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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).
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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
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Home Games |
Road Games
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Home Games |
Road Games
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Home Games |
Road Games
QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
All |
Home Games |
Road Games
PRELIMINARIES (NBA, NHL)
All |
Home Games |
Road Games
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WhoWins(tm) -- MLB, NBA, NHL Playoffs -- Best-of-7 Team Win-Loss Records (Series: Game 1 at Home; 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 at home. 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 = Home
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 2024
| series (Prelim) |
A |
W |
L |
Frc. |
| Miami Heat |
9 |
9 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Los Angeles Lakers |
7 |
7 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Phoenix Suns |
7 |
7 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Detroit Pistons |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Golden State Warriors |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Philadelphia 76ers |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1.000 |
| New Jersey Nets |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
| New Orleans Hornets |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Seattle Supersonics |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Utah Jazz |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Washington Wizards |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Boston Celtics |
12 |
11 |
1 |
0.917 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers |
11 |
10 |
1 |
0.909 |
| New York Rangers |
10 |
9 |
1 |
0.900 |
| Edmonton Oilers |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0.875 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0.857 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0.857 |
| San Antonio Spurs |
13 |
11 |
2 |
0.846 |
| Dallas Stars |
12 |
10 |
2 |
0.833 |
| Atlanta Hawks |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0.800 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0.778 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
12 |
9 |
3 |
0.750 |
| Denver Nuggets |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0.750 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0.750 |
| Orlando Magic |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0.750 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
18 |
13 |
5 |
0.722 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
21 |
15 |
6 |
0.714 |
| Dallas Mavericks |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0.714 |
| Boston Bruins |
20 |
14 |
6 |
0.700 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
10 |
7 |
3 |
0.700 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
13 |
9 |
4 |
0.692 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
12 |
8 |
4 |
0.667 |
| San Jose Sharks |
9 |
6 |
3 |
0.667 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
9 |
6 |
3 |
0.667 |
| Indiana Pacers |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
| Ottawa Senators |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
| New York Knickerbockers |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
| Sacramento Kings |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
| Houston Rockets |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0.625 |
| Toronto Raptors |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0.625 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0.600 |
| New Jersey Devils |
14 |
8 |
6 |
0.571 |
| St. Louis Blues |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0.563 |
| Los Angeles Clippers |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0.556 |
| Chicago Bulls |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0.500 |
| Los Angeles Kings |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0.500 |
| Memphis Grizzlies |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0.500 |
| Brooklyn Nets |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
| New York Islanders |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
| Anaheim Ducks |
9 |
4 |
5 |
0.444 |
| Florida Panthers |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0.429 |
| Washington Capitals |
20 |
8 |
12 |
0.400 |
| Nashville Predators |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0.333 |
| Phoenix Coyotes |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0.333 |
| Portland Trailblazers |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0.333 |
| Winnipeg Jets (II) |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0.333 |
| Calgary Flames |
11 |
3 |
8 |
0.273 |
| Atlanta Thrashers |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
| Hartford Whalers |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
| Quebec Nordiques |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.000 |
| Minnesota Wild |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.000 |
| Grand Total |
472 |
326 |
146 |
0.691 |
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