Canuck Comebacks

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Canuck Comebacks

It's happened many times in Canuck history. The team trails by a couple of goals (or more) but fights back valiantly to earn a point or two in the standings. They have earned a "comeback". According to my statistical definition, a Canuck comeback is any game where Vancouver trails by two or more goals, then come back to earn at least a point.

The first report lists all the games where the Canucks have come back from at least a three goal deficit, sorted by size of the comeback. The top five comebacks per team are also listed.

The Canucks had four comebacks during 2006-07:
On October 6, 2006, they trailed Columbus 2-0 in the third period, but won 3-2 in overtime
On October 20, 2006, they trailed St. Louis 2-0 in the third period, but won 3-2 in overtime
On November 22, 2006, they trailed Detroit 2-0 in the third period, but won 4-3 in overtime
On April 3, 2007, they trailed Los Angeles 2-0 in the second period, but won 4-2.

Comebacks by Deficit

DOWN BY   RESULT      DATE      H/A   VS.   DOWN      UNTIL       FINAL 
4 goals    Win     1973/01/16    H    TOR    0-4    8:35 (2nd)   6-4
4 goals    Win     1971/10/15    A    CAL    1-5   17:44 (1st)   9-6

4 goals    Tie     2000/10/24    A    NAS    0-4   17:20 (2nd)   4-4  OT
4 goals    Tie     1977/02/05    A    MIN    0-4    6:40 (2nd)   5-5

4 goals    OTL     2000/03/06    H    TOR    1-5    5:03 (3rd)   5-6  OT

3 goals    Win     1993/04/07    H    EDM    1-4    8:14 (3rd)   5-4  OT 
3 goals    Win     1974/10/19    A    TOR    1-4    5:39 (3rd)   5-4
3 goals    Win     2003/02/18    A    DET    0-3    4:59 (3rd)   4-3  OT
3 goals    Win     1974/12/06    H    ATL    1-4   18:36 (2nd)   7-5
3 goals    Win     1984/02/09    A    MON    3-6   17:38 (2nd)   7-6
3 goals    Win     1980/04/05    A    LA     0-3   11:02 (2nd)   5-3
3 goals    Win     1983/10/07    H    MIN    3-6   10:33 (2nd)   10-9
3 goals    Win     1982/11/21    H    WAS    0-3    9:58 (2nd)   5-3
3 goals    Win     1984/10/13    A    LA     2-5    9:55 (2nd)   6-5  OT
3 goals    Win     2006/03/03    A    CHI    0-3    9:29 (2nd)   5-4  SO
3 goals    Win     1985/03/03    A    HAR    1-4    8:37 (2nd)   7-6  OT
3 goals    Win     1979/01/11    H    STL    0-3    7:34 (2nd)   4-3
3 goals    Win     1996/02/13    H    WIN    1-4    5:40 (2nd)   5-4
3 goals    Win     1976/03/07    A    MIN    0-3    3:40 (2nd)   4-3
3 goals    Win     1974/03/20    A    NYR    0-3   18:47 (1st)   7-5
3 goals    Win     1990/02/24    A    LA     0-3   17:55 (1st)   6-4
3 goals    Win     1993/01/09    A    NYI    0-3   16:14 (1st)   5-4

3 goals    Tie     1990/03/25    H    WIN    0-3   15:47 (3rd)   3-3  OT
3 goals    Tie     1979/11/02    H    BOS    0-3   15:43 (3rd)   3-3
3 goals    Tie     1995/12/31    H    PHI    2-5   10:41 (3rd)   5-5  OT
3 goals    Tie     1982/02/11    A    DET    1-4    5:55 (3rd)   4-4
3 goals    Tie     1980/02/29    A    WIN    0-3    4:32 (3rd)   3-3
3 goals    Tie     1984/12/30    H    EDM    3-6    2:54 (3rd)   7-7  OT
3 goals    Tie     2003/12/22    H    LA     1-4   17:31 (2nd)   4-4  OT
3 goals    Tie     1985/11/27    A    EDM    1-4   16:12 (2nd)   5-5  OT
3 goals    Tie     1984/11/10    A    MIN    1-4   12:12 (2nd)   5-5  OT
3 goals    Tie     1995/11/04    A    CGY    0-3    7:35 (2nd)   4-4  OT
3 goals    Tie     1972/03/31    H    LA     0-3    7:10 (2nd)   4-4
3 goals    Tie     1980/11/29    H    PHI    0-3    6:22 (2nd)   3-3
3 goals    Tie     1972/12/09    A    TOR    0-3    3:20 (2nd)   5-5
3 goals    Tie     1997/12/27    A    DAL    0-3    3:07 (2nd)   3-3  OT
3 goals    Tie     1982/11/26    H    NJ     0-3    1:50 (2nd)   4-4
3 goals    Tie     1972/11/14    H    DET    0-3   16:26 (1st)   3-3
3 goals    Tie     1982/01/24    H    LA     0-3   16:07 (1st)   5-5

