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Tuesday 17 april 2018
Matt Calvert lifts Blue Jackets past Capitals in OT

Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Matt Calvert (11) celebrates his game-winning goal in overtime in Game 2 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series against the
Washington Capitals, Sunday, April 15, 2018, in Washington. The Blue Jackets won 5-4 in overtime.
Associated Press

By The Associated Press on the power play for the goal of the series in the first Jordan Greenway scored the third, and William Karls-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Blue Jackets, who have the period, and Derick Bras- his first NHL goal just 20 sec- son scored 21 seconds af-
Calvert scored 12:22 into odds on their side. In Stan- sard, Evgeni Malkin and Bri- onds after Eric Staal sent a ter Neal's goal to make it
overtime, Sergei Bobrovsky ley Cup playoff history, 86.4 an Dumoulin scored in the wrist shot past past a strug- 3-1 in a final-period flurry for
made 54 saves and the percent of teams that take second to make it 4-0. Mal- gling Connor Hellebuyck, the Golden Knights, whose
Columbus Blue Jackets a 2-0 lead in a best-of-sev- kin and Dumoulin scored 5 who was pulled for Steve storybook debut season
overcame two goals from en series have gone on to seconds apart. Mason at the second inter- just keeps getting more ex-
Alex Ovechkin beat the win it. Justin Schultz made it 5-1 mission. citing and more outlandish.
Washington Capitals 5-4 on Jay Beagle and T.J. Oshie in the third on Pittsburgh's Matt Dumba and Marcus After opening their first
Sunday night to take a 2-0 also scored for Washing- third power-play goal of Foligno bookended the postseason series with two
lead in the first-round play- ton, with Oshie tying it on a the game. furious middle frame with home wins, the hockey up-
off series. power play with 3:35 left in Brian Elliott, yanked in goals for the Wild, who won starts from the desert took
Calvert's goal held up after the third period. Game 1, had another a postseason home game a 3-0 series lead by coolly
the NHL situation room re- PENGUINS 5, FLYERS 1 rough outing and might for only the second time in winning their first road play-
viewed the play for a pos- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sid- need to borrow fellow their last nine contests. Mik- off game in front of an an-
sible offside. Calvert was ney Crosby had a goal Wells Fargo Center tenant ko Koivu and Nick Seeler gry sellout crowd at Staples
just onside when Josh An- and three assists and Matt Joel Embiid's black mask to each had two assists and Center, where two recent
derson brought the puck Murray stopped 26 shots have a better look at the Devan Dubnyk made 29 Stanley Cup banners hang
into the zone. to help Pittsburgh silence puck. saves, keeping the crowd above the ice.
Columbus heads home for a raucous Philadelphia WILD 6, JETS 2 loud all night. Marc-Andre Fleury made
Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday crowd and take a 2-1 lead ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mi- Blake Wheeler and Tyler 37 saves for the Golden
and Thursday two victories in the first-round playoff se- kael Granlund and Zach Myers scored for the Jets. Knights, who became the
away from advancing to ries. Parise scored power-play GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, KINGS first team to take a 3-0 se-
the second round for the Two of the so-called fierc- goals in the first period 2 ries lead in this postseason.
first time in franchise history. est rivals in the NHL have for the spark Minnesota LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Alex Iafallo scored in the
The Blue Jackets stunned provided three lopsided was missing on the road, Neal scored the tiebreak- first period and Anze Kopi-
the Metropolitan Division- games: Pittsburgh's 7-0 win and the Wild used a four- ing goal with 5:37 to play, tar added a tipped goal
champion Capitals with in Game 1 and Philadel- goal second to roar back and the Vegas Golden with 2:04 to play. Jona-
back-to-back overtime phia's 5-1 victory in Game 2 against Winnipeg the West- Knights rallied from a third- than Quick finished with 23
wins. could about qualify as nail- ern Conference series. period deficit to move to saves.
Cam Atkinson scored bitters in this series. The Wild will try to tie the the brink of the expansion Vegas will go for a sweep in
twice, Anderson had a Game 4 is Wednesday best-of-seven series 2-2 in franchise's first playoff series Game 4 on Tuesday night
goal at even strength and night in Philadelphia. Game 4 at home Tuesday victory. in Los Angeles.
Zack Werenski added one Crosby scored his fourth night. Cody Eakin tied it at 6:10 of q