Dion Phaneuf scored the overtime victor as the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 Saturday to tie their Eastern Conference quarter-final series 1-1. Dion Phaneuf leads Ottawa with one goal, Erik Karlsson has two assists and Bobby Ryan has eight shots on goal. The Senators are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 17 percent of their power play opportunities.
Clarke MacArthur, Chris Wideman and Derick Brassard also scored for the Senators and Craig Anderson made 26 saves.
The two clubs would go scoreless in the third frame, sending the contest to overtime for the second consecutive game.
Somehow, two minutes later, Boston found some life they failed to find in the opening 20 minutes when Noel Acciari, who returned to the lineup tonight, scored to bring the home team within two. Carlo, however, was ruled "doubtful" to play in Game 3 on Monday night.
The Senators started the overtime period with the man advantage as the Bruins took a delay of game penalty with 12.5 seconds remaining in regulation. Ottawa coach Guy Boucher said before Game 3 that the stat didn't mean much to him because it's all about the final score.
Hoffman and Brassard scored just 25 seconds apart in the first period and exploited a depleted Boston defense to give Ottawa an early 2-0 lead. Ottawa added another goal early in the second before Boston produced a dramatic comeback.
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Clayton said his side were targeting three points at the Vitality Stadium to put pressure on other relegation candidates. We were tested just after half-time when they came back to 1-1.
Overall, the Bruins need to allow goalie Tuukka Rask to see the puck better moving forward.
The Bruins made up for their sloppy start and came out more aggressive on the offensive end in the second period, scoring three goals on just seven shots - including the two in 42 seconds - to get back into the game.
MacArthur, who battled back after suffering a devastating concussion in training camp and wasn't expected to play this season, raised his arms to the sky in celebration as the crowd went wild.
With the 4-3 loss, Boston now trails in the series 2-1.
If Karlsson keeps playing and producing like he has in the first three games of this season playoff series, it will be the biggest moment in his Stanley Cup playoff body of work to date.
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