3 goals    OTL     2001/03/04    H    MIW    0-3   19:29 (1st)   3-4  OT

Comebacks Per Team

DOWN BY   RESULT      DATE      H/A   VS.   DOWN      UNTIL       FINAL 
2 goals    Tie     1998/12/09    A    ANA    2-4   18:50 (2nd)   4-4  OT
2 goals    Tie     2000/02/23    A    ANA    0-2   11:34 (1st)   4-4  OT

3 goals    Win     1974/12/06    H    ATL    1-4   18:36 (2nd)   7-5
2 goals    Win     1977/12/02    H    ATL    0-2    4:53 (2nd)   3-2
2 goals    Tie     1976/03/19    A    ATL    0-2   10:40 (3rd)   2-2
2 goals    Tie     1975/11/18    A    ATL    0-2    3:26 (3rd)   2-2
2 goals    Tie     1975/02/15    H    ATL    1-3   16:06 (2nd)   3-3

3 goals    Tie     1979/11/02    H    BOS    0-3   15:43 (3rd)   3-3
2 goals    Win     1988/02/13    H    BOS    3-5   17:49 (2nd)   6-5
2 goals    Win     1989/10/15    H    BOS    3-5   16:44 (2nd)   7-6
2 goals    Win     1972/10/22    A    BOS    1-3    5:24 (2nd)   5-4
2 goals    Win     1971/02/16    H    BOS    0-2   10:23 (1st)   5-4

2 goals    Tie     1991/01/08    H    BUF    1-3   16:55 (3rd)   3-3  OT
2 goals    Tie     1987/11/11    H    BUF    2-4   15:10 (3rd)   4-4  OT
2 goals    Tie     1978/03/24    H    BUF    0-2    3:30 (3rd)   2-2
2 goals    Tie     1980/03/19    H    BUF    0-2   11:29 (2nd)   3-3
2 goals    Tie     1980/12/14    A    BUF    0-2    5:23 (2nd)   2-2

4 goals    Win     1971/10/15    A    CAL    1-5   17:44 (1st)   9-6
2 goals    Win     1972/12/16    H    CAL    1-3   11:28 (2nd)   4-3

3 goals    Tie     1995/11/04    A    CGY    0-3    7:35 (2nd)   4-4  OT
2 goals    Win     2006/01/07    H    CGY    1-3   12:29 (3rd)   4-3  OT
2 goals    Win     1995/04/30    H    CGY    2-4    6:15 (3rd)   6-4
2 goals    Win     1987/02/03    A    CGY    0-2   19:45 (2nd)   4-2
2 goals    Win     1998/11/12    A    CGY    0-2    1:00 (2nd)   4-3

3 goals    Win     2006/03/03    A    CHI    0-3    9:29 (2nd)   5-4  SO
2 goals    Win     1997/01/22    A    CHI    1-3   19:29 (2nd)   4-3  OT
2 goals    Win     2003/11/20    H    CHI    0-2    3:07 (2nd)   3-2  OT
2 goals    Win     1981/03/13    H    CHI    0-2   17:48 (1st)   5-3
2 goals    Win     1984/03/09    H    CHI    0-2   15:42 (1st)   4-3  OT

2 goals    Win     1977/11/15    H    CLE    0-2   12:30 (1st)   5-4

2 goals    Win     2003/12/29    A    COA    0-2   17:29 (1st)   3-2
2 goals    Tie     2004/03/03    A    COA    3-5    6:08 (3rd)   5-5  OT
2 goals    Tie     1996/01/25    A    COA    0-2    4:56 (3rd)   2-2  OT

2 goals    Win     2006/10/06    A    COB    0-2   11:48 (3rd)   3-2  OT
2 goals    Win     2002/03/28    H    COB    1-3   13:46 (2nd)   4-3  OT
2 goals    Win     2000/12/16    H    COB    0-2    9:34 (1st)   4-3

2 goals    Win     1980/01/04    A    COL    0-2   10:35 (2nd)   4-2
2 goals    Win     1982/03/24    H    COL    1-3    7:47 (2nd)   5-4
2 goals    Tie     1981/03/25    H    COL    2-4   13:21 (3rd)   4-4
2 goals    Tie     1977/10/14    A    COL    2-4    5:27 (3rd)   4-4
2 goals    Tie     1981/11/22    H    COL    2-4    2:04 (3rd)   5-5

