TONIGHT: CAPITALS at LEAFS

TV: 7 p.m. (CBC) Best-of-seven series tied 1-1 Coaches square off, heroes emerge,

AIR CANADA CENTRE FACEOFF: 7 p.m. TV: CBC RADIO: Sportsnet 590 The FAN Best-of-seven series tied 1-1 THE CAPITALS Braden Holtby has posted two shutouts, a 1.72 goals-against average and .940 save percentage in playoff games following a loss. . . . Washington was 16-6-4 in the regular season following a defeat. Holtby went 11-4-3 with one shutout, a 2.09 GAA and .927 save percentage. ... Washington led 112-96 in shot attempts in all situations in Game 2, 91-76 at five-onfive. THE LEAFS Defenceman Jake Gardiner logged 40:34 of ice time in the Leafs’ double-overtime win in Game 2, the most of any player in this post-season. . . . Gardiner has seven points (two goals, five assists) in eight career playoff games. . . . Kasperi Kapanen was the first Leaf to score in overtime since Travis Green — also in double OT, in Game 6 of the 2003 conference quarter-finals vs. the Flyers. . . . Kapanen is the eighth Leafs rookie ever to score in OT in the playoffs, but the first since Gerry Ehman in 1959 vs. the Bruins. . . . Frederik Andersen’s 47 saves on Saturday were six shy of his career playoff high, set with the Ducks in Game 2 of the 2015 conference final vs. the Blackhawks, and the most by a Leafs goaltender in the post-season since Ed Belfour’s 72 in 2003 against the Flyers. DID YOU KNOW? Teams that lead 2-1 in a best-of-seven NHL playoff series have gone on to win almost 70 per cent of the time (327-141), according to whowins.com. It’s 75.2 per cent (209-69) for teams that go up 2-1 after winning Game 3 on home ice. UP NEXT Game 4: Wednesday at Air Canada Centre, 7 p.m. (CBC) Kevin McGran