Winnipeg (Canada): Rickard Rakell scored at 5:12 of overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks over the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 on Monday in Game 3 of their NHL play-off series. Anaheim now lead the series 3-0.
Jakob Silfverberg scored and added two assists for the Ducks in regulation. Ryan Kesler, Corey Perry and Cam Fowler also scored for Anaheim.
Bryan Little, Tyler Myers, Lee Stempniak and Blake Wheeler scored for Winnipeg, who were hosting their first NHL play-off game since 1996.
For the third straight game, Winnipeg blew a third-period lead and in the process became the first team in NHL history to lose the first three of a series when leading at the second intermission each time, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Game 4 is Wednesday in Winnipeg.
New York’s Henrik Lundqvist stopped 23 shots as the Rangers regained control of their first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 2-1 win in Game 3.
Carl Hagelin and Chris Kreider scored for New York, who dominated for two periods then held on late to take a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is Wednesday in Pittsburgh.
Patric Hornqvist scored his third career play-off goal for the Penguins, but Pittsburgh couldn’t overcome another slow start. Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves, but the Penguins couldn’t back up their strong play in Game 2.
In St Paul, Minnesota, Devan Dubnyk made 17 saves and Jason Pominville and Zach Parise scored second-period goals as the Wild earned a 3-0 victory over the St Louis Blues in Game 3 of their Western Conference series.
Mikael Granlund had two assists, Nino Niederreiter added an empty-netter and the Wild had the edge in every way, without being drawn into a single trip to the penalty box.
St Louis’ Jake Allen stopped 21 shots, with the over-capacity crowd taunting him with chants of his last name throughout the game, but the Blues lost on the road in the play-offs for the ninth straight time.
Game 4 is in Minnesota on Wednesday.
