Stanley Cup Final: Oilers force Game 7 after facing 3-0 series deficit…

Are the Edmonton Oilers about to pull off a historic feat Monday in Game 7 (8 p.m. ET; ABC) of the Stanley Cup Final? The Florida Panthers are hoping to finally win the fourth game of the series after failing in their previous three tries, including Friday’s 5-1 defeat at Rogers Place.

It remains to be seen if the Oilers can complete the series comeback after being down 3-0, but they’ve already made history by forcing a Game 7.

Edmonton became the 211th team in NHL history to fall behind 3-0 in a best-of-seven playoff series. By winning Game 6 they became only the 10th team to ever climb all the way back and force a Game 7 — something that hasn’t happened in a decade.

But just winning three games in a row to force a do-or-die Game 7 isn’t an automatic sign you’re going to win the series. Only four of the previous nine series that occurred have resulted in the trailing team coming back to win the all-important fourth game — and it has happened only twice since 1975 and just once in the Stanley Cup Final.

Let’s take a look at those other nine series and how the trailing teams ending up faring.

The Sharks dominated the first two games of the series, winning both by a combined score of 13-5. Patrick Marleau’s overtime goal in Game 3 gave San Jose a 3-0 series lead. But the Kings fought back with three solid performances and blitzed the Sharks in Game 7 with a 5-1 victory. L.A. would then go on to win the Stanley Cup over the New York Rangers — its second title in three seasons.

2011, Second round: Detroit Red Wings vs. San Jose Sharks (Sharks won series 4-3)

Six of the seven games in this series were decided by a single goal and two of the first three games needed overtime, which went the Sharks’ way, thanks to Benn Ferriero and Devin…