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<\/a><\/p>\nAlexander Kerfoot scored 4:14 into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs an unlikely 5-4 comeback win in Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday.<\/p>\n
\nThe Maple Leafs hold a 3-1 lead in the series and can clinch with a victory in Game 5 in Toronto on Thursday. The Leafs haven’t won a postseason series since 2004.<\/p>\n
\nThe Lightning led 2-0 after a dominant first period and extended their lead to 4-1 through two periods. However, Auston Matthews’ goal at 9:44 of the third period sparked a major comeback for the Maple Leafs, who scored three times within a 6:20 span to even the score<\/p>\n
\nMaple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov stopped 27 of 31 shots, most notably a Brandon Hagel penalty shot in the first period. Alex Killorn had two goals and Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and an assist for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman each had two assists.<\/p>\n
\nKraken 3, Avalanche 2 (OT)<\/p>\n
\nJordan Eberle scored a power-play goal three minutes into overtime as Seattle defeated visiting Colorado to even their first-round Western Conference playoff series at two games apiece.<\/p>\n
\nDaniel Sprong had a goal and an assist for Seattle, which also got a goal from Will Borgen. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 20 saves.<\/p>\n
\nMikko Rantanen scored twice for the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 40 of 43 shots.<\/p>\n
\nDevils 3, Rangers 1<\/p>\n
\nJonas Siegenthaler notched an assist on the first goal before later scoring what ended up being the game-winner for visiting New Jersey, which evened an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with a win over New York in Game 4.<\/p>\n
\nThe Devils won both games at Madison Square Garden to wrest home-ice advantage back from the Rangers, who won the first two games of the best-of-seven series by identical 5-1 scores. Game 5 is scheduled for Thursday night in Newark, N.J.<\/p>\n
\nRookie goalie Akira Schmid made 22 saves in winning his second straight start. Igor Shesterkin recorded 20 saves for the Rangers.<\/p>\n
\nGolden Knights 4, Jets 2<\/p>\n
\nBrett Howden scored two goals and Laurent Brossoit made 24 saves to lead visiting Vegas to a victory over Winnipeg in Game 4 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series.<\/p>\n
\nWilliam Karlsson and Ivan Barbashev also scored goals for Vegas, which took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Chandler Stephenson and Shea Theodore each added a pair of assists for the Golden Knights, who can wrap up the series with a victory in Game 5 on Thursday night in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
\nBlake Wheeler had a goal and an assist, Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored and Neal Pionk had two assists for Winnipeg, which fell to 7-17 all-time at home in the playoffs. Connor Hellebuyck finished with 26 saves to drop to 2-7 against the Golden Knights in the postseason.<\/p>\n
\n–Field Level Media<\/p>\n
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