Best of Three format stats

The W has used three different formats for three game playoff series. Which ones favor high/low seeds? We'll look at percentage of series won by the high seed, percent that go to a third game, results of Game threes, and how often high/low seeds sweep.

1-2 format 71 series 55 wins for higher seed 77% 40 three game series 56% (29-11 high 73%) 26 sweeps for higher seed 37% 5 sweeps for lower seed 7%

1-1-1 format 40 series 27 wins for higher seed 68% 20 three game series 50% (11-9 high 55%) 16 sweeps for higher seed 40% 4 sweeps for lower seed 10%

2-1 format 12 series 12 wins for higher seed 100% 3 three game series 25% (3-0 high 100%) 9 sweeps for higher seed 75% 0 sweeps for lower seed 0%

1-2 1998-2009 1-1-1 2010-2015, 2025 2-1 2022-2024