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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
Societies, books, and other resources.

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 2009

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Cleveland Cavaliers 10 8 2 0.800
Colorado Avalanche 30 20 10 0.667
San Antonio Spurs 16 10 6 0.625
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 8 6 0.571
Detroit Pistons 16 9 7 0.563
New York Rangers 35 19 16 0.543
New Jersey Nets 13 7 6 0.538
Vancouver Canucks 40 21 19 0.525
Pittsburgh Penguins 44 23 21 0.523
Detroit Red Wings 58 30 28 0.517
Dallas Stars 33 17 16 0.515
San Jose Sharks 37 19 18 0.514
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
Montreal Canadiens 47 23 24 0.489
Edmonton Oilers 40 19 21 0.475
Washington Capitals 48 22 26 0.458
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 5 6 0.455
St. Louis Blues 51 23 28 0.451
Los Angeles Lakers 16 7 9 0.438
New Jersey Devils 54 23 31 0.426
Boston Bruins 47 20 27 0.426
Ottawa Senators 29 12 17 0.414
Buffalo Sabres 44 18 26 0.409
Minnesota Wild 10 4 6 0.400
Minnesota Timberwolves 5 2 3 0.400
Toronto Maple Leafs 41 16 25 0.390
Philadelphia Flyers 44 17 27 0.386
Phoenix Suns 13 5 8 0.385
Orlando Magic 11 4 7 0.364
Minnesota North Stars 14 5 9 0.357
Dallas Mavericks 20 7 13 0.350
Calgary Flames 42 14 28 0.333
Philadelphia 76ers 12 4 8 0.333
Golden State Warriors 3 1 2 0.333
Los Angeles Kings 32 10 22 0.313
Phoenix Coyotes 16 5 11 0.313
Chicago Blackhawks 36 11 25 0.306
Winnipeg Jets 20 6 14 0.300
New York Islanders 28 8 20 0.286
Boston Celtics 14 4 10 0.286
Miami Heat 14 4 10 0.286
Washington Wizards 11 3 8 0.273
Houston Rockets 16 4 12 0.250
Chicago Bulls 12 3 9 0.250
Utah Jazz 13 3 10 0.231
Milwaukee Bucks 9 2 7 0.222
Sacramento Kings 10 2 8 0.200
Denver Nuggets 16 3 13 0.188
New Orleans Hornets 12 2 10 0.167
Florida Panthers 6 1 5 0.167
Hartford Whalers 19 3 16 0.158
Atlanta Hawks 7 1 6 0.143
Portland Trailblazers 7 1 6 0.143
Quebec Nordiques 9 1 8 0.111
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 0 2 0.000
New York Knickerbockers 2 0 2 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 6 0 6 0.000
Toronto Raptors 6 0 6 0.000
Nashville Predators 10 0 10 0.000
Grand Total 1323 539 784 0.407