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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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Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs Game 5: Buffalo wins at Toronto, 4-2. Buffalo wins the series in five games, and therein improves its Game 5 record in the NHL best-of-7 Semis to an NHL-best 4-0. Buffalo thus improves its series record in NHL best-of-7 Semis to 2-2, while Toronto's series record in this round falls to 12-15. Game 4: Buffalo wins vs. Toronto, 5-2. Faced once before with a WLWW start in a best-of-7 NHL playoff round, Buffalo won Game 5 and the series on that occasion (the 1998 Prelim round, vs. the Philadelphia Flyers). The Maple Leafs, upon starting a series LWLL, have an 0-4 series record and a 1-3 record in 5th games. Game 3: Buffalo wins vs. Toronto, 4-2. Buffalo wins its first 3rd game in four tries in best-of-7 NHL Semis action. In NHL best-of-7 rounds through 1998, Buffalo has a series record of 2-1 when leading a series WLW (losing the 1983 Qtrs; winning the 1997 and 1998 Prelim). Toronto has a series record of 3-5 when trailing a series LWL (losing the series of its latest LWL start in the 1996 Prelim round). Game 2: Toronto wins vs. Buffalo, 6-3. In NHL best-of-7 Semis rounds through 1998, teams such as Buffalo that win Game 1 by one goal and lose Game 2 by three goals (on the road) have a series record of 7-4. Twice last year (Edmonton, Montreal) did the road team win Game 1 by one and lose Game 2 by three; both teams won their respective series. Game 1: Buffalo wins at Toronto, 5-4. In an NHL best-of-7 Semis round through 1998, the last time that the road team won Game 1 by one goal was in 1996 (by the Colorado Avalanche vs. the Detroit Red Wings; Colorado won that series in six games). Buffalo is now 3-1 in Semis Game 1; Toronto falls to 12-15 in Semis Game 1 action. Pre-series history. In NHL best-of-7 Semifinals action, the Toronto Maple Leafs' series record is 12-14 (46.15%) and the Buffalo Sabres' series record is 1-2 (33.33%); Toronto's game record is 66-77 (46.15%) and Buffalo's game record is 8-10 (44.44%). Toronto finished 6 points (3 games) ahead of Buffalo in the 1998-99 NHL regular season. In previous NHL best-of-7 Semifinals action, the team with the 3-game lead has a series record of 5-2 (71.43%). In previous best-of-7 action in all NHL playoff rounds, the team with the 3-game lead has a series record of 12-7 (63.16%). In previous best-of-7 action in all NHL, NBA, and MLB playoff rounds, the team with the 3-game lead has a series record of 23-19 (54.76%). |