3 goals    Tie     1997/12/27    A    DAL    0-3    3:07 (2nd)   3-3  OT
2 goals    Win     1998/04/04    H    DAL    1-3    8:53 (3rd)   5-3
2 goals    Tie     2000/03/08    A    DAL    1-3    1:19 (3rd)   3-3  OT
2 goals    Tie     1995/02/24    A    DAL    0-2    6:34 (2nd)   3-3  OT

3 goals    Win     2003/02/18    A    DET    0-3    4:59 (3rd)   4-3  OT
3 goals    Tie     1982/02/11    A    DET    1-4    5:55 (3rd)   4-4
3 goals    Tie     1972/11/14    H    DET    0-3   16:26 (1st)   3-3
2 goals    Win     2006/11/22    A    DET    1-3    4:50 (3rd)   4-3  OT
2 goals    Win     1994/02/08    A    DET    0-2    4:01 (2nd)   6-3

3 goals    Win     1993/04/07    H    EDM    1-4    8:14 (3rd)   5-4  OT
3 goals    Tie     1984/12/30    H    EDM    3-6    2:54 (3rd)   7-7  OT
3 goals    Tie     1985/11/27    A    EDM    1-4   16:12 (2nd)   5-5  OT
2 goals    Win     2004/03/12    A    EDM    1-3   13:46 (2nd)   4-3  OT
2 goals    Win     1980/11/05    H    EDM    0-2    6:27 (2nd)   4-3

2 goals    Tie     2004/01/11    H    FLO    0-2    7:02 (3rd)   2-2  OT

3 goals    Win     1985/03/03    A    HAR    1-4    8:37 (2nd)   7-6  OT
2 goals    Tie     1980/12/03    H    HAR    2-4   12:23 (3rd)   4-4
2 goals    Tie     1987/12/20    H    HAR    0-2    4:19 (2nd)   3-3  OT

2 goals    Tie     1975/03/11    H    KC     1-3   12:24 (3rd)   3-3

3 goals    Win     1980/04/05    A    LA     0-3   11:02 (2nd)   5-3
3 goals    Win     1984/10/13    A    LA     2-5    9:55 (2nd)   6-5  OT
3 goals    Win     1990/02/24    A    LA     0-3   17:55 (1st)   6-4
3 goals    Tie     2003/12/22    H    LA     1-4   17:31 (2nd)   4-4  OT
3 goals    Tie     1972/03/31    H    LA     0-3    7:10 (2nd)   4-4

4 goals    Tie     1977/02/05    A    MIN    0-4    6:40 (2nd)   5-5
3 goals    Win     1983/10/07    H    MIN    3-6   10:33 (2nd)   10-9
3 goals    Win     1976/03/07    A    MIN    0-3    3:40 (2nd)   4-3
3 goals    Tie     1984/11/10    A    MIN    1-4   12:12 (2nd)   5-5  OT
2 goals    Win     1985/03/31    H    MIN    0-2   16:21 (2nd)   3-2

3 goals    OTL     2001/03/04    H    MIW    0-3   19:29 (1st)   3-4  OT
2 goals    Win     2002/04/05    H    MIW    0-2   10:14 (1st)   5-4  OT

3 goals    Win     1984/02/09    A    MON    3-6   17:38 (2nd)   7-6
2 goals    Win     1985/01/30    H    MON    2-4    3:39 (3rd)   5-4  OT
2 goals    Win     1987/01/07    A    MON    0-2   11:33 (2nd)   3-2  OT
2 goals    Win     2003/11/18    H    MON    0-2    9:31 (2nd)   5-4  OT
2 goals    Win     1980/02/09    A    MON    0-2    5:21 (2nd)   4-3

4 goals    Tie     2000/10/24    A    NAS    0-4   17:20 (2nd)   4-4  OT
2 goals    Win     2005/12/28    H    NAS    0-2    1:20 (2nd)   4-3

3 goals    Tie     1982/11/26    H    NJ     0-3    1:50 (2nd)   4-4
2 goals    Win     1990/02/04    H    NJ     0-2   17:14 (2nd)   4-2

3 goals    Win     1993/01/09    A    NYI    0-3   16:14 (1st)   5-4
2 goals    Win     1994/03/09    H    NYI    1-3   15:04 (2nd)   5-4
2 goals    Win     1976/02/10    H    NYI    0-2   11:25 (2nd)   3-2
2 goals    Tie     1999/02/07    A    NYI    1-3   11:02 (3rd)   3-3  OT
2 goals    Tie     1972/12/21    A    NYI    1-3   13:32 (2nd)   4-4

3 goals    Win     1974/03/20    A    NYR    0-3   18:47 (1st)   7-5
2 goals    Win     1996/11/23    H    NYR    0-2    8:28 (2nd)   5-3
2 goals    Tie     1991/01/31    H    NYR    1-3    6:18 (3rd)   3-3  OT
2 goals    Tie     1973/10/30    H    NYR    1-3    4:33 (3rd)   3-3
2 goals    Tie     1976/03/03    A    NYR    1-3   14:51 (2nd)   3-3

