Biggest NHL Comebacks In The 1977-78 Season

What was the biggest NHL comeback in the 1977-78 season?

The Boston Bruins, the New York Islanders, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Toronto Maple Leafs are tied for the biggest comeback win of the 1977-78 season, each with a comeback win after being down 3 goals.

What was the biggest NHL 3rd period comeback in the 1977-78 season?

The Chicago Black Hawks, the Colorado Rockies, the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs are tied for the biggest 3rd period comeback in the 1977-78 season, each winning a game after being down 2 goals in the 3rd period.

What NHL team had the most wins after being down by at least 2 goals in the 1977-78 season?

The Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs are tied for the most comebacks after trailing by at least 2 goals in the 1977-78 season, with each having 5 wins after trailing by 2.

Biggest 1977-78 NHL Comebacks

Date Team Opponent Goal Deficit Final Score
1 Feb 9, 1978 Boston Bruins @ Detroit Red Wings 3 0-3, 2nd 5-3
Mar 26, 1978 New York Islanders vs Minnesota North Stars 3 0-3, 2nd 6-3
Dec 26, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3 0-3, 1st 5-4
Jan 11, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Minnesota North Stars 3 0-3, 2nd 4-3
5 Jan 22, 1978 Atlanta Flames @ Minnesota North Stars 2 1-3, 2nd 4-3
Mar 5, 1978 Boston Bruins vs Vancouver Canucks 2 0-2, 1st 6-3
Nov 10, 1977 Boston Bruins vs Los Angeles Kings 2 0-2, 1st 5-2
Jan 8, 1978 Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins 2 0-2, 1st 5-3
Nov 19, 1977 Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals 2 0-2, 1st 7-6
Feb 22, 1978 Chicago Black Hawks vs New York Rangers 2 0-2, 3rd 3-2
Mar 29, 1978 Cleveland Barons vs Minnesota North Stars 2 0-2, 1st 7-3
Jan 28, 1978 Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Flyers 2 2-4, 3rd 6-4
Apr 19, 1978 Detroit Red Wings @ Montreal Canadiens 2 0-2, 2nd 4-2
Mar 18, 1978 Detroit Red Wings @ Vancouver Canucks 2 1-3, 2nd 5-4
Mar 11, 1978 Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Rockies 2 2-4, 3rd 5-4
Feb 5, 1978 Detroit Red Wings vs Cleveland Barons 2 1-3, 2nd 4-3
Jan 22, 1978 Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals 2 1-3, 2nd 6-3
Oct 26, 1977 Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2 0-2, 2nd 4-3
Mar 24, 1978 Los Angeles Kings @ Cleveland Barons 2 0-2, 1st 4-3
Oct 29, 1977 Los Angeles Kings @ Montreal Canadiens 2 1-3, 2nd 5-3
Nov 29, 1977 Minnesota North Stars vs Atlanta Flames 2 0-2, 2nd 4-3
Mar 8, 1978 Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals 2 1-3, 2nd 4-3
Mar 1, 1978 Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2 0-2, 1st 5-2
Dec 28, 1977 New York Islanders @ Los Angeles Kings 2 0-2, 1st 4-3
Jan 17, 1978 New York Rangers @ Vancouver Canucks 2 1-3, 2nd 5-4
Jan 10, 1978 New York Rangers @ Boston Bruins 2 0-2, 2nd 3-2
Dec 17, 1977 Philadelphia Flyers @ Atlanta Flames 2 0-2, 2nd 4-3
Mar 18, 1978 St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Black Hawks 2 0-2, 1st 5-4
Feb 8, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues 2 1-3, 2nd 5-4
Jan 28, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Atlanta Flames 2 0-2, 1st 7-5
Dec 3, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings 2 0-2, 2nd 4-2
Nov 16, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals 2 0-2, 2nd 5-2
Dec 2, 1977 Vancouver Canucks vs Atlanta Flames 2 0-2, 2nd 3-2
Nov 15, 1977 Vancouver Canucks vs Cleveland Barons 2 0-2, 1st 5-4
Oct 15, 1977 Vancouver Canucks @ Minnesota North Stars 2 0-2, 1st 5-3
Mar 30, 1978 Washington Capitals @ Colorado Rockies 2 1-3, 2nd 4-3
Feb 28, 1978 Washington Capitals vs Colorado Rockies 2 1-3, 1st 7-4
38 Apr 5, 1978 Atlanta Flames @ New York Rangers 1 1-2, 2nd 4-2
Mar 23, 1978 Atlanta Flames vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 5-3
Mar 18, 1978 Atlanta Flames @ New York Islanders 1 1-2, 2nd 5-2
Mar 11, 1978 Atlanta Flames vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 2nd 4-1
Mar 4, 1978 Atlanta Flames vs Cleveland Barons 1 0-1, 1st 9-3
Feb 27, 1978 Atlanta Flames @ New York Rangers 1 2-3, 3rd 5-3
Feb 9, 1978 Atlanta Flames @ Los Angeles Kings 1 0-1, 2nd 4-2
Jan 31, 1978 Atlanta Flames vs Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 1st 7-4
