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Kings have been on both sides of `miracle’ now

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It’s a bit jarring to think that, of the 24 players on the Kings’ active roster, only six had been born when Daryl Evans scored the winning goal in the “Miracle on Manchester” playoff game against Edmonton in 1982. Did a little bit of (massively delayed) playoff karma come back to the Kings last night? Only four times in NHL history has a team rallied from a four-goal deficit to win a playoff game, and the Kings have now been involved in two of them, one on each side. What were the others? In 1971, in Game 2 of the Eastern Division Quarterfinals, Montreal beat Boston 7-5 after trailing 5-1 in the second period. In 1985, in Game 5 of the Norris Division Finals, Minnesota beat Chicago 5-4 in overtime after trailing 4-0 in the second period. The “Miracle” Kings and the Canadiens went on to win their respective series, while the North Stars lost. Tony Khing of the Sharks did a very nice job of looking back at those historic games, and you can check out his story by clicking here.

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