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Backstrom's trick hands Caps win
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 19 - 04 - 2010

Nicklas Backstrom completed a hat trick by scoring 31 seconds into overtime as the top-seeded Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 Saturday night to level the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at a game apiece.
Montreal led 2-0 after its first two shots, prompting Washington to replace goalie Jose Theodore, and then went ahead 4-1. But with Alex Ovechkin producing a goal and three assists, the Capitals kept rallying.
Rookie defenseman John Carlson leveled it at 5-all with 1:21 left in regulation, and Backstrom's wrister past Jaroslav Halak won it. Game 3 is Monday night in Montreal.
Andrei Kostitsyn had a hat trick for the eighth-seeded Canadiens, and Tomas Plekanec put them ahead 5-4 with 5:06 left in regulation. But Carlson picked a fine time for his second NHL score – he had one in 22 regular-season games.
Montreal was ahead 4-2 heading into the third period, but Ovechkin's first goal of the postseason made it a one-goal game at 2:56. With 10 minutes left in the third, Backstrom poked in a pass from Ovechkin – reversing their usual roles, which designate the Swede as the passer and the Russian as the scorer.
Kings 3, Canucks 2, OT: At Vancouver, Anze Kopitar scored on a power play 7:28 into overtime as Los Angeles overcame a two-goal deficit to level the Western Conference series at a game apiece.
With the Canucks penalized for too many men on the ice after a sloppy line change, Kopitar got his own rebound in the slot and fired a quick shot that hit Roberto Luongo and then bounced in off the bottom end of the goalie's stick.
Fredrik Modin and Wayne Simmonds scored 35 seconds apart midway through the second period to equalize for the Kings, who will host Game 3 on Monday night.
Jonathan Quick overcame a soft early goal – and two on the first four shots – to finish with 24 saves for his first win in 10 starts dating to March 22.
Steve Bernier and Mikael Samuelsson scored first-period goals, Ryan Kesler had two assists and Luongo made 29 saves for the Canucks.
Bruins 5, Sabres 3: At Buffalo, Michael Ryder and Zdeno Chara scored 2 minutes apart in the third period as Boston rallied to level the Eastern Conference series 1-1.
The Sabres not only squandered a lead entering the third period for the first time this season but also lost leading scorer Thomas Vanek, who didn't return after he hurt his left foot in the first period.


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