Jan 11, 1978 Atlanta Flames vs Colorado Rockies 1 1-2, 2nd 4-2
Jan 9, 1978 Atlanta Flames @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 1st 5-2
Dec 29, 1977 Atlanta Flames vs St. Louis Blues 1 2-3, 2nd 5-4
Nov 13, 1977 Atlanta Flames @ New York Rangers 1 1-2, 3rd 5-2
Oct 29, 1977 Atlanta Flames vs New York Rangers 1 0-1, 1st 4-3
Jan 21, 1978 Boston Bruins vs Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 1st 7-1
Dec 27, 1977 Boston Bruins @ Washington Capitals 1 2-3, 2nd 6-3
Dec 18, 1977 Boston Bruins vs Cleveland Barons 1 0-1, 3rd 2-1
Dec 11, 1977 Boston Bruins @ New York Rangers 1 0-1, 1st 8-2
Dec 4, 1977 Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 1st 3-1
Nov 26, 1977 Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Nov 6, 1977 Boston Bruins vs New York Islanders 1 0-1, 1st 5-3
Oct 29, 1977 Boston Bruins @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0-1, 1st 5-3
Oct 22, 1977 Boston Bruins @ Los Angeles Kings 1 0-1, 2nd 4-3
Oct 19, 1977 Boston Bruins @ St. Louis Blues 1 2-3, 2nd 7-3
Apr 22, 1978 Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 2nd 4-1
Mar 25, 1978 Buffalo Sabres @ Colorado Rockies 1 0-1, 1st 4-3
Feb 25, 1978 Buffalo Sabres @ Cleveland Barons 1 1-2, 1st 13-3
Feb 2, 1978 Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins 1 0-1, 1st 3-1
Jan 30, 1978 Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders 1 0-1, 1st 3-2
Jan 5, 1978 Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Rockies 1 1-2, 1st 5-3
Dec 8, 1977 Buffalo Sabres vs Cleveland Barons 1 0-1, 1st 5-2
Mar 26, 1978 Chicago Black Hawks vs Vancouver Canucks 1 2-3, 2nd 4-3
Mar 8, 1978 Chicago Black Hawks @ Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 2nd 4-3
Feb 8, 1978 Chicago Black Hawks vs New York Islanders 1 2-3, 2nd 5-4
Jan 11, 1978 Chicago Black Hawks vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 1-2, 1st 5-4
Dec 27, 1977 Chicago Black Hawks @ Atlanta Flames 1 0-1, 1st 4-2
Dec 6, 1977 Chicago Black Hawks @ Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Nov 5, 1977 Chicago Black Hawks @ Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 1st 5-2
Oct 28, 1977 Chicago Black Hawks @ Cleveland Barons 1 1-2, 2nd 4-2
Apr 2, 1978 Cleveland Barons vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 2nd 4-2
Jan 28, 1978 Cleveland Barons @ Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Jan 22, 1978 Cleveland Barons @ Boston Bruins 1 0-1, 2nd 3-2
Jan 21, 1978 Cleveland Barons vs Colorado Rockies 1 0-1, 1st 9-4
Jan 12, 1978 Cleveland Barons vs Buffalo Sabres 1 2-3, 3rd 6-3
Jan 11, 1978 Cleveland Barons vs New York Islanders 1 0-1, 2nd 5-3
Nov 30, 1977 Cleveland Barons vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 2-3, 2nd 5-3
Oct 20, 1977 Cleveland Barons @ Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 1st 7-4
Apr 8, 1978 Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 5-2
Mar 19, 1978 Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Red Wings 1 1-2, 2nd 6-4
Feb 24, 1978 Colorado Rockies vs Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 2nd 3-2
Feb 10, 1978 Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Flames 1 0-1, 1st 3-2
Jan 20, 1978 Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Kings 1 0-1, 2nd 5-2
Jan 7, 1978 Colorado Rockies vs New York Rangers 1 0-1, 2nd 3-1
Dec 13, 1977 Colorado Rockies vs Buffalo Sabres 1 0-1, 2nd 4-1
Oct 29, 1977 Colorado Rockies @ Vancouver Canucks 1 1-2, 2nd 6-2
Oct 28, 1977 Colorado Rockies vs Washington Capitals 1 0-1, 1st 8-1
Apr 13, 1978 Detroit Red Wings vs Atlanta Flames 1 0-1, 2nd 3-2
Mar 26, 1978 Detroit Red Wings @ Washington Capitals 1 0-1, 2nd 4-1
Jan 5, 1978 Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 1st 2-1
Nov 23, 1977 Detroit Red Wings vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-1, 1st 4-1
Nov 19, 1977 Detroit Red Wings @ St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Oct 27, 1977 Detroit Red Wings vs Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 2nd 3-1
Mar 23, 1978 Los Angeles Kings @ Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 1st 3-1
Mar 14, 1978 Los Angeles Kings vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0-1, 1st 4-2
Mar 2, 1978 Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Rockies 1 0-1, 1st 5-2
