Stats glossary
What is a Stanley Cup window?
The years a team is a Stanley Cup contender. We count a team as in its window when it has made the playoffs at least 4 times in the last 5 seasons and won at least 3 playoff series in the last 4 playoffs, the record recent Stanley Cup winners had going in. It describes a team’s recent playoff history; it isn’t a prediction.
Cup window · Stanley Cup window
Also called
- Cup window
- window
- championship window
- contender
Example: Making the playoffs all 5 seasons without winning a series isn’t enough: the team is still 3 series wins short.