Eller, Capitals beat Blue Jackets in 2OT to tighten series

NHL Pacific Division

NHL Pacific Division

The Washington Capitals are in an 0-2 series hole.

While Ovechkin could very well steer his team back into the series, he will have to overcome less-than-ideal odds from there as all five teams that have lost the first two games of a best-of-seven set in overtime have all gone on to lose the series.

Adam McQuaid and Zdeno Chara had the goals for Boston, Sean Kuraly had two assists, and Tuukka Rask finished with 26 saves.

We'll see if the Caps take the momentum into Game 4 on Thursday night in Columbus.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists, setting up Stefan Noesen's game-winner with 7:05 play, and New Jersey scored four times in the third to beat Tampa Bay in Game 3. Cory Schneider made 34 saves while starting in place of Keith Kinkaid.

"It means a ton, a win like this after playing for that long", Eller said.

Now the series shifts back to Winnipeg, with Game 5 on Friday night.

Washington ended up going ahead 2-1 thanks to a power-play goal (5-on-3) by John Carlson, but Artemi Panarin eventually tied the game up at two in the third period. It was his second shutout of the series.

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Eric Fehr and Tomas Hertl added goals later in the second to turn this all-California series into a rout.

After a scoreless first period, Wilson got credit for the first Washington goal when he deflected Matt Niskanen's rising shot 5:52 into the second.

Martin Jones made 45 saves, the most for a Sharks goalie in a regulation playoff game.

Game 4 is Wednesday night in Philadelphia.

Rickard Rakell scored a power-play goal for Anaheim, which has scored three goals all series - including just one at even strength. The 28-year-old had a.886 save percentage over his final 17 starts of the season starting February 1 with an 8-7-2 record.

Blake Wheeler and Tyler Myers scored for the Jets.

Brayden McNabb scored against his former team in the second period, lifting Vegas to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night that made the Golden Knights the first expansion team in National Hockey League history to sweep its first playoff series. Grubauer started Game 1 of the series, also a Washington loss, and allowed four goals on 27 shots.

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