Biggest NHL Comebacks In 1979-80

What was the biggest NHL comeback in the 1979-80 season?

The Washington Capitals had the biggest comeback win of the 1979-80 season, having come back from a 4 goal deficit. The Capitals were trailing 0-4 in the 3rd period against the New York Rangers on Dec 15, 1979, and came back and won the game 5-4.

What was the biggest NHL 3rd period comeback in the 1979-80 season?

The Washington Capitals had the biggest 3rd period comeback win in the 1979-80 season, having come back from a 4 goal deficit. The Capitals were trailing 0-4 in the 3rd period against the New York Rangers on Dec 15, 1979, and came back and won the game 5-4.

What NHL team had the most wins after being down by at least 2 goals in the 1979-80 season?

The Philadelphia Flyers had 11 wins after trailing by at least 2 goals, which was the most of any team in the 1979-80 NHL season. Their last 2-goal comeback was against the Washington Capitals on Apr 3, 1980, in which the Flyers were trailing 0-2 in the 2nd period and won the game 4-2.

Biggest 1979-80 NHL Comebacks

	Date	Team	Opponent	Goal Deficit		Final Score
1	Dec 15, 1979	Washington Capitals	vs New York Rangers	4	0-4, 3rd	5-4
2	Dec 27, 1979	Colorado Rockies	vs Minnesota North Stars	3	0-3, 2nd	4-3
	Mar 25, 1980	Edmonton Oilers	@ Atlanta Flames	3	1-4, 2nd	5-4
	Oct 27, 1979	New York Islanders	vs Chicago Black Hawks	3	0-3, 2nd	6-4
	Mar 31, 1980	New York Rangers	vs Detroit Red Wings	3	2-5, 3rd	7-5
	Feb 17, 1980	Philadelphia Flyers	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	3	2-5, 2nd	6-5
	Dec 6, 1979	Philadelphia Flyers	vs Los Angeles Kings	3	0-3, 2nd	9-4
	Apr 1, 1980	Toronto Maple Leafs	@ Hartford Whalers	3	0-3, 2nd	5-4
	Apr 5, 1980	Vancouver Canucks	@ Los Angeles Kings	3	0-3, 2nd	5-3
10	Mar 28, 1980	Atlanta Flames	vs New York Rangers	2	0-2, 2nd	4-2
	Jan 26, 1980	Atlanta Flames	@ Detroit Red Wings	2	1-3, 3rd	4-3
	Dec 14, 1979	Atlanta Flames	vs Minnesota North Stars	2	0-2, 2nd	3-2
	Dec 9, 1979	Atlanta Flames	@ Winnipeg Jets	2	0-2, 1st	5-4
	Nov 18, 1979	Atlanta Flames	@ Washington Capitals	2	0-2, 1st	4-2
	Dec 23, 1979	Boston Bruins	@ New York Rangers	2	1-3, 3rd	4-3
	Dec 9, 1979	Boston Bruins	vs Vancouver Canucks	2	1-3, 3rd	5-3
	May 6, 1980	Buffalo Sabres	@ New York Islanders	2	1-3, 2nd	7-4
	Apr 20, 1980	Buffalo Sabres	@ Chicago Black Hawks	2	0-2, 2nd	3-2
	Apr 1, 1980	Buffalo Sabres	@ Atlanta Flames	2	0-2, 2nd	5-2
	Feb 20, 1980	Buffalo Sabres	vs Winnipeg Jets	2	1-3, 2nd	4-3
	Mar 2, 1980	Chicago Black Hawks	@ Winnipeg Jets	2	0-2, 1st	3-2
	Nov 9, 1979	Chicago Black Hawks	@ Hartford Whalers	2	0-2, 2nd	4-2
	Dec 9, 1979	Colorado Rockies	@ Montreal Canadiens	2	0-2, 1st	7-5
	Dec 2, 1979	Colorado Rockies	@ Boston Bruins	2	0-2, 2nd	5-3
	Apr 4, 1980	Edmonton Oilers	vs Colorado Rockies	2	0-2, 1st	6-2
	Feb 6, 1980	Hartford Whalers	vs Los Angeles Kings	2	0-2, 1st	7-3
	Dec 12, 1979	Los Angeles Kings	vs Hartford Whalers	2	0-2, 1st	7-4
