To date during the 2013 NHL season, there have been 155 games in which a team has trailed after two periods. Thirty-four times, the trailing team has come back to win the game (18 times in overtime, 16 in regulation). In the other words, roughly 78 percent of the time, third-period comeback bids fall short.

Entering yesterday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets, the Flyers were 0-7-0 when trailin

Excerpt from: Bill Meltzer