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
