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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).
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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
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Home Games |
Road Games
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Home Games |
Road Games
QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
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Home Games |
Road Games
PRELIMINARIES (NBA, NHL)
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Home Games |
Road Games
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WhoWins(tm) -- MLB, NBA, NHL Playoffs -- Best-of-7 Team Win-Loss Records (Games: Road; Preliminary)
This table tells you franchise best-of-7 road game win-loss records in Preliminary round action (applicable only to the NHL through 2002, and to the NHL and NBA beginning in 2003). These NHL games have been known as the Conference Quarterfinals since 1994; they previously were the Division Semifinals (1987-1993).
Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = Preliminary
Location = Road
Sorted by winning fraction, then by game appearances
A = game appearances
W = game wins
L = game losses
Frc. = winning fraction (= %/100)
Bold numbers denote largest values for the table column
Table updated through Fall 2025
| games (Prelim) |
A |
W |
L |
Frc. |
| Seattle Kraken |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0.750 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers |
28 |
18 |
10 |
0.643 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
20 |
12 |
8 |
0.600 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
58 |
34 |
24 |
0.586 |
| San Jose Sharks |
62 |
35 |
27 |
0.565 |
| Golden State Warriors |
31 |
17 |
14 |
0.548 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
78 |
42 |
36 |
0.538 |
| New Jersey Nets |
13 |
7 |
6 |
0.538 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
59 |
31 |
28 |
0.525 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
46 |
24 |
22 |
0.522 |
| New York Rangers |
65 |
33 |
32 |
0.508 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
75 |
38 |
37 |
0.507 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
81 |
41 |
40 |
0.506 |
| Dallas Stars |
58 |
29 |
29 |
0.500 |
| Edmonton Oilers |
56 |
28 |
28 |
0.500 |
| Anaheim Ducks |
26 |
13 |
13 |
0.500 |
| Phoenix Suns |
26 |
13 |
13 |
0.500 |
| Seattle Supersonics |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
| Boston Bruins |
85 |
42 |
43 |
0.494 |
| San Antonio Spurs |
45 |
22 |
23 |
0.489 |
| Florida Panthers |
27 |
13 |
14 |
0.481 |
| Ottawa Senators |
48 |
23 |
25 |
0.479 |
| Detroit Pistons |
23 |
11 |
12 |
0.478 |
| St. Louis Blues |
83 |
38 |
45 |
0.458 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
66 |
30 |
36 |
0.455 |
| Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
11 |
5 |
6 |
0.455 |
| Washington Capitals |
86 |
39 |
47 |
0.453 |
| Boston Celtics |
51 |
23 |
28 |
0.451 |
| Los Angeles Clippers |
40 |
18 |
22 |
0.450 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
72 |
32 |
40 |
0.444 |
| Philadelphia 76ers |
34 |
15 |
19 |
0.441 |
| New York Knickerbockers |
21 |
9 |
12 |
0.429 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
36 |
15 |
21 |
0.417 |
| Phoenix Coyotes |
24 |
10 |
14 |
0.417 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder |
32 |
13 |
19 |
0.406 |
| Miami Heat |
45 |
18 |
27 |
0.400 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
51 |
20 |
31 |
0.392 |
| New Jersey Devils |
69 |
27 |
42 |
0.391 |
| New York Islanders |
52 |
20 |
32 |
0.385 |
| Los Angeles Lakers |
40 |
15 |
25 |
0.375 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
16 |
6 |
10 |
0.375 |
| Toronto Raptors |
27 |
10 |
17 |
0.370 |
| Los Angeles Kings |
65 |
24 |
41 |
0.369 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves |
19 |
7 |
12 |
0.368 |
| Nashville Predators |
41 |
15 |
26 |
0.366 |
| Washington Wizards |
25 |
9 |
16 |
0.360 |
| Indiana Pacers |
42 |
15 |
27 |
0.357 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
14 |
5 |
9 |
0.357 |
| Dallas Mavericks |
51 |
18 |
33 |
0.353 |
| Winnipeg Jets (II) |
17 |
6 |
11 |
0.353 |
| Chicago Bulls |
35 |
12 |
23 |
0.343 |
| Minnesota Wild |
41 |
14 |
27 |
0.341 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
63 |
21 |
42 |
0.333 |
| New Orleans Pelicans |
9 |
3 |
6 |
0.333 |
| Utah Jazz |
37 |
12 |
25 |
0.324 |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
41 |
13 |
28 |
0.317 |
| Calgary Flames |
55 |
17 |
38 |
0.309 |
| Winnipeg Jets (I) |
20 |
6 |
14 |
0.300 |
| Houston Rockets |
39 |
11 |
28 |
0.282 |
| Orlando Magic |
32 |
9 |
23 |
0.281 |
| Charlotte Hornets (II) |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0.250 |
| Atlanta Hawks |
41 |
10 |
31 |
0.244 |
| Memphis Grizzlies |
37 |
9 |
28 |
0.243 |
| Brooklyn Nets |
21 |
5 |
16 |
0.238 |
| Portland Trailblazers |
34 |
8 |
26 |
0.235 |
| Sacramento Kings |
13 |
3 |
10 |
0.231 |
| Denver Nuggets |
48 |
11 |
37 |
0.229 |
| New Orleans Hornets |
15 |
3 |
12 |
0.200 |
| Hartford Whalers |
19 |
3 |
16 |
0.158 |
| Quebec Nordiques |
9 |
1 |
8 |
0.111 |
| Atlanta Thrashers |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.000 |
| Arizona Coyotes |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.000 |
| Charlotte Bobcats |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
| Grand Total |
2768 |
1164 |
1604 |
0.421 |
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