Biggest NHL Comebacks In The 1971-72 Season

What was the biggest NHL comeback in the 1971-72 season?

The Boston Bruins had the biggest comeback win of the 1971-72 season, having come back from a 5 goal deficit. The Bruins were trailing 1-6 in the 2nd period against the California Golden Seals on Feb 23, 1972, and came back and won the game 8-6.

What was the biggest NHL 3rd period comeback in the 1971-72 season?

The Boston Bruins had the biggest 3rd period comeback win in the 1971-72 season, having come back from a 3 goal deficit. The Bruins were trailing 3-6 in the 3rd period against the California Golden Seals on Feb 23, 1972, and came back and won the game 8-6.

What NHL team had the most wins after being down by at least 2 goals in the 1971-72 season?

The Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings are tied for the most comebacks after trailing by at least 2 goals in the 1971-72 season, with each having 4 wins after trailing by 2.

Biggest 1971-72 NHL Comebacks

Date Team Opponent Goal Deficit Final Score
1 Feb 23, 1972 Boston Bruins @ California Golden Seals 5 1-6, 2nd 8-6
2 Feb 22, 1972 Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs 4 0-4, 2nd 5-4
Oct 15, 1971 Vancouver Canucks @ California Golden Seals 4 1-5, 1st 9-6
4 Feb 22, 1972 New York Rangers @ Montreal Canadiens 3 0-3, 1st 7-3
Mar 29, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins vs California Golden Seals 3 1-4, 2nd 5-4
6 Apr 9, 1972 Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2 2-4, 3rd 5-4
Mar 8, 1972 Boston Bruins @ Minnesota North Stars 2 2-4, 2nd 5-4
Jan 22, 1972 Boston Bruins @ Montreal Canadiens 2 0-2, 1st 8-5
Oct 24, 1971 Boston Bruins @ Vancouver Canucks 2 1-3, 2nd 4-3
Apr 2, 1972 Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers 2 0-2, 2nd 3-2
Mar 22, 1972 Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2 1-3, 2nd 4-3
Apr 9, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2 2-4, 3rd 6-5
Mar 1, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks @ Los Angeles Kings 2 0-2, 1st 6-4
Mar 21, 1972 Detroit Red Wings @ Vancouver Canucks 2 0-2, 1st 7-5
Feb 10, 1972 Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres 2 0-2, 2nd 4-2
Feb 6, 1972 Detroit Red Wings vs California Golden Seals 2 0-2, 1st 8-2
Nov 24, 1971 Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres 2 0-2, 2nd 5-3
Feb 16, 1972 Minnesota North Stars vs Detroit Red Wings 2 0-2, 2nd 4-2
Feb 27, 1972 Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins 2 1-3, 2nd 5-3
Dec 22, 1971 Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs 2 0-2, 2nd 4-2
Dec 1, 1971 Montreal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings 2 1-3, 3rd 5-3
Mar 8, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers @ Vancouver Canucks 2 1-3, 2nd 6-5
Feb 3, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers vs Detroit Red Wings 2 0-2, 1st 5-4
Oct 31, 1971 Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens 2 1-3, 3rd 5-3
Feb 3, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins @ St. Louis Blues 2 1-3, 2nd 4-3
Apr 9, 1972 St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota North Stars 2 0-2, 2nd 3-2
Feb 12, 1972 St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks 2 2-4, 3rd 5-4
Jan 6, 1972 St. Louis Blues @ Philadelphia Flyers 2 0-2, 3rd 3-2
Nov 20, 1971 St. Louis Blues @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2 0-2, 2nd 4-2
Apr 6, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins 2 0-2, 2nd 4-3
Jan 15, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Rangers 2 0-2, 3rd 4-3
Nov 21, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Buffalo Sabres 2 1-3, 2nd 4-3
Oct 12, 1971 Vancouver Canucks vs Philadelphia Flyers 2 0-2, 2nd 3-2
34 Apr 30, 1972 Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers 1 0-1, 1st 6-5
Apr 23, 1972 Boston Bruins @ St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 7-2
Apr 18, 1972 Boston Bruins vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 6-1
Apr 11, 1972 Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 1st 3-2
Mar 2, 1972 Boston Bruins vs Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 7-3
Feb 20, 1972 Boston Bruins @ Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 1st 3-1
Feb 17, 1972 Boston Bruins @ Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 1st 4-1
Jan 30, 1972 Boston Bruins vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 2nd 5-2
Jan 29, 1972 Boston Bruins @ Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 1st 4-2
Jan 15, 1972 Boston Bruins vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 1-2, 2nd 4-2
Dec 25, 1971 Boston Bruins vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 2nd 5-1
