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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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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 2024

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Seattle Kraken 4 3 1 0.750
Cleveland Cavaliers 26 16 10 0.615
Colorado Avalanche 54 33 21 0.611
Vegas Golden Knights 17 10 7 0.588
San Jose Sharks 62 35 27 0.565
Golden State Warriors 27 15 12 0.556
Pittsburgh Penguins 78 42 36 0.538
New Jersey Nets 13 7 6 0.538
Montreal Canadiens 72 38 34 0.528
Vancouver Canucks 59 31 28 0.525
Tampa Bay Lightning 44 23 21 0.523
Edmonton Oilers 53 27 26 0.509
Dallas Stars 55 28 27 0.509
New York Rangers 65 33 32 0.508
Detroit Red Wings 81 41 40 0.506
Anaheim Ducks 26 13 13 0.500
Phoenix Suns 26 13 13 0.500
Seattle Supersonics 2 1 1 0.500
Boston Bruins 85 42 43 0.494
Ottawa Senators 45 22 23 0.489
San Antonio Spurs 45 22 23 0.489
St. Louis Blues 79 38 41 0.481
Los Angeles Clippers 36 17 19 0.472
Philadelphia Flyers 66 30 36 0.455
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 5 6 0.455
Washington Capitals 84 38 46 0.452
Detroit Pistons 20 9 11 0.450
Boston Celtics 49 22 27 0.449
Philadelphia 76ers 34 15 19 0.441
Toronto Maple Leafs 69 30 39 0.435
Winnipeg Jets (II) 14 6 8 0.429
Miami Heat 43 18 25 0.419
Florida Panthers 24 10 14 0.417
Phoenix Coyotes 24 10 14 0.417
Carolina Hurricanes 34 14 20 0.412
New Jersey Devils 66 27 39 0.409
Los Angeles Lakers 38 15 23 0.395
Buffalo Sabres 51 20 31 0.392
Los Angeles Kings 62 24 38 0.387
New York Islanders 52 20 32 0.385
Columbus Blue Jackets 16 6 10 0.375
Toronto Raptors 27 10 17 0.370
Oklahoma City Thunder 30 11 19 0.367
Nashville Predators 41 15 26 0.366
Washington Wizards 25 9 16 0.360
Minnesota North Stars 14 5 9 0.357
Dallas Mavericks 51 18 33 0.353
Indiana Pacers 40 14 26 0.350
Chicago Bulls 35 12 23 0.343
Milwaukee Bucks 38 13 25 0.342
Minnesota Wild 38 13 25 0.342
Chicago Blackhawks 63 21 42 0.333
New York Knickerbockers 18 6 12 0.333
New Orleans Pelicans 9 3 6 0.333
Utah Jazz 37 12 25 0.324
Minnesota Timberwolves 16 5 11 0.313
Orlando Magic 29 9 20 0.310
Calgary Flames 55 17 38 0.309
Winnipeg Jets (I) 20 6 14 0.300
Houston Rockets 36 10 26 0.278
Memphis Grizzlies 35 9 26 0.257
Charlotte Hornets (II) 4 1 3 0.250
Atlanta Hawks 41 10 31 0.244
Brooklyn Nets 21 5 16 0.238
Portland Trailblazers 34 8 26 0.235
Sacramento Kings 13 3 10 0.231
Denver Nuggets 45 10 35 0.222
New Orleans Hornets 15 3 12 0.200
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 2678 1131 1547 0.422