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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 2007

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Cleveland Cavaliers 5 4 1 0.800
San Antonio Spurs 12 9 3 0.750
Colorado Avalanche 27 18 9 0.667
Detroit Pistons 11 7 4 0.636
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 8 6 0.571
San Jose Sharks 31 17 14 0.548
New Jersey Nets 13 7 6 0.538
Montreal Canadiens 42 22 20 0.524
Detroit Red Wings 53 27 26 0.509
Vancouver Canucks 38 19 19 0.500
Dallas Stars 30 15 15 0.500
New York Rangers 28 14 14 0.500
Carolina Hurricanes 12 6 6 0.500
Indiana Pacers 12 6 6 0.500
Phoenix Suns 10 5 5 0.500
Anaheim Ducks 2 1 1 0.500
Los Angeles Clippers 2 1 1 0.500
Seattle Supersonics 2 1 1 0.500
Pittsburgh Penguins 39 19 20 0.487
Edmonton Oilers 40 19 21 0.475
St. Louis Blues 49 23 26 0.469
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 5 6 0.455
Washington Capitals 42 19 23 0.452
Ottawa Senators 27 12 15 0.444
New Jersey Devils 49 21 28 0.429
Minnesota Wild 7 3 4 0.429
Boston Bruins 41 17 24 0.415
Buffalo Sabres 44 18 26 0.409
Minnesota Timberwolves 5 2 3 0.400
Toronto Maple Leafs 41 16 25 0.390
Philadelphia Flyers 37 14 23 0.378
Boston Celtics 8 3 5 0.375
Calgary Flames 35 13 22 0.371
Dallas Mavericks 14 5 9 0.357
Minnesota North Stars 14 5 9 0.357
Los Angeles Lakers 12 4 8 0.333
Philadelphia 76ers 6 2 4 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 33 10 23 0.303
Winnipeg Jets 20 6 14 0.300
Miami Heat 10 3 7 0.300
New York Islanders 28 8 20 0.286
Chicago Bulls 8 2 6 0.250
Washington Wizards 8 2 6 0.250
Portland Trailblazers 4 1 3 0.250
Milwaukee Bucks 9 2 7 0.222
Houston Rockets 10 2 8 0.200
Sacramento Kings 10 2 8 0.200
Denver Nuggets 12 2 10 0.167
Florida Panthers 6 1 5 0.167
Orlando Magic 6 1 5 0.167
Hartford Whalers 19 3 16 0.158
New Orleans Hornets 7 1 6 0.143
Utah Jazz 7 1 6 0.143
Quebec Nordiques 9 1 8 0.111
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
New York Knickerbockers 2 0 2 0.000
Toronto Raptors 3 0 3 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 6 0 6 0.000
Nashville Predators 7 0 7 0.000
Grand Total 1142 471 671 0.412