Game Seven - Comebacks

Comebacks

Only in four instances has a team been able to come back from being down 0–3 to win a series:

• The Toronto Maple Leafs vs. the Detroit Red Wings in the 1942 Stanley Cup Finals
• The New York Islanders vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1975 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals
• The Boston Red Sox vs. the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series
• The Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Boston Bruins in the 2010 Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Semifinals

Additionally, the following eight teams were able to force a seventh game in a series after being down 0–3, subsequently losing it:

• The New York Rangers vs. the Boston Bruins in the 1939 Stanley Cup Semifinals
• The Detroit Red Wings vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1945 Stanley Cup Finals
• The New York Knicks vs. the Rochester Royals in the 1951 NBA Finals
• The New York Islanders vs. the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1975 Stanley Cup Semifinals
• The Denver Nuggets vs. the Utah Jazz in the 1994 NBA Western Conference Semifinals
• The Portland Trail Blazers vs. the Dallas Mavericks in the 2003 NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals
• The Chicago Blackhawks vs. the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 Stanley Cup Western Conference Quarterfinals
• The Detroit Red Wings vs. the San Jose Sharks in the 2011 Stanley Cup Western Conference Semifinals