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NHL Playoff History: Teams To Overcome 3-0 Series Deficit
The Edmonton Oilers are trying to become the fifth team in NHL playoff history to overcome a 3-0 series deficit. Before the 2024 Stanley Cup, 210 teams had faced a 3–0 deficit in a best-of-seven series in the NHL playoffs. Only four have gone on to win the series. View the list of teams to overcome a 3-0 series deficit.
Teams Who Lost Game 7 After Coming Back From Down 3-0
In 211 opportunities, the Oilers became the 10th team in NHL history to force a Game 7 after being down 3-0 in the series
Five of the previous nine teams have forced Game 7 but lost the series.
The most recent example came in 2011 when the San Jose Sharks won three straight games against the Detroit Red Wings to force Game 7 in the 2011 Western Conference semifinals. The Sharks could not complete the comeback, losing to the Red Wings in Game 7.
Year and series | Series Loser | Series Winner |
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1939 Stanley Cup semifinals | New York Rangers | Boston Bruins |
1945 Stanley Cup Finals | Detroit Red Wings | Toronto Maple Leafs |
1975 Stanley Cup semifinals | New York Islanders | Philadelphia Flyers |
2011 Western Conference quarterfinals | Chicago Blackhawks | Vancouver Canucks |
2011 Western Conference semifinals | Detroit Red Wings | San Jose Sharks |
Teams To Overcome 3-0 Series Deficit
In NHL history, four teams have completed successful comebacks after being down 3-0.
The most recent example happened in 2014 when the Los Angeles Kings won four straight games to defeat the San Jose Sharks in seven games in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
If the Oilers beat the Panthers on Monday night, they will become the second team to complete a 3-0 series comeback in the Stanley Cup finals.
The Toronto Maple Leafs won the 1942 Stanley Cup Finals after being down 3-0 in the series to the Detroit Red Wings.
Year and series | Series Winner | Series Loser |
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1942 Stanley Cup Finals | Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Red Wings |
1975 Stanley Cup quarterfinals | New York Islanders | Pittsburgh Penguins |
2010 Eastern Conference semifinals | Philadelphia Flyers | Boston Bruins |
2014 Western Conference first round | Los Angeles Kings | San Jose Sharks |