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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 2010

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Cleveland Cavaliers 12 9 3 0.750
Colorado Avalanche 33 21 12 0.636
San Antonio Spurs 19 11 8 0.579
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 8 6 0.571
Detroit Pistons 16 9 7 0.563
Pittsburgh Penguins 47 26 21 0.553
New York Rangers 35 19 16 0.543
New Jersey Nets 13 7 6 0.538
Vancouver Canucks 43 23 20 0.535
Detroit Red Wings 62 33 29 0.532
San Jose Sharks 40 21 19 0.525
Dallas Stars 33 17 16 0.515
Montreal Canadiens 51 26 25 0.510
Carolina Hurricanes 16 8 8 0.500
Indiana Pacers 12 6 6 0.500
Anaheim Ducks 8 4 4 0.500
Los Angeles Clippers 2 1 1 0.500
Seattle Supersonics 2 1 1 0.500
Edmonton Oilers 40 19 21 0.475
Washington Capitals 51 24 27 0.471
Orlando Magic 13 6 7 0.462
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 5 6 0.455
St. Louis Blues 51 23 28 0.451
Ottawa Senators 32 14 18 0.438
Phoenix Suns 16 7 9 0.438
Los Angeles Lakers 19 8 11 0.421
Boston Bruins 50 21 29 0.420
New Jersey Devils 56 23 33 0.411
Philadelphia Flyers 47 19 28 0.404
Minnesota Wild 10 4 6 0.400
Minnesota Timberwolves 5 2 3 0.400
Toronto Maple Leafs 41 16 25 0.390
Buffalo Sabres 47 18 29 0.383
Phoenix Coyotes 19 7 12 0.368
Minnesota North Stars 14 5 9 0.357
Calgary Flames 42 14 28 0.333
Chicago Blackhawks 39 13 26 0.333
Philadelphia 76ers 12 4 8 0.333
Golden State Warriors 3 1 2 0.333
Los Angeles Kings 35 11 24 0.314
Boston Celtics 16 5 11 0.313
Dallas Mavericks 23 7 16 0.304
Winnipeg Jets 20 6 14 0.300
New York Islanders 28 8 20 0.286
Washington Wizards 11 3 8 0.273
Houston Rockets 16 4 12 0.250
Utah Jazz 16 4 12 0.250
Miami Heat 17 4 13 0.235
Milwaukee Bucks 13 3 10 0.231
Chicago Bulls 15 3 12 0.200
Atlanta Hawks 10 2 8 0.200
Portland Trailblazers 10 2 8 0.200
Sacramento Kings 10 2 8 0.200
New Orleans Hornets 12 2 10 0.167
Florida Panthers 6 1 5 0.167
Denver Nuggets 19 3 16 0.158
Hartford Whalers 19 3 16 0.158
Quebec Nordiques 9 1 8 0.111
Nashville Predators 13 1 12 0.077
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 2 0 2 0.000
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 0 2 0.000
New York Knickerbockers 2 0 2 0.000
Oklahoma City Thunder 3 0 3 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 6 0 6 0.000
Toronto Raptors 6 0 6 0.000
Grand Total 1417 578 839 0.408