Sorry, New York Rangers -- the only time a team came back from 0-3 in the Stanley Cup Finals was 1942, and a ref got punched in the face in the process

Jun 10, 2014

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We don't think of 0-3 in a big spot as totally insurmountable anymore because of the 2004 Red Sox (and other examples), but on hockey's grandest stage, it really is. There are only four examples of a team down 3-0 coming back to win a hockey series, and only one of those happened in the Cu…

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