadiens
17
11
4
38
-8
Bruins Bruins
19
14
0
38
4
Panthers Panthers
17
13
2
36
2
Senators Senators
15
13
4
34
-3
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
14
12
5
33
0
Sabres Sabres
14
14
4
32
-11
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
PHI PHI
@
BUF BUF
7:30 PM
Sat
12/20
NYI NYI
@
BUF BUF
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
BUF BUF
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
BOS BOS
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Sabres

14 - 14 - 4

3

Final

1

SEA Kraken

12 - 12 - 6

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
23
2
7
53
54
Stars Stars
22
7
5
49
25
Wild Wild
19
9
5
43
12
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
16
6
9
41
6
Ducks Ducks
20
12
1
41
10
Kings Kings
14
9
9
37
-2
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
18
12
3
39
18
Red Wings Red Wings
18
12
3
39
-5
Canadiens Canadiens
17
11
4
38
-8
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
21
9
2
44
18
Islanders Islanders
19
11
3
41
7
Capitals Capitals
18
10
4
40
23

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/19
CBJ CBJ
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Wed
11/19
NJD NJD
@
FLA FLA
0-1
Wed
11/19
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
2-3
Wed
11/19
NYI NYI
@
DET DET
5-0
Wed
11/19
WSH WSH
@
MTL MTL
8-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/16
VAN VAN
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
NYI NYI
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
PHI PHI
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
ANA ANA
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
CHI CHI
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM