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BEST-OF-7 SERIES RESULTS
The master list: Winner and loser of each and every best-of-7 MLB, NBA, and NHL playoff series from 1905 (the year of the first best-of-7 series).

BEST-OF-7 HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES
SERIES STATUS IN GAMES
leading, 1-game-nil
leading, 2-games-nil
leading, 3-games-nil
leading, 2-games-1
leading, 3-games-1
leading, 3-games-2

WhoWins™ BEST-OF-7 GREATEST COMEBACK EVER
Surmounting the 3-games-nil deficit.

WhoWins™ BEST-OF-7 ANNIHILATIONS
The ultimate ignominy: Sweeps during which the swept team never, ever leads.

BEST-OF-7 FRANCHISE SERIES OUTCOMES
ALL ROUNDS
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
FINALS
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
SEMIFINALS
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
PRELIMINARIES (NBA, NHL)
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road

BEST-OF-7 FRANCHISE GAME OUTCOMES
ALL ROUNDS
All | Home Games | Road Games
FINALS
All | Home Games | Road Games
SEMIFINALS
All | Home Games | Road Games
QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
All | Home Games | Road Games
PRELIMINARIES (NBA, NHL)
All | Home Games | Road Games

BEST-OF-7 FRANCHISE SCORING OUTCOMES
MLB: all runs for/against
NBA: all points for/against
NHL: all goals for/against

BEST-OF-7 SCORING RECORDS
BEST-OF-7 MLB, NBA, NHL Series and Game Scoring Records

NHL 2024 BEST-OF-7 SERIES
PRELIM
Series 1584: Ottawa(0) vs. Toronto(0)
Series 1585: Florida(0) vs. Tampa Bay(0)
Series 1586: Montreal(0) vs. Washington(0)
Series 1587: New Jersey(0) vs. Carolina(0)
Series 1588: St. Louis(0) vs. Winnipeg(II)(0)
Series 1589: Colorado(0) vs. Dallas (0)
Series 1590: Minnesota(0) vs. Vegas(0)
Series 1591: Edmonton(0) vs. Los Angeles(0)
QTRS
Series 1592: NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals
Series 1593: NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals
Series 1594: NHL Western Conference Semifinals
Series 1595: NHL Western Conference Semifinals
SEMIFINALS
Series 1596: NHL Eastern Conference Finals
Series 1597: NHL Western Conference Finals
FINALS
Series 1598: NHL Finals

NBA 2024 BEST-OF-7 SERIES
PRELIM
Series 1599: Miami(0) vs. Cleveland(0)
Series 1600: Orlando(0) vs. Boston(0)
Series 1601: Detroit(0) vs. New York(0)
Series 1602: Milwaukee(0) vs. Indiana(0)
Series 1603: Memphis(0) vs. Oklahoma City(0)
Series 1604: Golden State(0) vs. Houston(0)
Series 1605: Minnesota(0) vs. Los Angeles Lakers(0)
Series 1606: Los Angeles Clippers(0) vs. Denver(0)
QTRS
Series 1607: NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Series 1608: NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Series 1609: NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Series 1610: NBA Western Conference Semifinals
SEMIFINALS
Series 1611: NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Series 1612: NBA Western Conference Finals
FINALS
Series 1613: NBA Finals

MLB 2024 BEST-OF-7 SERIES
SEMIFINALS
Series 1581: Cleveland(1) vs. New York Yankees(4)
Series 1582: New York Mets(2) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers(4)
FINALS
Series 1583: New York Yankees(1) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers(4)

CURRENT STANDINGS
NBA 2024-25 standings
NHL 2024-25 standings
MLB 2025 standings

ARCHIVES
Best-of-7 series coverage since Spring 1999.

United We Stand: 9.11.01

History:
Spring 2023 marked the 25th year in which WhoWins has been providing historical victory probabilities, team performance records, and web-site design from the previous millennium on MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series and games. Our first archived web page, from 1999.

Ins vs Outs:
In the NBA, the defending-champion Boston Celtics have the longest active playoff season streak with eleven straight years in 2025, while the Detroit Pistons return to the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2019. The Philadelphia 76ers end a seven-season appearance streak with their absence from Spring 2025, while the Charlotte Hornets (II) have not seen playoff action since 2016. In the NHL, the Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning are each making their eighth consecutive playoff season appearance with their Spring 2025 berths, while the Ottawa Senators win a playoff berth for the first time since 2017. The absence by the Boston Bruins from the Spring 2025 NHL playoffs marks the end of their eight-season appearance streak, while the Buffalo Sabres have not made the NHL playoffs since 2011.

Updates for Spring 2025:
All sixteen NBA and NHL playoff series pages are now online; all tables linked through the first column on this page are now updated.

Fall 2024 Ouster Board:
start (in Los Angeles): 10/13, 8:15pmEDT
--- Semifinals round ---
Cleveland MLB: 10/19, 11:45pmEDT
New York Mets MLB: 10/20, 11:23pmEDT (MLB Bronze)
--- Finals round ---
New York Yankees MLB: 10/30, 11:51pmEDT (MLB Silver)
Los Angeles Dodgers MLB: 10/30, 11:51pmEDT (MLB Gold)

Spring 2024 Ouster Board:
start (in Cleveland NBA): 4/20, 1:14pmEDT
--- Preliminary round ---
Washington NHL: 4/28, 10:40pmEDT
Phoenix NBA: 4/29, 12:28amEDT
Tampa Bay NHL: 4/29, 9:49pmEDT
New Orleans NBA: 4/29, 10:59pmEDT
Los Angeles Lakers NBA: 4/30, 12:26amEDT
New York Islanders NHL: 4/30, 10:16pmEDT
Winnipeg (II) NHL: 5/1, 12:29amEDT
Miami NBA: 5/1, 9:49pmEDT
Los Angeles NHL: 5/2, 12:52amEDT
Milwaukee NBA: 5/2, 9:00pmEDT
Philadelphia NBA: 5/2, 11:41pmEDT
Nashville NHL: 5/3, 9:46pmEDT
Los Angeles Clippers NBA: 5/4, 12:22amEDT
Toronto NHL: 5/4, 11:20pmEDT
Orlando NBA: 5/5, 3:48pmEDT
Vegas NHL: 5/5, 10:06pmEDT
--- Quarterfinals round ---
Cleveland NBA: 5/15, 9:20pmEDT
Carolina NHL: 5/16, 9:42pmEDT
Boston NHL: 5/17, 9:50pmEDT
Colorado NHL: 5/18, 1:58amEDT
Oklahoma City NBA: 5/18, 10:40pmEDT
New York NBA: 5/19, 6:04pmEDT
Denver NBA: 5/19, 10:31pmEDT
Vancouver NHL: 5/20, 11:43pmEDT
--- Semifinals round ---
Indiana NBA: 5/27, 10:36pmEDT
Minnesota NBA: 5/30, 10:57pmEDT (NBA Bronze)
New York Rangers NHL: 6/1, 10:46pmEDT
Dallas NHL: 6/2, 10:37pmEDT (NHL Bronze)
--- Finals round ---
Dallas NBA: 6/17, 10:59pmEDT (NBA Silver)
Boston NBA: 6/17, 10:59pmEDT (NBA Gold)
Edmonton NHL: 6/24, 10:53pmEDT (NHL Silver)
Florida NHL: 6/24, 10:53pmEDT (NHL Gold)

SCOPE
WhoWins™ provides comprehensive coverage of historical victory probabilities and team performance in MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series. WhoWins™ maintains comprehensive team performance inter-game (194 MLB best-of-7 series; 618 NBA best-of-7 series; 771 NHL best-of-7 series) and intra-game (1115 MLB best-of-7 series games; 3496 NBA best-of-7 series games; 4375 NHL best-of-7 series games) data through Fall 2024.

RESOURCES
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BEST-OF-7 FEATURES
Articles on best-of-7 series phenomena.

FAQ
Frequently-asked questions.

SEARCH RESULTS
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PROBABILITY FORMULAE
Mathematical formulae for best-of-7 probability computations.

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