Sooooo....what historically has happened when a team has won both game at home and then hit the road for game 3 ?
Well.....it's it's a slight advantage when they hit the visitors ice. For all series they have a .538 win % for game 3 and almost 90% chance of winning the series. So as you see the line it's almost right on at pretty much a pickem.
But lets dig a bit deeper with the stats. Here with the Caps and Rangers info.
In the 2010-11 regular season, Washington finished 14 points ahead of the New York Rangers. From 1939 through the 2010 NHL Finals, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 14 regular-season points, they have posted an 11-7 (.611) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents.
MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1122 is the 59th best-of-7 playoff series for the New York Rangers, and the 29th for Washington. In best-of-7 playoff series, the New York Rangers have a 24-34 series record, an 8-5 Prelim-round series record, and a 26-32 Game 1 record, while Washington has a 9-19 series record, a 6-11 Prelim-round record, and a 17-11 Game 1 record.
Series 1122 is the sixth best-of-7 meeting between the New York Rangers and Washington; Washington won three of the previous five best-of-7 series between the two.
How about the Nucks and Hawks.
Vancouver finished 20 points ahead of Chicago. From 1939 through the 2010 NHL Finals, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 20 regular-season points, they have posted a 5-1 (.833) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents.
MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1126 is the 71st best-of-7 playoff series for Chicago, and the 29th for Vancouver. In best-of-7 playoff series, Chicago has a 32-38 series record, a 7-7 Prelim-round series record, and a 26-44 Game 1 record, while Vancouver has a 12-16 series record, an 8-6 Prelim-round record, and a 17-11 Game 1 record. Series 1126 is the fifth best-of-7 meeting between Chicago and Vancouver; Chicago won three of the previous four.
Remember that there are different players, different arenas and such. But those stats do seem to stay solid over the years and history tels such. And if you ignore history it will defeat you.
Info from whowins