Dec 18, 1971 Boston Bruins @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1-2, 2nd 4-3
Dec 11, 1971 Boston Bruins @ Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 6-2
Dec 4, 1971 Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1-2, 3rd 5-3
Nov 14, 1971 Boston Bruins vs Los Angeles Kings 1 0-1, 1st 11-2
Nov 11, 1971 Boston Bruins vs California Golden Seals 1 0-1, 2nd 5-2
Feb 24, 1972 Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 1-2, 3rd 5-3
Feb 23, 1972 Buffalo Sabres @ Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 3rd 2-1
Dec 26, 1971 Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues 1 1-2, 1st 6-3
Dec 5, 1971 Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 1st 3-1
Oct 27, 1971 Buffalo Sabres @ Los Angeles Kings 1 0-1, 2nd 3-2
Oct 20, 1971 Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 1st 7-2
Feb 9, 1972 California Golden Seals vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 1st 3-2
Jan 14, 1972 California Golden Seals vs Vancouver Canucks 1 1-2, 3rd 5-3
Jan 5, 1972 California Golden Seals vs Los Angeles Kings 1 0-1, 1st 6-2
Dec 3, 1971 California Golden Seals vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 1st 2-1
Nov 3, 1971 California Golden Seals vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2-3, 3rd 5-3
Apr 5, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0-1, 1st 3-1
Feb 13, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 2nd 3-1
Feb 4, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks @ Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 6-2
Jan 30, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks vs Detroit Red Wings 1 1-2, 2nd 4-2
Dec 11, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 2nd 3-1
Nov 28, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 2nd 4-1
Nov 14, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks vs California Golden Seals 1 0-1, 2nd 4-1
Oct 16, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks @ Minnesota North Stars 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Oct 9, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks @ St. Louis Blues 1 1-2, 1st 4-2
Mar 28, 1972 Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins 1 2-3, 3rd 6-3
Mar 19, 1972 Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens 1 3-4, 2nd 7-6
Jan 27, 1972 Detroit Red Wings @ Buffalo Sabres 1 0-1, 1st 3-1
Jan 23, 1972 Detroit Red Wings vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 3rd 3-1
Jan 22, 1972 Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Jan 15, 1972 Detroit Red Wings vs Los Angeles Kings 1 3-4, 3rd 7-4
Jan 2, 1972 Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens 1 0-1, 1st 6-4
Dec 31, 1971 Detroit Red Wings vs California Golden Seals 1 0-1, 1st 6-3
Dec 14, 1971 Detroit Red Wings @ Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 2nd 4-3
Nov 27, 1971 Detroit Red Wings vs New York Rangers 1 0-1, 3rd 3-1
Nov 13, 1971 Detroit Red Wings @ Philadelphia Flyers 1 1-2, 2nd 6-3
Oct 31, 1971 Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0-1, 2nd 3-1
Oct 22, 1971 Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 1st 5-2
Feb 1, 1972 Los Angeles Kings vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 1-2, 1st 7-4
Jan 26, 1972 Los Angeles Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1-2, 2nd 5-3
Jan 22, 1972 Los Angeles Kings vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 1st 4-2
Dec 22, 1971 Los Angeles Kings @ St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Dec 18, 1971 Los Angeles Kings vs Detroit Red Wings 1 1-2, 3rd 4-2
Dec 11, 1971 Los Angeles Kings vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 4-1
Nov 11, 1971 Los Angeles Kings @ Buffalo Sabres 1 0-1, 2nd 4-2
Apr 11, 1972 Minnesota North Stars vs St. Louis Blues 1 2-3, 3rd 4-3
Apr 6, 1972 Minnesota North Stars vs St. Louis Blues 1 4-5, 3rd 6-5
Mar 21, 1972 Minnesota North Stars vs California Golden Seals 1 0-1, 1st 4-2
Feb 12, 1972 Minnesota North Stars vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 2nd 5-1
Jan 27, 1972 Minnesota North Stars @ Montreal Canadiens 1 0-1, 1st 6-5
Jan 5, 1972 Minnesota North Stars vs Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 1st 4-2
Jan 1, 1972 Minnesota North Stars @ Los Angeles Kings 1 1-2, 2nd 3-2
Nov 23, 1971 Minnesota North Stars @ Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 2-1
Nov 20, 1971 Minnesota North Stars vs New York Rangers 1 0-1, 1st 4-1
Nov 3, 1971 Minnesota North Stars vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Oct 9, 1971 Minnesota North Stars @ Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 2nd 4-2
Apr 11, 1972 Montreal Canadiens @ New York Rangers 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Mar 8, 1972 Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2-3, 2nd 5-4
