PensBurgh took a look at the numbers for the Carolina-Pittsburgh series so I figured I would do the same for the Western Conference Finals, featuring the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks.
703 -- number of times Chicago and Detroit have met in the regular season
1995 -- the last time these two teams faced in the playoffs, also the WCF
40,818 -- number of fans who attended the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field
9 -- consecutive 100-point seasons for Detroit, setting an NHL record
18 -- consecutive playoff berths for Detroit, the longest current streak in pro sports
25.5% -- Detroit's top-ranked power play during the regular season, also a franchise best
26.4% -- Detroit's power play success rate in the 2009 playoffs
997 -- number of points Nicklas Lidstrom has in his career, which puts him at eighth all-time among defensemen
305 -- number of wins Chris Osgood has in the Winged Wheel, which is second most in the franchise and just the ninth goalie to win 300 games with one team
12 -- the number of years Henrik Zetterberg re-signed with Detroit for in January
40.2 -- the average shots per game Detroit registered this postseason
15 -- the number of points Johan Franzen has in his 11 postseason games this year
29.4% -- Chicago's postseason power play success rate
25.6 -- the Blackhawks average age on the roster
1,000,000 -- the number of fans who attended a Hawks game this season
13 -- number of points in 12 playoff games registered by Chicago's Martin Havlat
94 -- the highway connecting Detroit and Chicago (I-94)
8 -- number of wins needed for a team to clinch the Stanley Cup
6 -- both teams are members of the exclusive Original 6 club
6 -- the number of games I think it will take Detroit to win this series
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