Since the lockout, 17 teams have made the playoffs with road records at or below .500. Of those teams, 12 lost in the first round. In 2008-09 alone, 5 teams with road records at or below .500 made the playoffs and all 5 lost in the first round, with three of them getting swept in 4 games. That?s 70.6% of teams with a poor road record that lost in the first round, compared to 45.6% with a road record above .500. Three more of those 17 teams made it to the second round before bowing out.
The remaining two teams that made it past the second round are the 2006 Anaheim Ducks and the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers. The 2006 Ducks rode some unbelievable goaltending from Ilya Bryzgalov to make it to the Western Conference Finals, where they were summarily trounced in 5 games by the Edmonton Oilers.
Detroit and Chicago are under .500 on the road of the current play-off teams.
The remaining two teams that made it past the second round are the 2006 Anaheim Ducks and the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers. The 2006 Ducks rode some unbelievable goaltending from Ilya Bryzgalov to make it to the Western Conference Finals, where they were summarily trounced in 5 games by the Edmonton Oilers.
Detroit and Chicago are under .500 on the road of the current play-off teams.
