No lead is safe against Anaheim in these playoffs.
The Ducks pulled off their fourth multi-goal comeback of the postseason Sunday night, overcoming an early 2-0 hole and then erasing a 3-2 deficit en route to a 5-3 victory over the Nashville Predators to even up the Western Conference Final at a game apiece.
Anaheim is approaching the all-time record for the most multi-goal comebacks to win a game in a single postseason:
| Multi-goal comeback wins | Team | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1987 |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks | 2017 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | 2014 |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 1979 |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 1973 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | 1986 |
It was the 14th multi-goal comeback among all teams in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, one shy of the record set in 2014.
Two of the Ducks' big comebacks came against the Oilers in the second round.
Anaheim snuffed out a 2-0 deficit in Game 4 against Edmonton, taking a 3-2 advantage on pair of goals from Ryan Getzlaf and one by Rickard Rakell. After Oilers forward Drake Caggiula tied it late in the third, Jakob Silfverberg potted the winner 45 seconds into overtime.
The Ducks then gave up three second-period goals in Game 5 to fall behind 3-0, but Getzlaf, Cam Fowler, and Rakell tallied late in the third, before Corey Perry notched the double-overtime winner.
Anaheim's first-round sweep of the Calgary Flames also featured a multi-goal comeback, as the Ducks overcame a 4-1 deficit in Game 3 with four unanswered tallies, including an overtime winner by Perry.
Technically, the Ducks actually have five multi-goal comebacks in the 2017 playoffs, although the fifth didn't result in a victory. They erased a 3-1 Oilers lead in Game 1 of their second-round matchup, tying the contest before Adam Larsson's late goal and Leon Draisaitl's empty-netter gave Edmonton the win.
The lesson for the Ducks' opponents here? Don't park the bus.
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