Maple Leafs, Golden Knights win in overtime
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© Provided by The Associated Press – Sports Toronto Maple Leafs players mob Morgan Rielly after he scored the game-wining goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during overtime in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Morgan Reilly scored at 19:15 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night in Game 3 of the first-round NHL playoff series.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 36 shots for Toronto. He had eight saves in the extra period, one on Lightning star Nikita Kucherov from point-blank range, to help give the Maple Leafs a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is Monday night at Amalie Arena.
© Provided by The Associated Press – Sports Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) skates off as Toronto Maple Leafs players celebrate their win during overtime in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Auston Matthews and Noel Acciari also scored for Toronto, which forced overtime when Ryan O’Reilly slipped a shot past goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy with a minute left in regulation.
© Provided by The Associated Press – Sports Vegas Golden Knights’ Alec Martinez (23), Michael Amadio (22), Brett Howden (21) and Ivan Barbashev (49) celebrate Amadio’s goal in the second overtime against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, April 22, 2023. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel scored for Tampa Bay, which took a 3-2 lead on rookie Darren Raddysh’s first career playoff goal in the second period.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5, JETS 4, OT
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Michael Amadio scored at 3:40 of the second overtime to lift Vegas past Winnipeg for a 2-1 series lead.
Dylan Samberg’s clearing attempt for Winnipeg from the back boards, deflected off Vegas forward Ivan Barbashev’s skate to Amadio for a one-timer that went into the top right corner — going between goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s head and glove.
© Provided by The Associated Press – Sports Vegas Golden Knights’ Alec Martinez (23), Michael Amadio (22), Brett Howden (21) and Ivan Barbashev celebrate Amadio’s goal against the Winnipeg Jets in the second overtime in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, April 22, 2023. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Adam Lowry tied it for Winnipeg with 21.9 seconds left in regulation, beating goalie Laurent Brossoit of a rebound to cap a three-goal, third-period comeback. Nino Niederreiter scored at 2:04 of the third and Mark Scheifele connected on a power play with 5:52 left to cut it to 4-3.
Jack Eichel had two power-play goals and added an assist. Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist, and Keegan Kolesar also scored. Brossoit made 30 saves.
Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg.
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