Defenseman Brooks Orpik scored 1:48 into overtime to give the Washington Capital...
Defenseman Brooks Orpik scored 1:48 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round series Saturday afternoon.
The Capitals have a 2-0 lead in this series, which shifts to Carolina for the next two games, starting Monday. Orpik’s game-winner was just his fourth goal in 151 NHL playoff games. Washington took a 3-2 lead when Tom Wilson took an Alex Ovechkin pass and scored 8:55 into the third period. But the Capitals couldn’t hold it as the Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal redirected a Dougie Hamilton shot past Braden Holtby with five minutes left for a game-tying power-play goal that tied the score at 3 and forced overtime.Craig Smith scored at 5:00 of overtime in Game 2 as Nashville defeated visiting Dallas.
Jamie Benn scored the lone goal for the Stars, who won 3-2 in Game 1 and were looking to return home with a two-game edge. Goalie Ben Bishop stopped 40 of 42 shots but suffered the first overtime playoff defeat of his career after five straight wins.Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist, and Boston defeated visiting Toronto to even the best-of-seven, first-round playoff series at 1-1.
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