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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.

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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 (Series: Game 1 on Road; Preliminary)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 series win-loss records in Preliminary playoff rounds (NHL Conference Quarterfinals since 1994 -- previously NHL Division Semifinals, 1987-1993), for teams playing Game 1 of the series on the road. NBA Preliminary-round playoff series under the best-of-7 format began in 2003 (as the NBA Conference Quarterfinals). Usually, though not always, the team playing Game 1 at home is the team with home court/field/ice advantage during that best-of-7 playoff series.

Series win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = Preliminary
Game 1 Location = Road
Sorted by winning fraction, then by series appearances
A = series appearances
W = series wins
L = series losses
Frc. = winning fraction (= %/100)
Bold numbers denote largest values for the table column
Table updated through Fall 2022

series (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Anaheim Ducks 1 1 0 1.000
Quebec Nordiques 1 1 0 1.000
San Jose Sharks 12 8 4 0.667
Colorado Avalanche 6 4 2 0.667
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3 2 1 0.667
Golden State Warriors 3 2 1 0.667
Montreal Canadiens 15 8 7 0.533
New York Rangers 12 6 6 0.500
Edmonton Oilers 10 5 5 0.500
Washington Capitals 8 4 4 0.500
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 3 3 0.500
Carolina Hurricanes 4 2 2 0.500
Los Angeles Clippers 2 1 1 0.500
New Jersey Nets 2 1 1 0.500
Winnipeg Jets (II) 2 1 1 0.500
St. Louis Blues 13 6 7 0.462
Utah Jazz 11 5 6 0.455
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 4 5 0.444
Los Angeles Kings 15 6 9 0.400
New York Islanders 13 5 8 0.385
Minnesota Wild 8 3 5 0.375
Nashville Predators 8 3 5 0.375
Vancouver Canucks 8 3 5 0.375
Washington Wizards 8 3 5 0.375
Philadelphia Flyers 11 4 7 0.364
Buffalo Sabres 12 4 8 0.333
New Jersey Devils 9 3 6 0.333
New Orleans Pelicans 3 1 2 0.333
Boston Bruins 10 3 7 0.300
Ottawa Senators 10 3 7 0.300
Atlanta Hawks 7 2 5 0.286
Boston Celtics 7 2 5 0.286
Dallas Stars 7 2 5 0.286
Detroit Red Wings 7 2 5 0.286
Toronto Maple Leafs 11 3 8 0.273
Chicago Blackhawks 12 3 9 0.250
Calgary Flames 8 2 6 0.250
Minnesota North Stars 4 1 3 0.250
San Antonio Spurs 4 1 3 0.250
Memphis Grizzlies 9 2 7 0.222
Portland Trailblazers 9 2 7 0.222
Brooklyn Nets 5 1 4 0.200
Houston Rockets 5 1 4 0.200
Los Angeles Lakers 5 1 4 0.200
Chicago Bulls 6 1 5 0.167
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 1 5 0.167
Miami Heat 6 1 5 0.167
Philadelphia 76ers 6 1 5 0.167
Winnipeg Jets (I) 6 1 5 0.167
Indiana Pacers 7 1 6 0.143
Dallas Mavericks 9 1 8 0.111
Arizona Coyotes 1 0 1 0.000
Charlotte Hornets (II) 1 0 1 0.000
Florida Panthers 1 0 1 0.000
Vegas Golden Knights 1 0 1 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 2 0 2 0.000
Minnesota Timberwolves 2 0 2 0.000
Phoenix Suns 2 0 2 0.000
Sacramento Kings 2 0 2 0.000
Toronto Raptors 2 0 2 0.000
Detroit Pistons 3 0 3 0.000
New York Knickerbockers 3 0 3 0.000
New Orleans Hornets 4 0 4 0.000
Oklahoma City Thunder 4 0 4 0.000
Hartford Whalers 5 0 5 0.000
Orlando Magic 5 0 5 0.000
Phoenix Coyotes 5 0 5 0.000
Denver Nuggets 8 0 8 0.000
Milwaukee Bucks 8 0 8 0.000
Grand Total 440 137 303 0.311