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MacArthur returns, scores for Sens to beat Boston 3-2 in OT

JIMMY GOLEN matched up with the
AP Sports Writer Senators in the first round
BOSTON (AP) — Clarke — a bad draw against a
MacArthur spent almost team that beat them all
two full seasons recover- four times in the regular
ing from a concussion, season and six straight
wondering if he would overall. After winning
ever be able to return to Game 1, Boston lost
the Senators. three in a row before
“There’s nothing like liv- forcing a fifth game
ing in the NHL and liv- with a double-overtime
ing in these playoffs,” victory on Friday night.
he said after scoring a Cassidy, who served out
power-play goal 6:30 the season as the inter-
into overtime to help Ot- im coach, said he “ab-
tawa beat Boston 3-2 in solutely, 100 percent”
Game 6 on Sunday and wants to be back.
advance to the second “That will be deter-
round of the Stanley mined by manage-
Cup playoffs. ment, whether I con-
“It (retirement) is some- tinue to be the head
thing everyone’s going The Ottawa Senators including, Clarke MacArthur (16), Alex Burrows (14), Mike Hoffman (68) and coach,” he said. “And
to have to deal with one Jean-Gabriel Pageau (44) celebrate after defeating the Boston Bruins 3-2 during overtime in what players will be here
day,” said the 32-year- game six of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Boston. will be determined by
old forward, who was in- Associated Press management.”The Bru-
jured in the fourth game Patrice Bergeron. The baseline test in the last the Boston forward into ins were hit with three
of last season and didn’t Bruins did not get off a weeks of this season pulling him down from delay of game penal-
come back until four shot in the extra period and was cleared to re- behind. Just 36 seconds ties in the first period for
games left in this one. — the fourth overtime turn. He played in only into the power play, Ma- sending the puck over
“But I want to stretch it game of the series and four games this year, cArthur grabbed a puck the glass, but on none
out as long as I can.” the 17th of the NHL play- without recording a that deflected off Tu- of those power plays
Bobby Ryan and Kyle offs, tying the record for point.“You’ve been off ukka Rask and beat him did Ottawa even man-
Turris scored five minutes an opening round.“We for a couple of years and on the rebound for the age as much as a shot
apart in the second to came in here, took a you’re thinking, ‘Yeah, series-winner. on goal. Instead, Boston
give the Senators a 2-1 deep breath (and) real- I should make this play’ “It was off his paddle took a 1-0 lead with just
lead, and Craig Ander- ized that, ‘Hey, tie game. or ‘I should be able to and went right to me. I under two minutes left
son stopped 28 shots for Next shot wins. Let’s get do that,’” he said. “I’ve was just lucky enough to in the first when Stafford
Ottawa. The Senators, back to business,’” An- just been trying to stick be in the right spot,” Ma- converted on a tripping
who hadn’t won a post- derson said. “That’s all with it and be patient, cArthur said. “You get penalty against Mark
season series for since we did.”MacArthur sus- and you know it’s slow- opportunities like that to Stone.But Ryan tied it for
2013, will play the New tained a concussion on ly coming.”MacArthur put them away, you’ve Ottawa on a power play
York Rangers in the sec- Oct. 14, 2015 — Game scored in Game 2 of the got to put them away. early in the second, then
ond round.Tuukka Rask 4 of last season — and series, and then got past It’s just awesome that Turris gave the Senators
made 26 saves for the hadn’t played since, David Pastrnak on his we were able to.” a 2-1 lead about five
Bruins, who got goals missing 156 games be- way into the Bruins’ zone The Bruins made the minutes later. It stayed
from Drew Stafford and fore he finally passed a in overtime, tempting playoffs for the first time that way until Bergeron
in three seasons, rallying tied it about two minutes
after firing the winningest into the third.
coach in franchise histo- NOTES: The Bruins were
ry and the one that led without F David Krejci,
them to the 2011 Stan- who injured his knee in
ley Cup title. They went a collision with Sena-
18-8 after Bruce Cassidy tors D Chris Wideman
replaced Claude Julien, in Game 5 on Friday. ...
but lost their last two to Ryan leads Ottawa with
finish third — behind Ot- four goals in the playoffs.
tawa — in the Atlantic He also assisted on the
budgetaruba@setarnet.aw Division.That left them game-winner.q