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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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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 2022

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Cleveland Cavaliers 21 16 5 0.762
Colorado Avalanche 48 29 19 0.604
Golden State Warriors 23 13 10 0.565
San Jose Sharks 62 35 27 0.565
Winnipeg Jets (II) 9 5 4 0.556
Tampa Bay Lightning 38 21 17 0.553
Vegas Golden Knights 11 6 5 0.545
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
Los Angeles Clippers 30 15 15 0.500
Anaheim Ducks 26 13 13 0.500
Phoenix Suns 22 11 11 0.500
Seattle Supersonics 2 1 1 0.500
New York Rangers 59 29 30 0.492
Dallas Stars 49 24 25 0.490
Ottawa Senators 45 22 23 0.489
San Antonio Spurs 45 22 23 0.489
Boston Bruins 79 38 41 0.481
St. Louis Blues 79 38 41 0.481
Edmonton Oilers 48 23 25 0.479
Washington Capitals 82 38 44 0.463
Philadelphia Flyers 66 30 36 0.455
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 5 6 0.455
Detroit Pistons 20 9 11 0.450
Los Angeles Lakers 32 14 18 0.438
New Orleans Pelicans 7 3 4 0.429
Phoenix Coyotes 24 10 14 0.417
Philadelphia 76ers 29 12 17 0.414
New York Islanders 46 19 27 0.413
Boston Celtics 44 18 26 0.409
Miami Heat 37 15 22 0.405
Toronto Maple Leafs 62 25 37 0.403
New Jersey Devils 63 25 38 0.397
Milwaukee Bucks 33 13 20 0.394
Los Angeles Kings 56 22 34 0.393
Buffalo Sabres 51 20 31 0.392
Carolina Hurricanes 29 11 18 0.379
Columbus Blue Jackets 16 6 10 0.375
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 35 12 23 0.343
Nashville Predators 38 13 25 0.342
Chicago Blackhawks 63 21 42 0.333
Dallas Mavericks 48 16 32 0.333
Florida Panthers 18 6 12 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
Memphis Grizzlies 32 9 23 0.281
Houston Rockets 36 10 26 0.278
Minnesota Timberwolves 11 3 8 0.273
Brooklyn Nets 19 5 14 0.263
Charlotte Hornets (II) 4 1 3 0.250
Atlanta Hawks 38 9 29 0.237
Portland Trailblazers 34 8 26 0.235
New Orleans Hornets 15 3 12 0.200
Sacramento Kings 10 2 8 0.200
Denver Nuggets 41 8 33 0.195
New York Knickerbockers 12 2 10 0.167
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 2498 1046 1452 0.419