NHL roundup: Caps beat Hurricanes in OT, take 2-0 series lead

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.

His timing was perfect on Saturday as Evgeny Kuznetsov found him from behind
the cage coming off the bench, and Orpik got an opening because the Carolina
player defending him didn't have a stick. He then fired a shot past goalie
Petr Mrazek (29 saves).

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
(25 saves) with five minutes left for a game-tying power-play goal that tied
the score at 3 and forced overtime.

Predators 2, Stars 1 (OT)

Craig Smith scored at 5:00 of overtime in Game 2 as Nashville defeated
visiting Dallas.

Rocco Grimaldi also scored for the Predators, who evened the first-round
Western Conference playoff series at a game apiece. Game 3 is scheduled for
Monday night in Dallas. Goaltender Pekka Rinne made 22 saves.

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.

Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 1

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.

Charlie Coyle, Danton Heinen and Patrice Bergeron also scored for the Bruins.
Nazem Kadri scored for the Maple Leafs in the third period but slightly more
than three minutes later was given a game misconduct and a cross-checking
penalty.

Boston goalie Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots. Frederik Andersen made 37 saves,
several spectacular, for the Maple Leafs.

--Field Level Media