Miracle on Manchester

1982 National Hockey League playoff game Miracle on ManchesterThe Los Angeles Forum, where the game took place. 123OTTotal Edmonton Oilers 23005 Los Angeles Kings 00516 DateApril 10, 1982ArenaThe ForumCityInglewood, CaliforniaAttendance16,005 The Miracle on Manchester is the nickname given to a National Hockey League (NHL) playoff game between the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers that took place on April 10, 1982 in the league's 65th season. The game, the third in a best-of-five postseason series, was played at The Forum, the Kings' home arena at the time, which is situated on Manchester Boulevard in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood. The Kings completed the largest comeback in NHL playoff history, going from being down 5–0 to win the game in overtime, 6–5. Combined with upset wins in Games 1 and 5, the Kings eliminated the heavily favored Oilers to reach the second round. Wayne Gretzky (pictured in 1985) for the Oilers Marcel Dionne (pictured in 1979) for the Kings Background The contest was the third in a five-game first-round playoff series between the Kings and Oilers. Under the playoff structure that existed at the time, the top four teams from each division qualifi