Despite missing a chance to win the series at home Thursday night, the Devils are in a comfort zone. Beginning with their Stanley Cup run in 1995, they have gone 7-1 on the road in the finals, with the only loss coming in Game 1 against Colorado. That just confuses things and makes things even worse. Everyone watching the series has been confused by the lack of consistency from one game to the next. It is only fitting that it came down to a Game 7.
History seems to favor the Avs.
In 10 previous Game 7s in the finals, the home team is 8-2. The last time the visitors won a Game 7 was 1971, when the Montreal Canadiens completed their comeback from a 3-2 series deficit by winning in Chicago. With so many intangibles at work in one deciding game, flip a Canadian quarter and throw the statistics off the Zamboni. Winner take all. You'd be crazy not to.