Oilers hope to join 1942 Maple Leafs as only team to win Stanley Cup after losing first 3 games

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Edmonton Oilers are entering territory few teams have charted in the NHL post-season, let alone in a Stanley Cup Final.After dropping the first three games of the best-of-seven championship series to the Florida Panthers, the Oilers have won two straight and will host Game 6 on Friday night. An Edmonton win would force a deciding Game 7 on Monday evening in Sunrise, Fla.The Oilers are hoping to become the fifth NHL team to come back from an 0-3 deficit to win a series.

Here’s a look at the four other clubs that managed the playoff rarity:Led by Billy Taylor, Sweeney Schriner and Syl Apps, the Maple Leafs became the first team in league history to win a series after opening with three losses. It was also the only time a team has conquered an 0-3 deficit in a Stanley Cup Final.Detroit held Toronto to two goals in each of the first three games before the Maple Leafs’ offence turned things around.Nick Metz scored the game-winner midway through the third period of a 4-3 victory in Game 4 and his brother, Don Metz, had a five-point effort in a 9-3 rout in Game 5.Goaltender Turk Broda, who played all seven games in the final, earned the shutout in Toronto’s 3-0 win in Game 6.

Schriner scored twice in the 3-1 clincher as the Maple Leafs won the first of five titles that decade.The Islanders made their first trip to the NHL post-season a memorable one.The Pittsburgh Penguins averaged nearly five goals a game over three straight wins to take a stranglehold in the quarterfinal showdown.But the Islanders’ defence tightened up and Glenn (Chico) Resch took over in net from Billy Smith in Game 4. Resch allowed only four goals over the rest of the series for a sparkling .969 save percentage.After three straight wins, Resch and Ed