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April 21 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Friday's NHL
games.
Capitals 2, Maple Leafs 1
Capitals winger Justin Williams scored 64 seconds into overtime
as Washington won a 2-1 thriller over the Toronto Maple Leafs to
take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Williams' third goal of the playoffs and the 36th of his career
in the postseason was keyed by a big faceoff win from Jay Beagle
and then set up from assists by Marcus Johansson and Evgeny
Kuznetsov.
Williams beat Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen through the
five-hole and jumped into the arms of his team mates to
celebrate a hard-fought win.
"To win a championship, you have to relish these moments and
come up big in these moments," Williams said.
Bruins 3, Senators 2 (double overtime)
Rookie Sean Kuraly was re-inserted into the Boston Bruins lineup
on Friday because, in the words of coach Bruce Cassidy, "He's
good at getting on pucks." As it turns out, he's also pretty
good at putting them in the net in clutch situations.
Kuraly scored twice in Friday's 3-2 double overtime victory,
including the winner, to lift the Bruins back into their opening
round best-of-seven with the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire
Centre.
The Senators lead the series 3-2 with the venue switching to
Boston for Game 6 on Sunday afternoon.
(Compiled by Peter Rutherford)
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