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3-0 Series Comebacks in Sports

Only a select few teams have ever won a best-of-seven playoff series after losing the first three games. Can you name them?
Comebacks in the NHL and MLB (it has never occurred in the NBA)
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NHL
 
Year and Series
Series Loser
Series Winner
1942 Stanley Cup Finals
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
1975 Stanley Cup quarterfinals
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
2010 Eastern Conference semifinals
Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
2014 Western Conference first round
San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles Kings
MLB
 
Year and Series
Series Loser
Series Winner
2004 AL Championship Series
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
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Fun Facts:

- Three of the five teams to complete a 3-0 comeback went on to win the championship.

- The Flyers also trailed Boston 3-0 in Game 7.

- The Red Sox trailed in the 9th inning of Game 4, eventually winning in 12 innings.

- There have been 11 other series where a team forced a Game 7 after trailing 3-0, but ultimately lost the series (6 in the NHL, 1 in the MLB, and 4 in the NBA).