Dec 17, 1971 Montreal Canadiens @ Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 6-2
Dec 11, 1971 Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota North Stars 1 2-3, 3rd 4-3
Nov 27, 1971 Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0-1, 2nd 3-1
Nov 6, 1971 Montreal Canadiens vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
May 9, 1972 New York Rangers @ Boston Bruins 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Apr 23, 1972 New York Rangers vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 1st 6-2
Apr 20, 1972 New York Rangers vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 1st 3-2
Apr 18, 1972 New York Rangers @ Chicago Black Hawks 1 2-3, 3rd 5-3
Apr 6, 1972 New York Rangers vs Montreal Canadiens 1 0-1, 1st 5-2
Mar 18, 1972 New York Rangers @ Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 2nd 5-3
Mar 2, 1972 New York Rangers @ Buffalo Sabres 1 1-2, 2nd 4-3
Feb 17, 1972 New York Rangers @ Los Angeles Kings 1 0-1, 1st 6-4
Dec 29, 1971 New York Rangers vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 1st 5-1
Dec 25, 1971 New York Rangers @ Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Dec 15, 1971 New York Rangers vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 1-2, 2nd 6-2
Dec 5, 1971 New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks 1 1-2, 1st 6-3
Nov 3, 1971 New York Rangers @ Los Angeles Kings 1 0-1, 2nd 7-1
Oct 23, 1971 New York Rangers @ St. Louis Blues 1 1-2, 1st 4-3
Mar 30, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres 1 0-1, 3rd 3-1
Mar 9, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers @ Los Angeles Kings 1 1-2, 3rd 5-3
Mar 4, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 6-2
Feb 27, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers @ Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 1st 3-1
Jan 20, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Jan 9, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers vs California Golden Seals 1 0-1, 1st 10-3
Nov 11, 1971 Philadelphia Flyers vs Vancouver Canucks 1 2-3, 3rd 4-3
Oct 13, 1971 Philadelphia Flyers @ California Golden Seals 1 0-1, 1st 5-4
Apr 2, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 6-2
Mar 25, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota North Stars 1 1-2, 2nd 3-2
Mar 11, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Boston Bruins 1 0-1, 1st 6-4
Mar 2, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings 1 3-4, 3rd 7-4
Feb 26, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 1st 5-2
Dec 1, 1971 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 1st 4-2
Nov 10, 1971 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 3-1
Oct 17, 1971 Pittsburgh Penguins @ California Golden Seals 1 1-2, 2nd 4-2
Oct 16, 1971 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 3rd 2-1
Mar 28, 1972 St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 2-1
Mar 11, 1972 St. Louis Blues vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 2nd 4-2
Feb 16, 1972 St. Louis Blues @ Los Angeles Kings 1 0-1, 1st 3-1
Jan 16, 1972 St. Louis Blues @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1 2-3, 3rd 4-3
Jan 11, 1972 St. Louis Blues vs Montreal Canadiens 1 0-1, 1st 7-3
Dec 5, 1971 St. Louis Blues @ Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Nov 30, 1971 St. Louis Blues vs California Golden Seals 1 1-2, 1st 5-2
Mar 4, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Los Angeles Kings 1 1-2, 2nd 3-2
Feb 26, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 7-1
Feb 8, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs @ St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 3rd 2-1
Jan 1, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens 1 1-2, 3rd 5-2
Dec 1, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues 1 1-2, 1st 4-2
Nov 6, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Los Angeles Kings 1 0-1, 2nd 3-2
Oct 23, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 1st 5-3
Mar 24, 1972 Vancouver Canucks vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 1st 5-3
Mar 10, 1972 Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Jan 29, 1972 Vancouver Canucks vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1-2, 2nd 5-2
Jan 19, 1972 Vancouver Canucks @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0-1, 2nd 6-1
Dec 26, 1971 Vancouver Canucks vs California Golden Seals 1 1-2, 2nd 6-2
Dec 7, 1971 Vancouver Canucks vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 2-1
Nov 27, 1971 Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres 1 0-1, 1st 5-2
Oct 31, 1971 Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 1st 6-2

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