Maple Leafs take series lead
TORONTO: Tyler Bozak scored 1:37 into overtime to cap Toronto’s comeback from two goals down in the second period as the Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Auston Matthews and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and an assist and William Nylander also scored for Toronto. Frederik Andersen made 23 saves.
Toronto trailed 2-0 in the first period, and then 3-1 early in the second, before Kadri and Nylander scored 4:07 apart late to tie the score in the final minute of the period.
Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov all scored for the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Capitals. Braden Holtby stopped 24 shots.
All three games so far have been decided in overtime.
In Calgary, Corey Perry scored 1:30 into overtime as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from three goals down to win 5-4 and take a 3-0 series lead in the first-round series.
Perry’s sharp-angled shot deflected off several players and past Flames goalie Brian Elliott.
Shea Theodore had two goals while Nate Thompson had a goal and two assists and Nick Ritchie also scored for the Ducks. Rickard Rakell, Kevin Bieksa and Hampus Lindholm each had two assists.
In Boston, Bobby Ryan scored on a tip-in on a power play 5:43 into overtime, and Ottawa recovered after giving up a threegoal lead to beat Boston 4-3 for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Ryan got free in the zone, tapping it in on assists by Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson. Mike Hoffman added two goals for Ottawa, with Derick Brassard scoring the other. Craig Anderson finished with 17 saves.
This time Bruins rallied from a 3-0 deficit with three goals in second period, tying the game on a powerplay goal by David Pastrnak.
In Nashville, Kevin Fiala scored on a backhander 16:44 into overtime as the Nashville Predators rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the third period to push the Blackhawks to the brink of elimination with a 3-2 win.
Filip Forsberg scored twice in the third period to force overtime. Pekka Rinne made 34 saves.