Toronto dumped the puck behind the Caps' net, but John Carlson cut off Auston Matthews with the body allowing Oshie to get the puck. Look for them to follow it up with at least one win on home ice between Games 3 and 4.
"It feels like we've earned the right to be here".
Fortunately for the Leafs, Zaitsev was cleared to play on April. 17 and scheduled to suit up for Game 3, meaning Alexey Marchenko will remain a healthy scratch - for the time being.
The city of Toronto is still discovering the depth of resolve this Maple Leafs group wields. "Dart Guy" will be there. It would've been a fair time to wilt. With Connor Brown and Leo Komorov doing the screen work, a long wrist shot by Nazem Kadri banked off Brooks Orpik's leg and past Holtby: 3-2 Washington. The game is over if they score. "I felt like I had to do something about it". William Nylander and Nazem Kadri (two points) also found the back of the net for Toronto and Frederik Andersen made 23 saves.
"We'll get used to it". "We want to create some new ground, just like the Leafs are trying to do". Toronto Maple Leafs left wing James van Riemsdyk (25) watches Tyler Bozak's game-winning goal on Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) during overtime in Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup first-round playo.
Toronto has the rabid fans behind them and all the youthful confidence in the world after that thrilling Game 2 win. "And they're playing a good hockey team, but I think you gain respect for yourself and the process and you start believing that maybe you can do this".
"That's what won us the game", said Kadri, who, after the Leafs killed another minor penalty, fired a point shot off Orpik's butt and past Holtby. Oh and let's not forget the play of Frederik Andersen who has matched Braden Holtby nearly save for save. "They knew we weren't going to lie down and let them intimidate us".
Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals were heavy favorites to beat the young Maple Leafs, but it hasn't looked like it as all three games so far have gone to overtime.
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Kevin Fiala scored on a backhander 16:44 into overtime, and the Nashville Predators rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the third period to push the Blackhawks to the brink of elimination with a 3-2 victory early Tuesday morning in Game 3 of the first-round series. The "next man up" attitude isn't a unique thing in sports, but it's not universally common for inexperienced playoff teams like Toronto. "This isn't pressure. This is fun for us". It's never bad to be in an underdog position.
Funny. All doubt in this squad of kids accustomed to winning comes from outside.
Further accentuating this issue is a lack of organizational depth on the blue line. The Capitals are a veteran team stocked with impending free agents.
Babcock wasn't always enamoured by those three players together.
"I think they're fine, they're reacting as true pros", Trotz said of his club. "It was hard to watch the games".
The Leafs were pretty good in home games this season, going 21-13-7.
"So, there wasn't a whole bunch more options", Babcock said. If Toronto wishes to pull off the incredible upset, the team will need massive contributions from their depth defensemen, if not a level of play which they have yet to display at the National Hockey League level.
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