Leafs beat Caps for first play-off win since 2013

WASHINGTON: Kasperi Kapanen scored his second goal of the game 11:53 minutes into the second overtime and Frederik Andersen made 47 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Saturday in Game Two to even the first-round NHL play-off series.

Kapanen also scored in regulation for Toronto along with James van Riemsdyk and Morgan Rielly, and Andersen made several big stops to keep the Maple Leafs alive.

Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom scored for the top-seeded Capitals, who are now feeling the heat going into Game Three on Tuesday morning (Thai time) in Toronto. Braden Holtby made 48 saves before being beaten on the overtime winner.

Not unravelling in a tough atmosphere, the young Maple Leafs showed they belonged on the same ice with the Capitals after losing Game One in OT.

Brian Boyle made a slick backhanded pass to Kapanen, who put the puck into a wide-open net to give Toronto their first play-off victory since 2013.

In Ottawa, Dion Phaneuf scored at 1:59 minutes of overtime and Ottawa rallied for a 4-3 victory over Boston.

The Senators rallied from a 3-1 deficit with a two-goal third period to force overtime. The Eastern Conference series is tied 1-1 and Game Three is Tuesday morning (Thai time) in Boston.

Clarke MacArthur, Chris Wideman and Derick Brassard also scored for the Senators and Craig Anderson made 26 saves.

Drew Stafford, Tim Schaller and Patrice Bergeron scored for the Bruins. Tuukka Rask stopped 25 shots.

In Chicago, Pekka Rinne made 30 saves in his second straight shutout and picked up two assists, helping Nashville pound Chicago 5-0 for a 2-0 lead in the first-round play-off series.

Ryan Johansen had a goal and two assists as Nashville added a dominant performance to their taut 1-0 victory in Game One on Thursday.

Chicago coach J oel Quenneville shuffled his line-up, inserting rookie Vinnie Hinostroza and Dennis Rasmussen and benching veteran Jordin Tootoo and John Hayden. But it was more of the same for the Blackhawks, who once again looked out of sync against the Predators’ active defence.

Ryan Ellis, Harry Zolnierczyk, Colton Sissons and Kevin Fiala each scored their first career play-off goal.

In Anaheim, California, Ryan Getzlaf scored the tiebreaking powerplay goal with 4:46 to play on a bizarre deflection off Lance Bouma’s skate, and Anaheim beat Calgary 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round play-off series.

Getzlaf’s attempted pass across the high slot banked off Bouma’s foot and somehow arched through the air and past Calgary’s Brian Elliott for the Anaheim captain’s second goal of the series.

Jakob Silfverberg and Rickard Rakell scored first-period goals and John Gibson made 35 saves in the Ducks’ 29th consecutive victory over the Flames at Honda Center since April 25, 2006, extending the longest such streak in NHL history.

Mikael Backlund scored a short-handed goal and Sean Monahan had a powerplay goal for the Flames.

FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFFS

(Best-of-seven series)

Ottawa 4, Boston 3, OT — series tied 1-1 Toronto 4, Washington 3, 2OT — series tied 1-1 Nashville 5, Chicago 0 — Nashville lead series 2-0 Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 — Anaheim lead series 2-0