Jan 14, 1978 Los Angeles Kings @ Atlanta Flames 1 2-3, 2nd 8-4
Dec 19, 1977 Los Angeles Kings vs Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 3-2
Nov 24, 1977 Los Angeles Kings vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0-1, 1st 5-3
Mar 28, 1978 Minnesota North Stars vs Vancouver Canucks 1 2-3, 1st 9-4
Jan 26, 1978 Minnesota North Stars @ Buffalo Sabres 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
May 25, 1978 Montreal Canadiens @ Boston Bruins 1 0-1, 1st 4-1
May 16, 1978 Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins 1 0-1, 2nd 3-2
May 13, 1978 Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins 1 0-1, 1st 4-1
Apr 21, 1978 Montreal Canadiens @ Detroit Red Wings 1 1-2, 3rd 4-2
Apr 8, 1978 Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 1st 5-1
Mar 23, 1978 Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Rockies 1 0-1, 1st 5-3
Mar 13, 1978 Montreal Canadiens @ Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 1st 5-2
Feb 28, 1978 Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 1st 9-3
Feb 18, 1978 Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Rockies 1 2-3, 3rd 9-4
Feb 12, 1978 Montreal Canadiens @ New York Rangers 1 1-2, 2nd 5-3
Feb 11, 1978 Montreal Canadiens vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 7-3
Jan 26, 1978 Montreal Canadiens @ Atlanta Flames 1 1-2, 2nd 5-2
Jan 21, 1978 Montreal Canadiens vs Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 8-1
Jan 14, 1978 Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins 1 0-1, 1st 5-3
Jan 12, 1978 Montreal Canadiens @ Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 1st 6-1
Jan 11, 1978 Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1 3-4, 1st 8-6
Dec 31, 1977 Montreal Canadiens @ New York Islanders 1 1-2, 2nd 4-2
Dec 27, 1977 Montreal Canadiens vs Cleveland Barons 1 0-1, 1st 5-3
Nov 13, 1977 Montreal Canadiens @ Chicago Black Hawks 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Oct 19, 1977 Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals 1 1-2, 1st 5-3
Oct 12, 1977 Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 1st 7-3
Apr 25, 1978 New York Islanders vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Apr 19, 1978 New York Islanders vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 1st 3-2
Apr 1, 1978 New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Mar 22, 1978 New York Islanders @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 1st 6-2
Mar 11, 1978 New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres 1 1-2, 3rd 4-2
Mar 9, 1978 New York Islanders @ St. Louis Blues 1 2-3, 2nd 6-3
Mar 4, 1978 New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2-3, 2nd 6-3
Feb 25, 1978 New York Islanders vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 1st 7-1
Feb 16, 1978 New York Islanders @ Colorado Rockies 1 1-2, 2nd 5-4
Feb 14, 1978 New York Islanders vs Los Angeles Kings 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Feb 11, 1978 New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings 1 3-4, 2nd 8-5
Jan 10, 1978 New York Islanders vs Colorado Rockies 1 2-3, 2nd 7-4
Dec 22, 1977 New York Islanders vs St. Louis Blues 1 1-2, 2nd 6-3
Dec 10, 1977 New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 1st 7-4
Dec 3, 1977 New York Islanders @ St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 7-2
Nov 22, 1977 New York Islanders vs Colorado Rockies 1 1-2, 3rd 4-2
Apr 13, 1978 New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres 1 1-2, 1st 4-3
Apr 9, 1978 New York Rangers vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 3rd 3-2
Mar 29, 1978 New York Rangers vs New York Islanders 1 0-1, 1st 5-1
Mar 25, 1978 New York Rangers @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0-1, 2nd 5-2
Mar 24, 1978 New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals 1 0-1, 1st 11-4
Mar 22, 1978 New York Rangers @ St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 6-1
Feb 15, 1978 New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 2nd 6-3
Nov 16, 1977 New York Rangers vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 1-2, 3rd 5-2
Mar 25, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers @ Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 2nd 4-3
