Tom Wilson, who scored the overtime victor in the opener, had a pair in a dominant first period which saw the Caps outshoot the Leafs 15-6 and manage 26 even-strength shot attempts to just 14 for Toronto.
Washington is living up to this reputation so far, trailing the young Maple Leafs 2-1 with Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series to be played Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre. "You know what, it's fun to win in Toronto for sure". "So that hasn't changed". Matthews and Nylander became the first rookies to score in the same mid-April game since Wendel Clark and Steve Thomas in 1986, the year Toronto upset first-place Chicago in the Norris Division best-of-five.
Wilson had 2 1/2 minutes for the ages in the first period, which sparked a 5-4 Washington win that tied the first-round National Hockey League playoff series 2-2. While the 31-year-old Bozak and a handful of veterans showed well, including Rielly, Leo Komarov and Nazem Kadri (two points), it was again the performance of youth that shone brightest.
Game 4 should prove to be pivotal in the series.
After Kuznetsov made it 3-1, Kadri banked in a shot off Orpik and Hyman bulldozed two Caps behind the net to clear for Nylander, who buried his own rebound.
"All those guys have probably had a ton of pressure on them their whole lives", Bozak said. "They were more competitive than us at the start". Now that they have experienced this success however, now that they're playing with house money, wouldn't it be better to see them find a way to win big? Bettors have taken notice of how they're handling the Washington Capitals and have them at 16-to-1, down from 25-to-1. Game 4 is critical to Toronto's chances to win the series, and an early lead would make it hard for Washington. It was the Leafs' second shot on goal, and by then, the Capitals had recorded nine. But it hasn't been an issue so far and even the Capitals think the subject is overblown. "I could see it sitting in his trousers and I knew the shape of the puck, it was falling behind him and I just kind of had time to jump in and try to make a save". We've just got to play with a little more detail. So everything is magnified, that's all. Frederik Andersen is playing well enough to give Toronto a chance and their attack is producing a lot of shots. This was the 11th game decided in overtime through the first 22 of the playoffs.
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Fiala scored his second goal of the series off James Neal's slick backhand pass. Ovechkin, who scored his second goal of the series to give the Capitals a 2-0 lead less than five minutes into Monday's game, played seven seconds more than third-line center Lars Eller and 2:01 more than fourth-line forward Tom Wilson.
Washington looked crisp and confident early, cycling pucks with authority in the Toronto end. They're first to loose pucks, taking advantage of a slow Capitals team and it's paying off.
Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) looks on as the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate the game-winning goal during overtime in Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Toronto on Monda. The unit stood tall again a short while later when the club was called for too many men. His second-period goal brought the Leafs to within one goal at 3-2 when his shot from the point - he was covering for Morgan Rielly who had gone to goal - deflected into the goal off Orpik's backside as he tangled with Connor Brown in front of the net. Johnson allowed a goal on the second shot he faced, but finished with 20 saves. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, the favorite to win the Vezina Trophy, had a 3.61 goals-against average and.891 save percentage through his first three games of the playoffs after finishing first in the regular season (2.06 GAA, .931 save percentage).
Noel Acciari and David Backes also scored for the Bruins.
When Matthews scored 12 minutes into the third period, the Leafs were down a goal and the crowd went bonkers, inspired by the idea of a complete comeback. Pekka Rinne made 34 saves, even with his franchise playoff scoreless streak ending early in the second period at 141 minutes, 5 seconds. Now they will try to carry that over into Game 5 in Edmonton on Thursday night.
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