	Mar 21, 1980	Minnesota North Stars	@ Washington Capitals	2	0-2, 2nd	4-3
	Mar 19, 1980	Minnesota North Stars	vs Boston Bruins	2	2-4, 2nd	7-4
	Nov 9, 1979	Minnesota North Stars	@ Colorado Rockies	2	1-3, 1st	6-5
	Oct 31, 1979	Minnesota North Stars	@ Detroit Red Wings	2	0-2, 1st	5-3
	Mar 14, 1980	Montreal Canadiens	@ Winnipeg Jets	2	1-3, 2nd	4-3
	Mar 6, 1980	Montreal Canadiens	vs Edmonton Oilers	2	0-2, 1st	5-4
	Jan 12, 1980	Montreal Canadiens	vs Philadelphia Flyers	2	1-3, 2nd	4-3
	Oct 25, 1979	Montreal Canadiens	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	2	2-4, 2nd	8-5
	May 10, 1980	New York Islanders	vs Buffalo Sabres	2	0-2, 1st	5-2
	Apr 22, 1980	New York Islanders	@ Boston Bruins	2	0-2, 2nd	4-2
	Apr 11, 1980	New York Islanders	@ Los Angeles Kings	2	1-3, 3rd	4-3
	Feb 14, 1980	New York Islanders	@ Colorado Rockies	2	0-2, 1st	5-3
	Mar 29, 1980	New York Rangers	@ St. Louis Blues	2	0-2, 1st	4-3
	Mar 9, 1980	New York Rangers	vs Minnesota North Stars	2	0-2, 2nd	4-2
	Feb 27, 1980	New York Rangers	vs Los Angeles Kings	2	1-3, 2nd	5-4
	Dec 22, 1979	New York Rangers	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0-2, 1st	4-3
	Dec 7, 1979	New York Rangers	@ Hartford Whalers	2	1-3, 2nd	7-4
	Nov 10, 1979	New York Rangers	vs Quebec Nordiques	2	1-3, 2nd	5-4
	Apr 11, 1980	Philadelphia Flyers	@ Edmonton Oilers	2	0-2, 2nd	3-2
	Apr 3, 1980	Philadelphia Flyers	vs Washington Capitals	2	0-2, 2nd	4-2
	Mar 9, 1980	Philadelphia Flyers	vs Edmonton Oilers	2	1-3, 3rd	5-3
	Feb 22, 1980	Philadelphia Flyers	@ Vancouver Canucks	2	0-2, 1st	7-3
	Jan 10, 1980	Philadelphia Flyers	vs Winnipeg Jets	2	1-3, 3rd	5-4
	Dec 13, 1979	Philadelphia Flyers	vs Quebec Nordiques	2	1-3, 3rd	6-4
	Nov 29, 1979	Philadelphia Flyers	vs Minnesota North Stars	2	1-3, 2nd	6-4
	Nov 21, 1979	Philadelphia Flyers	@ Los Angeles Kings	2	0-2, 2nd	6-4
	Nov 7, 1979	Philadelphia Flyers	@ Quebec Nordiques	2	0-2, 2nd	4-3
	Oct 25, 1979	Philadelphia Flyers	vs New York Rangers	2	0-2, 2nd	5-2
	Feb 27, 1980	Pittsburgh Penguins	vs Winnipeg Jets	2	0-2, 3rd	3-2
	Dec 1, 1979	Pittsburgh Penguins	vs Colorado Rockies	2	0-2, 1st	5-4
	Nov 24, 1979	Pittsburgh Penguins	vs New York Rangers	2	1-3, 2nd	5-3
	Feb 9, 1980	St. Louis Blues	vs Buffalo Sabres	2	0-2, 2nd	3-2
	Mar 5, 1980	Toronto Maple Leafs	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	2	1-3, 3rd	5-3
	Feb 16, 1980	Toronto Maple Leafs	vs Hartford Whalers	2	0-2, 2nd	5-3
	Nov 10, 1979	Toronto Maple Leafs	@ Winnipeg Jets	2	2-4, 2nd	8-4
	Mar 16, 1980	Vancouver Canucks	@ Quebec Nordiques	2	0-2, 1st	3-2
	Feb 9, 1980	Vancouver Canucks	@ Montreal Canadiens	2	0-2, 2nd	4-3
	Jan 4, 1980	Vancouver Canucks	@ Colorado Rockies	2	0-2, 2nd	4-2
	Nov 28, 1979	Vancouver Canucks	vs Winnipeg Jets	2	0-2, 1st	4-2
	Mar 12, 1980	Washington Capitals	vs Boston Bruins	2	1-3, 2nd	6-4
	Jan 22, 1980	Washington Capitals	vs Winnipeg Jets	2	0-2, 2nd	5-4
	Feb 17, 1980	Winnipeg Jets	vs Quebec Nordiques	2	1-3, 2nd	6-5

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