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HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES AND TEAM PERFORMANCE RECORDS FOR BEST-OF-7 FORMAT MLB, NBA, AND NHL PLAYOFF SERIES

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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

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

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Frequently-asked questions.

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

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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 2023

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Seattle Kraken 4 3 1 0.750
Cleveland Cavaliers 23 16 7 0.696
Vegas Golden Knights 13 8 5 0.615
Colorado Avalanche 51 31 20 0.608
San Jose Sharks 62 35 27 0.565
Tampa Bay Lightning 41 23 18 0.561
Golden State Warriors 27 15 12 0.556
Phoenix Suns 24 13 11 0.542
Pittsburgh Penguins 78 42 36 0.538
New Jersey Nets 13 7 6 0.538
Montreal Canadiens 72 38 34 0.528
Detroit Red Wings 81 41 40 0.506
Vancouver Canucks 56 28 28 0.500
Dallas Stars 52 26 26 0.500
Anaheim Ducks 26 13 13 0.500
Winnipeg Jets (II) 12 6 6 0.500
Seattle Supersonics 2 1 1 0.500
New York Rangers 63 31 32 0.492
Edmonton Oilers 51 25 26 0.490
Ottawa Senators 45 22 23 0.489
San Antonio Spurs 45 22 23 0.489
Boston Bruins 82 40 42 0.488
Los Angeles Clippers 33 16 17 0.485
St. Louis Blues 79 38 41 0.481
Washington Capitals 82 38 44 0.463
Philadelphia Flyers 66 30 36 0.455
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 5 6 0.455
Philadelphia 76ers 31 14 17 0.452
Detroit Pistons 20 9 11 0.450
Toronto Maple Leafs 65 28 37 0.431
Los Angeles Lakers 35 15 20 0.429
New Orleans Pelicans 7 3 4 0.429
Boston Celtics 47 20 27 0.426
Miami Heat 40 17 23 0.425
Phoenix Coyotes 24 10 14 0.417
New Jersey Devils 66 27 39 0.409
Florida Panthers 22 9 13 0.409
New York Islanders 49 20 29 0.408
Carolina Hurricanes 32 13 19 0.406
Buffalo Sabres 51 20 31 0.392
Los Angeles Kings 59 23 36 0.390
Columbus Blue Jackets 16 6 10 0.375
Milwaukee Bucks 35 13 22 0.371
Toronto Raptors 27 10 17 0.370
Orlando Magic 25 9 16 0.360
Washington Wizards 25 9 16 0.360
Minnesota North Stars 14 5 9 0.357
Indiana Pacers 37 13 24 0.351
Chicago Bulls 35 12 23 0.343
Minnesota Wild 38 13 25 0.342
Nashville Predators 38 13 25 0.342
Chicago Blackhawks 63 21 42 0.333
Dallas Mavericks 48 16 32 0.333
Utah Jazz 37 12 25 0.324
Oklahoma City Thunder 28 9 19 0.321
Calgary Flames 55 17 38 0.309
Winnipeg Jets (I) 20 6 14 0.300
Houston Rockets 36 10 26 0.278
New York Knickerbockers 15 4 11 0.267
Memphis Grizzlies 35 9 26 0.257
Charlotte Hornets (II) 4 1 3 0.250
Atlanta Hawks 41 10 31 0.244
Brooklyn Nets 21 5 16 0.238
Portland Trailblazers 34 8 26 0.235
Sacramento Kings 13 3 10 0.231
Minnesota Timberwolves 14 3 11 0.214
Denver Nuggets 43 9 34 0.209
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 2591 1094 1497 0.422