Atlanta came into the series boasting a major league best 104 regular-season victories.
Actually, 5 of the Ducks' 10 regular-season victories were by 7 points or fewer.
That is what happens when a team has the chance to break a 92-year-old record for regular-season victories.
They would be belittled for falling short of the level that a team with 114 regular-season victories should achieve.
They lead the league with 316 regular-season victories since 1989-90.
That ended a streak of 22 regular-season victories for the Aggies.
The Eagles had 34 regular-season victories from 2000 to 2002, the most in the league.
However, Skidmore's streak of 25 regular-season victories at home continues.
It would take a regular-season victory over the San Francisco 49ers for that.
Their 83 regular-season victories is a new record for the fewest by a Series champion.