Mar 12, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers vs Colorado Rockies 1 0-1, 1st 6-2
Mar 7, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers vs Atlanta Flames 1 2-3, 2nd 5-3
Jan 16, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers vs Atlanta Flames 1 1-2, 2nd 5-3
Jan 3, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers vs Cleveland Barons 1 1-2, 2nd 5-4
Dec 10, 1977 Philadelphia Flyers vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 1-2, 2nd 4-2
Dec 8, 1977 Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers 1 1-2, 3rd 7-4
Oct 29, 1977 Philadelphia Flyers @ St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 7-3
Oct 13, 1977 Philadelphia Flyers vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 0-1, 1st 5-1
Apr 5, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota North Stars 1 1-2, 3rd 7-2
Apr 2, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1 2-3, 2nd 6-3
Mar 18, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Mar 8, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Rockies 1 2-3, 3rd 5-3
Feb 7, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Colorado Rockies 1 0-1, 1st 4-2
Feb 1, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 1st 6-1
Dec 31, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Cleveland Barons 1 2-3, 2nd 6-3
Dec 17, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens 1 2-3, 2nd 5-3
Nov 12, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Black Hawks 1 2-3, 2nd 7-4
Apr 5, 1978 St. Louis Blues @ Los Angeles Kings 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Mar 19, 1978 St. Louis Blues @ Washington Capitals 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Mar 1, 1978 St. Louis Blues @ Minnesota North Stars 1 1-2, 2nd 3-2
Feb 28, 1978 St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota North Stars 1 0-1, 2nd 7-1
Feb 18, 1978 St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks 1 1-2, 2nd 4-3
Nov 9, 1977 St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 1st 8-6
Apr 29, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs @ New York Islanders 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Mar 15, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Washington Capitals 1 1-2, 2nd 5-2
Mar 4, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks 1 0-1, 2nd 4-3
Mar 1, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Philadelphia Flyers 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Feb 18, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Minnesota North Stars 1 2-3, 2nd 5-4
Feb 13, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Buffalo Sabres 1 1-2, 2nd 4-2
Jan 25, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs @ New York Rangers 1 2-3, 2nd 4-3
Jan 7, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks 1 3-4, 3rd 6-4
Dec 9, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Colorado Rockies 1 1-2, 3rd 3-2
Nov 29, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Cleveland Barons 1 0-1, 1st 3-2
Nov 23, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs @ St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 1st 3-2
Nov 17, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Buffalo Sabres 1 0-1, 1st 2-1
Nov 11, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Washington Capitals 1 0-1, 2nd 3-1
Oct 29, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 1st 7-4
Mar 15, 1978 Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1-2, 1st 7-4
Jan 31, 1978 Vancouver Canucks vs Washington Capitals 1 0-1, 2nd 4-2
Jan 11, 1978 Vancouver Canucks vs St. Louis Blues 1 3-4, 3rd 6-4
Oct 18, 1977 Vancouver Canucks vs Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 1st 3-2
Apr 4, 1978 Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres 1 0-1, 1st 4-3
Feb 10, 1978 Washington Capitals @ Cleveland Barons 1 0-1, 2nd 4-1
Dec 23, 1977 Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings 1 0-1, 2nd 3-2
Dec 11, 1977 Washington Capitals vs St. Louis Blues 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1
Dec 7, 1977 Washington Capitals @ Cleveland Barons 1 0-1, 1st 5-3
Oct 26, 1977 Washington Capitals @ Atlanta Flames 1 0-1, 1st 6-2
Oct 14, 1977 Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0-1, 2nd 2-1

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