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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 2012

series (all rounds) A W L Frc.
Cleveland Cavaliers 12 9 3 0.750
Colorado Avalanche 33 21 12 0.636
Tampa Bay Lightning 18 11 7 0.611
Detroit Pistons 16 9 7 0.563
Pittsburgh Penguins 53 29 24 0.547
San Jose Sharks 46 25 21 0.543
San Antonio Spurs 24 13 11 0.542
New Jersey Nets 13 7 6 0.538
Detroit Red Wings 67 36 31 0.537
Vancouver Canucks 48 25 23 0.521
Dallas Stars 33 17 16 0.515
New York Rangers 41 21 20 0.512
Montreal Canadiens 55 28 27 0.509
Carolina Hurricanes 16 8 8 0.500
Los Angeles Clippers 6 3 3 0.500
Seattle Supersonics 2 1 1 0.500
Washington Capitals 57 28 29 0.491
Edmonton Oilers 40 19 21 0.475
St. Louis Blues 53 25 28 0.472
Indiana Pacers 17 8 9 0.471
Anaheim Ducks 11 5 6 0.455
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 5 6 0.455
Boston Bruins 56 25 31 0.446
Ottawa Senators 36 16 20 0.444
Los Angeles Lakers 25 11 14 0.440
Phoenix Suns 16 7 9 0.438
Philadelphia Flyers 53 23 30 0.434
Oklahoma City Thunder 7 3 4 0.429
New Jersey Devils 60 25 35 0.417
Phoenix Coyotes 24 10 14 0.417
Minnesota Wild 10 4 6 0.400
Minnesota Timberwolves 5 2 3 0.400
Buffalo Sabres 51 20 31 0.392
Los Angeles Kings 41 16 25 0.390
Toronto Maple Leafs 41 16 25 0.390
Boston Celtics 21 8 13 0.381
Orlando Magic 19 7 12 0.368
Minnesota North Stars 14 5 9 0.357
Chicago Blackhawks 46 16 30 0.348
Calgary Flames 42 14 28 0.333
Golden State Warriors 3 1 2 0.333
Winnipeg Jets 20 6 14 0.300
Dallas Mavericks 28 8 20 0.286
New York Islanders 28 8 20 0.286
Miami Heat 21 6 15 0.286
Nashville Predators 18 5 13 0.278
Philadelphia 76ers 18 5 13 0.278
Washington Wizards 11 3 8 0.273
Houston Rockets 16 4 12 0.250
Milwaukee Bucks 13 3 10 0.231
Utah Jazz 18 4 14 0.222
Florida Panthers 9 2 7 0.222
Chicago Bulls 20 4 16 0.200
New Orleans Hornets 15 3 12 0.200
Sacramento Kings 10 2 8 0.200
Atlanta Hawks 16 3 13 0.188
Memphis Grizzlies 12 2 10 0.167
Hartford Whalers 19 3 16 0.158
Denver Nuggets 26 4 22 0.154
Portland Trailblazers 13 2 11 0.154
Quebec Nordiques 9 1 8 0.111
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 2 0 2 0.000
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 0 2 0.000
Toronto Raptors 6 0 6 0.000
New York Knickerbockers 7 0 7 0.000
Grand Total 1601 660 941 0.412