NHL: Teams That Have Come Back from 3-2 in the Stanley Cup Finals

The 2010-11 Boston Bruins Were The Last Team To Come Back From Being Down Three Games To Two In The Stanley Cup Playoffs Finals

Well, someone’s going to be in this position after tomorrow night. Either the Chicago Blackhawks or the Tampa Bay Lightning will be down three games to two in the Stanley Cup Finals.

The loser will have to take the series to seven games and win the final two in order to hoist the Cup.

In the history of the NHL, since the first official Stanley Cup Playoffs in 1918, the Finals have gone to seven games just 16 times. That’s 16 out of 95*  Finals (16.8 percent).

Exactly half of those series (eight) saw the team down 3-2 win it all. They are listed below, including the **1942 Toronto Maple Leafs who came back from 3-0.

The upshot? According to history, no matter who wins tomorrow night, it’s a coin flip (50-50) to call the winner.

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	STANLEY CUP FINAL	WINNER	LOSER
1.	1942**	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Red Wings
2.	1950	Detroit Red Wings	New York Rangers
3.	1964	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Red Wings
4.	1971	Montreal Canadiens	Chicago Black Hawks
5.	2001	Colorado Avalanche	New Jersey Devils
6.	2004	Tampa Bay Lightning	Calgary Flames
7.	2009	Pittsburgh Penguins	Detroit Red Wings
8.	2011	Boston Bruins	Vancouver Canucks

* 1919 was cancelled due to the global flu epidemic and 2005 was never played thanks to a lockout.

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Most Points Scored by a Team in an NBA Finals Game

	YEAR	GAME	MOST POINTS		OPPONENT
1.	1985	Game 1	Boston Celtics	148	Los Angeles Lakers*	114
2.	1965	Game 1	Boston Celtics*	142	Los Angeles Lakers	110
3.	1967	Game 1	Philadelphia 76ers*	141	San Francisco Warriors	135
3.	1987	Game 2	Los Angeles Lakers*	141	Boston Celtics	122
5.	1960	Game 1	Boston Celtics*	140	St. Louis Hawks	122
6.	1984	Game 3	Los Angeles Lakers	137	Boston Celtics*	104
7.	1958	Game 2	Boston Celtics	136	St. Louis Hawks*	112
7.	1985	Game 3	Los Angeles Lakers*	136	Boston Celtics	111
9.	1967	Game 1	San Francisco Warriors	135	PHILADELPHIA 76ERS*	141
9.	1970	Game 6	Los Angeles Lakers	135	New York Knicks*	113
9.	1982	Game 5	Philadelphia 76ers	135	Los Angeles Lakers*	102
12.	1966	Game 1	Los Angeles Lakers	133	BOSTON CELTICS*	129
13.	2008	Game 6**	Boston Celtics*	131	Los Angeles Lakers	92
14.	1967	Game 3	San Francisco Warriors	130	Philadelphia 76ers*	124
14.	1977	Game 4	Portland Trail Blazers*	130	Philadelphia 76ers	98
16.	1961	Game 1	Boston Celtics*	129	St. Louis Hawks	95
16.	1962	Game 2	Los Angeles Lakers	129	BOSTON CELTICS*	122
16.	1965	Game 2	Boston Celtics*	129	Los Angeles Lakers	123
16.	1965	Game 5**	Boston Celtics*	129	Los Angeles Lakers	96
16.	1966	Game 1	Boston Celtics*	129	Los Angeles Lakers	133
16.	1966	Game 2	Boston Celtics*	129	Los Angeles Lakers	109
16.	1977	Game 3	Portland Trail Blazers*	129	Philadelphia 76ers	107
16.	1982	Game 3	Los Angeles Lakers*	129	Philadelphia 76ers	108
16.	1984	Game 4	Boston Celtics*	129	LOS ANGELES LAKERS	125
16.	1993	Game 3	Phoenix Suns	129	CHICAGO BULLS*	121

* Won NBA Finals

NHL: Most Goals Scored in the Stanley Cup Finals by a Team

	YEAR	GAME	MOST GOALS		OPPONENT
1.	1936	Game 2	Detroit Red Wings*	9	Toronto Maple Leafs	4
1.	1942	Game 5	Toronto Maple Leafs*	9	Detroit Red Wings	3
3.	1919	Game 1	Montreal Canadiens*	8	Ottawa Senators I	4
3.	1962	Game 5	Toronto Maple Leafs*	8	Chicago Black Hawks	4
3.	1973	Game 1	Montreal Canadiens*	8	Chicago Black Hawks	3
3.	1973	Game 5	Chicago Black Hawks	8	MONTREAL CANADIENS*	7
3.	1980	Game 2	Philadelphia Flyers	8	New York Islanders*	3
3.	1985	Game 5**	Edmonton Oilers*	8	Philadelphia Flyers	3
3.	1991	Game 6**	Pittsburgh Penguins*	8	MINNESOTA NORTH STARS	0
3.	1996	Game 2	Colorado Avalanche*	8	Florida Panthers	1
3.	2011	Game 3	Boston Bruins*	8	Vancouver Canucks	1
12.	1918	Game 1	Toronto Arenas (Maple Leafs)*	7	Montreal Canadiens	3
12.	1948	Game 4**	Toronto Maple Leafs*	7	DETROIT RED WINGS	2
12.	1953	Game 4	Montreal Canadiens*	7	BOSTON BRUINS	3
12.	1955	Game 2	Detroit Red Wings*	7	Montreal Canadiens	1
12.	1973	Game 3	Chicago Black Hawks	7	Montreal Canadiens*	4
12.	1973	Game 5	Montreal Canadiens (L)*	7	Chicago Black Hawks	8
12.	1977	Game 1	Montreal Canadiens*	7	Boston Bruins	3
12.	1981	Game 3	New York Islanders*	7	MINNESOTA NORTH STARS	5
12.	1984	Game 3	Edmonton Oilers*	7	New York Islanders	2
12.	1984	Game 4	Edmonton Oilers*	7	New York Islanders	2
12.	1990	Game 2	Edmonton Oilers*	7	BOSTON BRUINS	2
12.	2000	Game 1	New Jersey Devils*	7	Dallas Stars	3
12.	2010	Game 5	Chicago Blackhawks*	7	Philadelphia Flyers	4

* Won Stanley Cup