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                    Thursday 25 april 2019
                                                                                                   Sharks rally from down


                                                                                                   3 in 3rd, beat Vegas in


                                                                                                   OT in Game 7



                                                                                                   By The Associated Press      William  Karlsson,  Max  Pa-
                                                                                                   SAN  JOSE,  Calif.  (AP)  —  cioretty  and  Eakin  also
                                                                                                   Barclay  Goodrow  scored  scored for Vegas, and Fleu-
                                                                                                   18:19 into overtime to send  ry finished with 43 saves.
                                                                                                   San  Jose  into  the  second  San Jose will face Colorado
                                                                                                   round of the playoffs with a  in the Western Conference
                                                                                                   wild 5-4 win in Game 7 on  semifinals.
                                                                                                   Tuesday night.               BRUINS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 1
                                                                                                   The Sharks erased a three-   BOSTON  (AP)  —  Joakim
                                                                                                   goal deficit by scoring four  Nordstrom and Sean Kuraly
                                                                                                   times on a disputed major  each  had  a  goal  and  as-
                                                                                                   penalty  in  the  third  period  sist,  Tuukka  Rask  stopped
                                                                                                   and Vegas tied it in the fi-  32  shots  and  Boston  beat
                                                                                                   nal minute of regulation. It  Toronto  in  Game  7  again
                                                                                                   started at 9:13 of the third  to wrap up their first-round
                                                                                                   after  a  bloody  scene  on  playoff series.
                                                                                                   the ice led to a major pen-  Marcus  Johansson  added
            San  Jose  Sharks  right  wing  Barclay  Goodrow,  center,  is  congratulated  by  defenseman  Marc-  alty  on  Cody  Eakin  and  his first goal of the postsea-
            Edouard Vlasic (44) and center Joe Thornton (19) after scoring the winning goal against the Vegas   sent San Jose captain Joe  son for Boston and Charlie
            Golden Knights during overtime of Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in San Jose,   Pavelski to the locker room  Coyle scored on an empty
            Calif., Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Pictured at bottom is Golden Knights left wing Tomas Nosek (92).   dazed.          netter late in the third. Pa-
                                                                                  Associated Press
                                                                                                   Logan     Couture    scord  trice  Bergeron  also  had  a
                                                                                                   twice, Tomas Hertl had one  late goal.
                                                                                                   and  then  the  tiebreaker  It  was  the  Bruins’  second
                                                                                                   came  from  Kevin  Labanc,  straight  Game  7  win  over
                                                                                                   who  assisted  on  the  first  the Maples Leafs and third
                                                                                                   three  goals.  The  scoring  in  three  playoff  matchups
                                                                                                   spree in 4:01 against Marc-  between the teams.
                                                                                                   Andre  Fleury  sent  the  fans  Boston  previously  knocked
                                                                                                   at  the  Shark  Tank  so  used  Toronto out of the postsea-
                                                                                                   to  playoff  disappointment  son  with  Game  7  victories
                                                                                                   into delirium. It marked just  in 2018 and 2013. The Ma-
                                                                                                   the  second  time  a  team  ple Leafs have now lost six
                                                                                                   had  scored  four  goals  on  straight road Game 7s.
                                                                                                   one major power play in a  Boston  advanced  to  the
                                                                                                   playoff game.                Eastern Conference semifi-
                                                                                                   Martin  Jones  then  ap-     nals where it will meet the
                                                                                                   peared  ready  to  seal  the  Columbus  Blue  Jackets,
                                                                                                   win,  robbing  Mark  Stone  starting  with  Game  1  at
                                                                                                   with  a  glove  save  with  home on Thursday night.
                                                                                                   3:10 to go. But the Golden  John Tavares had Toronto’s
                                                                                                   Knights  didn’t  go  away  goal  on  an  assist  by  Tyler
                                                                                                   and got the equalizer with  Ennis. Frederik Andersen fin-
                                                                                                   Fleury  pulled  in  the  final  ished with 27saves.
                                                                                                   minute.                      The   Maple    Leafs’   loss
                                                                                                   Jonathan      Marchessault  means  there  are  no  Ca-
                                                                                                   got a pass from Reilly Smith  nadian teams remaining in
                                                                                                   from  behind  the  net  and  the playoffs.
                                                                                                   tied it 4-4 with the latest ty-  Calgary and Winnipeg pre-
                                                                                                   ing goal in a Game 7 in NHL  viously  lost  their  first-round
                                                                                                   History.                     series.q
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