Year Matchup Round 1942 Toronto over Detroit Final 1975 New York* over Pittsburgh Preliminary 1987 New York* over Washington Preliminary

Detroit over Toronto Quarterfinal 1988 Washington over Philadelphia Quarterfinal 1989 Los Angeles over Edmonton Preliminary 1990 Edmonton over Winnipeg Preliminary 1991 St. Louis over Detroit Preliminary 1992 Detroit over Minnesota^ Preliminary

Vancouver over Winnipeg Preliminary

Pittsburgh over Washington Preliminary 1994 Vancouver over Calgary Preliminary 1995 Pittsburgh over Washington Preliminary 1998 Edmonton over Colorado Preliminary 1999 St. Louis over Phoenix Preliminary 2000 New Jersey over Philadelphia Semifinal 2003 Minnesota^^ over Colorado Preliminary

Vancouver over St. Louis Preliminary

Minnesota^^ over Vancouver Quarterfinal 2004 Montreal over Boston Preliminary 2009 Washington over New York** Preliminary 2010 Montreal over Washington Preliminary

Philadelphia over Boston Quarterfinal 2011 Tampa Bay over Pittsburgh Preliminary 2013 Chicago over Detroit Quarterfinal 2014 Los Angeles over San Jose Preliminary

New York** over Pittsburgh Quarterfinal 2015 New York** over Washington Quarterfinal

* New York Islanders

** New York Rangers

^ Minnesota North Stars

Only one team has ever recovered from a 3-1 deficit twice in the same playoff ( Minnesota 2003 ). Similarly, only one team has ever comeback down 3-1 and blown a 3-1 lead in the same postseason ( Vancouver 2003 ).

The chart below lists all teams involved in such 3-1 series comebacks, showing the total number of series involving such circumstances and their overall win/loss record.

Team Series Record Washington 7 2-5 Detroit 5 2-3 Pittsburgh 5 2-3 Vancouver 4 3-1 Edmonton 3 2-1 New York** 3 2-1 St. Louis 3 2-1 Philadelphia 3 1-2 Los Angeles 2 2-0 Minnesota^^ 2 2-0 Montreal 2 2-0 New York* 2 2-0 Toronto 2 1-1 Boston 2 0-2 Colorado 2 0-2 Winnipeg 2 0-2 Chicago 1 1-0 New Jersey 1 1-0 Tampa Bay 1 1-0 Calgary 1 0-1 Minnesota^ 1 0-1 Phoenix 1 0-1 San Jose 1 0-1

In sum, with a 10% chance of recovery for teams trailing their series 3-1, it's statistically likely their season will soon end.