3 goals    Tie     1995/12/31    H    PHI    2-5   10:41 (3rd)   5-5  OT
3 goals    Tie     1980/11/29    H    PHI    0-3    6:22 (2nd)   3-3
2 goals    Win     1987/11/05    A    PHI    0-2    7:50 (3rd)   4-3
2 goals    Win     1984/02/12    A    PHI    3-5    7:19 (3rd)   6-5
2 goals    Win     1971/10/12    H    PHI    0-2    4:26 (2nd)   3-2

2 goals    Win     1986/01/24    H    PIT    0-2   13:40 (2nd)   4-3
2 goals    Win     1979/01/03    A    PIT    0-2    4:10 (2nd)   5-3
2 goals    Tie     1977/01/04    A    PIT    0-2   10:17 (3rd)   2-2
2 goals    Tie     1981/02/14    A    PIT    0-2    7:26 (2nd)   2-2

2 goals    Win     1984/12/11    A    QUE    1-3    7:07 (3rd)   4-3
2 goals    Win     1987/11/13    H    QUE    0-2    0:44 (2nd)   6-4
2 goals    Win     1980/03/16    A    QUE    0-2   17:59 (1st)   3-2
2 goals    Win     1986/03/26    H    QUE    2-4   17:46 (1st)   7-6

2 goals    Win     1992/02/21    A    SJ     0-2    2:25 (2nd)   5-3
2 goals    Win     1992/12/09    H    SJ     0-2   12:38 (1st)   8-3

3 goals    Win     1979/01/11    H    STL    0-3    7:34 (2nd)   4-3
2 goals    Win     1990/03/15    A    STL    3-5   17:07 (3rd)   6-5  OT
2 goals    Win     2006/10/20    A    STL    0-2    7:30 (3rd)   3-2  OT
2 goals    Win     1986/10/11    H    STL    0-2   17:05 (2nd)   4-3
2 goals    Win     1992/12/07    H    STL    0-2    7:18 (2nd)   4-3

2 goals    Win     2000/10/08    A    TAM    2-4   17:05 (3rd)   5-4
2 goals    Win     2004/01/21    H    TAM    1-3    9:46 (2nd)   5-4  OT

4 goals    Win     1973/01/16    H    TOR    0-4    8:35 (2nd)   6-4
4 goals    OTL     2000/03/06    H    TOR    1-5    5:03 (3rd)   5-6  OT
3 goals    Win     1974/10/19    A    TOR    1-4    5:39 (3rd)   5-4
3 goals    Tie     1972/12/09    A    TOR    0-3    3:20 (2nd)   5-5
2 goals    Win     1973/03/25    H    TOR    2-4   19:03 (2nd)   7-4

3 goals    Win     1982/11/21    H    WAS    0-3    9:58 (2nd)   5-3
2 goals    Win     1991/02/16    H    WAS    0-2    3:36 (3rd)   4-2
2 goals    Tie     1989/11/14    H    WAS    2-4   18:44 (2nd)   4-4  OT
2 goals    OTL     2001/02/14    H    WAS    1-3    4:53 (3rd)   3-4  OT

3 goals    Win     1996/02/13    H    WIN    1-4    5:40 (2nd)   5-4
3 goals    Tie     1990/03/25    H    WIN    0-3   15:47 (3rd)   3-3  OT
3 goals    Tie     1980/02/29    A    WIN    0-3    4:32 (3rd)   3-3
2 goals    Win     1988/12/11    H    WIN    4-6   12:24 (3rd)   8-6
2 goals    Win     1991/03/28    H    WIN    0-2   16:33 (2nd)   3-2  OT

Column Headings
Down by - number of goals the Canucks trailed by
Result - wins, ties or overtime loss (only if Canucks earned a point)
Date - date the game was played
H/A - Home, Away or Neutral Site
Vs. - Team the Canucks were playing (using the standard team codes)
Down - Score when the comeback began
Until - Time of the goal when the comeback began
Final - Final score in the game

Notes
The Down/Until columns are based on when the comeback "began". For example, if the Kings are leading 4-1, the comeback does not begin until the Canucks make it 4-2. The time of the 4-2 goal would be listed in the "Until" column.

Only one comeback per game is listed, although several can occur during the game. If the Canucks trail 2-0, 3-1 and 4-2 and finish the game tied at four, only the 4-2 comeback is listed (as it occurred last). If the Canucks trail 4-0, 4-1 and 4-2, only the 4-0 comeback is listed (as it was the biggest deficit the Canucks overcame).

Comebacks from 2006-07 are listed in bold print.