List of teams to overcome 3–0 series deficits

List of teams to overcome 3–0 series deficits

Three major North American professional sports leagues have playoff series that can reach a seventh game. Teams that were down 3–0 in a series have come back to win the series five times; four times in the NHL and once in MLB. No team has overcome multiple 3-0 deficits in a single postseason.

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Summary List of teams to overcome 3–0 series deficitsThree major North American professional sports leagues have playoff series that can reach a seventh game: Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League. Teams that were down 3–0 in a series have come back to win the series five times; four times in the NHL and once in MLB. The most recent example is the Houston Astros of MLB in the 2020 American League Championship Series.

No team has overcome multiple 3-0 deficits in a single postseason, although the 1974–75 New York Islanders nearly did so. Outside of MLB, the NBA, and the NHL, there are three known instances of successful comebacks.