History for and history against

The day that the Stanley Cup finals started, I wrote a post that stated that the Wings would win in six games.  Oops.  Game six was a game of almosts for the Wings though.  The passes were just missing, posts were hit, and the Penguins goalie and defense stood tall.  It was the best the Wings had played in Pittsburgh all series, with the exception of the first period.  Both teams were awful in the first period.  

Game seven is tomorrow night, and I cannot wait.  This series has been great.  With the exception of a five to nothing beat down shutout by the Wings in game five, all the games have been well contested.  I have seen two bits of history in regards to the Cup finals that I thought I would share.  

Bit o' history part one:  The last time two teams met in consecutive Stanley Cup finals, they split the wins.  The scary part is that the Wings won last year over the Pens.  

Bit o' history part two:  The last time the road team won a game seven in the Stanley Cup finals was in 1971.  It was the Montreal Canadiens.  There have been six game sevens since then, all of which won by the home team.  The good news is that the game is in Detroit tomorrow.  

So which past of the history will game seven be a part of Friday night?  Obviously I want it to be part of the second bit of history.  And I think it will be.  The Wings have only lost once at home this post season.  Eleven and one!  I hope it will be twelve and one at home and that they will hoist the Stanley Cup for the twelfth time.