History suggests Game 5 winners will prevail

If history is any indication, the next teams to win in the conference finals will have a distinct edge.

With the St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning both winning Game 4 against the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins respectively, the Eastern and Western Conference championship rounds are deadlocked at two wins apiece.

And when teams are tied 2-2 in a best-of-seven series, the winner of Game 5 has an all-time series record of 290-81, a success rate of 78.2 percent, according to Elias Sports.

The Blues and Penguins will host the seemingly pivotal Game 5s, with at least two games remaining in each series.

Time will tell if this high probability of success holds up this time around.

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