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HOME WhoWins™ 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. FAQ Frequently-asked questions.
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Edmonton Oilers vs Dallas Stars Game 4: Dallas wins at Edmonton, 3-2. This sweep for Dallas is its second, and marks the third time that Edmonton has been swept from an NHL best-of-7 series. In Prelim round best-of-7 Game 4 action, the Dallas Stars improve their record to 4-1 (the Minnesota North Stars were an NHL-best 4-0), while Edmonton's record in such games falls to 4-5. Game 3: Dallas wins at Edmonton, 3-2. This win for Dallas was its first in four tries in Game 3 of best-of-7 Preliminary round action. In 1994 NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round action, Dallas opened its series with a 3-0 lead, and won Game 4 to sweep the series. In a Preliminary round best-of-7 series, Edmonton has never before trailed the series 0-2 or 0-3. Edmonton has been swept twice in best-of-7 play (in the 1983 NHL Finals, and in the 1992 NHL Semifinals). Game 2: Dallas wins vs. Edmonton, 3-2. In NHL best-of-7 preliminary round action, twice before has Dallas opened the series with two home wins (1994 and 1998); Dallas won the series in both cases. The Minnesota North Stars opened their 1972 Quarterfinals series in like manner, but the North Stars lost that series in seven games. Three times has Edmonton opened a series with two road losses; the Oilers lost each of those three series. Game 1: Dallas wins vs. Edmonton, 2-1. In NHL best-of-7 preliminary round action, four times has the home team opened the series with a 2-1 victory. The series record of those four home teams is 2-2. Three straight years (1990-92) did the New York Rangers open a preliminary round at home with a 2-1 win; their series record during that span was 2-1. Pre-series history. In NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round action, the Dallas Stars' series record is 2-2 (the Minnesota North Stars had a 1-3 record) and the Edmonton Oilers' series record is 7-1; Dallas's game record is 12-10 (54.55%) (Minnesota's was 11-14 (44.00%)) and Edmonton's game record is 31-20 (60.78%). Edmonton's NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round game winning percentage of 60.78% is the highest in the NHL. Dallas finished 36 points (18 games) ahead of Edmonton in the 1998-99 NHL regular season. In previous NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round action, the team with the 18-game lead has a series record of 2-0. The biggest NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round series upset occurred in 1991, when the 27-39-14 Minnesota North Stars defeated the 49-23-8 Chicago Blackhawks in 6 games. In previous best-of-7 action in all NHL playoff rounds, the team with the 18-game lead has a series record of 5-1 (83.33%). In previous best-of-7 action in all NHL, NBA, and MLB playoff rounds, the team with the 18-game lead has a series record of 7-1 (87.50%). |