Philly's Three-Win Day Roll Call
Recapping the 24 days on which three Philadelphia sports teams won.
The Flyers' big comeback Wednesday topped off the 24th day in Philadelphia sports history in which three professional teams won. A complete listing of those dates and scores is below (postseason games in bold).
Notable: The trifecta has happened four times since 2008 ... Two of Wednesday's victims are on this list multiple times. The Penguins have been the Flyers' victim the most times (five) and the Marlins have been the Phillies victim the most times (three). In fact, both teams lost on March 31, 2003 and coupled with a Sixers OT win in Orlando to notch Triple Day No. 20 ... Four times in 1980, teams pulled the trifecta. It was also done on back-to-back Sundays in 1985 ... On Dec. 26, 1982, the Eagles, Flyers and Sixers all won on the road ... On Sunday, April 21, 1985, the Phillies, Flyers and Sixers all won at home. In the afternoon, the Phils topped the Mets and the Sixers beat the Bullets at the Spectrum, which then turned over to hockey and the Flyers topped the Islanders. Both Spectrum games were postseason contests.