Miroslav Satan scored in second overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday and a 3-1 lead in their NHL Eastern Conference playoff series.
The Bruins got the power play in the second extra period when Buffalo’s Drew Stafford was caught on the ice as a sixth skater.
Satan got a pass from Michael Ryder in front of the net and put it past Sabres goalie Ryan Miller.
Tuukka Rask made 35 saves for Boston and also assisted on Satan’s goal. Game 5 is tonight in Buffalo.
CAPITALS 6, CANADIENS 3
In Montreal, Washington pulled away late to beat Montreal and take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference series.
Alex Ovechkin broke a tie with 8:51 left with his second goal of the game and Alex Ovechkin opened the scoring in the first period with Washington’s first power-play goal of the series.
Michael Cammalleri and Brian Gionta scored to put the Canadiens ahead, before Mike Knuble tied it 2-2 with just 6.3 seconds left in the second period.
Ovechkin added his second of the game and fourth in three games in the third to put Washington up 3-2. Jason Chimera made it 4-2 less than a minute later. The Capitals got empty-net goals from Knuble with 2:27 left and Nicklas Backstrom with 10 seconds left, with Dominic Moore netting for Montreal in between. Game 5 is tonight in Washington.
CANUCKS 6, KINGS 4
In Los Angeles, Vancouver scored four times in a wild third period to beat Los Angeles and even the series 2-2.
Henrik Sedin, Mikael Samuelsson, Sami Salo and Ryan Kesler all scored in the final 12:31 for the Canucks, who rallied from three one-goal deficits and avoided falling to a 3-1 series deficit. Game 5 is tonight in Vancouver.
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