0 3 Comeback that Fell Short

[De Montreal]

I can't seem to find any historical stats on how many teams came back from a 0-3 serie to force a game 7, only to lose the final game. Does anyone know where I could find these informations?

 

[DRW895]

Blackhawks against Canucks in 2011
Red Wings against Sharks in 2011

 

[GKJ]

Islanders in 1975 against the Flyers were the last team to do it before the Flyers came back to actually beat the Bruins.

Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs in 1945

Rangers lost to the Bruins in 1939, Bruins needed third overtime to put it away

That’s it for NHL besides the above post.

 

[Crosby2010]

Forgot about the Red Wings and Sharks in 2011. Always remember the Nucks and Hawks that year, Hawks almost pulling it off.

 

[Voight]

Blackhawks against Canucks in 2011
Red Wings against Sharks in 2011

Was having a good day until I was reminded me of this.

 

[GlitchMarner]

I'm not surprised a team never forced a Game Seven after falling behind 3-0 in a series during the Dead Puck Era, but I am kind of surprised that never happened between 1980 and 1995.

For a long time, no team that fell behind 3-0 in a series forced a seventh game, but then between 2010 and 2014 four teams did that and two of those pulled off a reverse sweep to win the series. And now no team that has lost the first three games of a series has forced a seventh game since LA did it in 2014. Maybe it'll happen tomorrow.

 

[tabness]

I'm not surprised a team never forced a Game Seven after falling behind 3-0 in a series during the Dead Puck Era, but I am kind of surprised that never happened between 1980 and 1995.

For a long time, no team that fell behind 3-0 in a series forced a seventh game, but then between 2010 and 2014 four teams did that and two of those pulled off a reverse sweep to win the series. And now no team that has lost the first three games of a series has forced a seventh game since LA did it in 2014. Maybe it'll happen tomorrow.

Comebacks seemed super rare back then, when the Wings won their series in 1987 against the Leafs, a big deal was made that it was only the eight time in history a team successfully came back from 3-1 down. Since then it seems like comebacks have happened a ton more times

 

[The Panther]

Yeah, starting in about 1989 it seemed to happen almost every year.