The Anaheim Ducks fought back from a 4-1 deficit to take Game 3 with a 5-4 overtime win, as Corey Perry's game-winning goal pushed the Ducks to a 3-0 series lead over the Calgary Flames.

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Kevin Fiala ended a thrilling overtime with 3:16 remaining to give the Nashville Predators a 3-0 series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks.

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There is no shortage of confidence in the Maple Leafs' locker room following their Game 3 overtime defeat of the Washington Capitals. Nor should there be.

The Leafs, who squeaked into the playoffs as the second wild-card team, now hold a 2-1 series lead against the Presidents' Trophy winning Washington Capitals.

"That's been the feeling the whole time," said defenseman Morgan Rielly, when asked if the Leafs are starting to believe they can win this series, per TSN's Kristen Shilton. "That hasn't changed."

As a team who had already far and away exceeded preseason expectations, the Leafs were a squad no top seed wanted to match up against since they really have nothing to lose. However, next to nobody thought an inexperienced team like Toronto could actually hang with a team that is built to win right now.

They may be young and don't know any better, but here they are, instilling doubt in the minds of a team that won 55 games during the regular season.

Nazem Kadri, who assisted on the OT winner, triples as Toronto's shutdown center, a reliable offensive producer, and a super pest. He and his linemates, Leo Komarov and Connor Brown, have been given the task of shutting down Washington's top line featuring Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin, and T.J. Oshie.

"Maybe a little bit," Kadri told TSN's Mark Masters, when asked if he is sensing frustration from Washington's prolific scoring line. "When you play hard against them, that's a natural reaction."

With multiple major pending free agents this summer, including Oshie, Karl Alzner, and Kevin Shattenkirk, the Caps are in "Stanley Cup or bust" mode. That amount of pressure can be extremely difficult to play with.

"I'm sure it's frustrating. I mean, they won the Presidents' Trophy. This is (supposed to be) their year," Auston Matthews told Masters.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the abnormal lack of pressure the Leafs are facing has allowed them to play their game, despite the inexperience.

"It's never bad to be in an underdog position, there's a little less pressure," said Tyler Bozak, Toronto's longest serving player who scored the game-winner, according to Masters. "We believe in ourselves in here."

Coming back from a 3-1 deficit, the Leafs have every right to believe in themselves. Their speed and skill have proved problematic for the Capitals.

You can expect the Buds to carry this swagger into Game 4 on Wednesday night.

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There is no shortage of confidence in the Maple Leafs' locker room following their Game 3 overtime defeat of the Washington Capitals. Nor should there be.

The Leafs, who squeaked into the playoffs as the second wild-card team, now hold a 2-1 series lead against the Presidents' Trophy winning Washington Capitals.

"That's been the feeling the whole time," said defenseman Morgan Rielly, when asked if the Leafs are starting to believe they can win this series, per TSN's Kristen Shilton. "That hasn't changed."

As a team who had already far and away exceeded preseason expectations, the Leafs were a squad no top seed wanted to match up against since they really have nothing to lose. However, next to nobody thought an inexperienced team like Toronto could actually hang with a team that is built to win right now.

They may be young and don't know any better, but here they are, instilling doubt in the minds of a team that won 55 games during the regular season.

Nazem Kadri, who assisted on the OT winner, triples as Toronto's shutdown center, a reliable offensive producer, and a super pest. He and his linemates, Leo Komarov and Connor Brown, have been given the task of shutting down Washington's top line featuring Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin, and T.J. Oshie.

"Maybe a little bit," Kadri told TSN's Mark Masters, when asked if he is sensing frustration from Washington's prolific scoring line. "When you play hard against them, that's a natural reaction."

With multiple major pending free agents this summer, including Oshie, Karl Alzner, and Kevin Shattenkirk, the Caps are in "Stanley Cup or bust" mode. That amount of pressure can be extremely difficult to play with.

"I'm sure it's frustrating. I mean, they won the Presidents' Trophy. This is (supposed to be) their year," Auston Matthews told Masters.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the abnormal lack of pressure the Leafs are facing has allowed them to play their game, despite the inexperience.

"It's never bad to be in an underdog position, there's a little less pressure," said Tyler Bozak, Toronto's longest serving player who scored the game-winner, according to Masters. "We believe in ourselves in here."

Coming back from a 3-1 deficit, the Leafs have every right to believe in themselves. Their speed and skill have proved problematic for the Capitals.

You can expect the Buds to carry this swagger into Game 4 on Wednesday night.

(Photos courtesy: Action Images)

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The Washington Capitals find themselves in familiar territory.

Now down 2-1 in their series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Presidents' Trophy winning Capitals have their work cut out for them.

After taking Game 1 against the Maple Leafs, the Capitals have dropped the following two games, with all three contests ending in overtime. Toronto has a chance to push its lead to 3-1 on home ice Wednesday.

Against the Maple Leafs on Monday, the Capitals came out strong, scoring twice in the first five minutes. Evgeny Kuznetsov put the Capitals ahead 3-1 in the second period, but the team then failed to build on its lead shortly after on a 5-on-3 power play.

"There's a chance to take control of the game and we didn't. And then we got another power-play opportunity and we didn't do it, and then they got some momentum," Capitals coach Barry Trotz told reporters after the loss. "They're capitalizing on their moments, we're not. To me, in the series, they've cashed in. We've had opportunities, we haven't cashed in, to this point. It doesn't mean it can't happen next game."

The Capitals have finished as the top regular-season team three times since 2010, but have not advanced past Round 2 since a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1998.

Trotz is in his third year behind the bench in Washington. His squad has exited in the second round in both of his previous seasons in D.C. Still, the Capitals bench boss is confident his group can find their game.

"There isn't any doubt. It's the first team to four," Trotz added. "We've got some room here ... It's not coming easy right now, but at the same time we're right there with three overtime games."

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Bruce Cassidy does not appear to be a fan of how Game 3 was officiated in overtime.

The Boston Bruins interim coach watched as forward Riley Nash was called for roughing in the extra frame right after taking an apparent elbow to the head courtesy of Ottawa's Bobby Ryan.

Here's a look at the play in question:

To make matters worse, Ryan scored the game-winning goal on the ensuing power play, leading Cassidy to say this after the dust settled.

"The call was terrible," Cassidy added, per NESN. "Let's face it, we all saw it. I don't agree with the call but they called it and we've got to kill it."

As Cassidy pointed out, the inability to kill the penalty is on the Bruins, questions about the call notwithstanding.

Game 4 is set for Wednesday in Boston.

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Different year, same story.

The Washington Capitals entered the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs with an apparent powerhouse of a team, having finished first overall in the NHL standings for the second year in a row and finally looking to get over the hump when it matters most.

Now, in the wake of a string of several all-too-short postseason runs, they find themselves down 2-1 at the hands of the upstart Toronto Maple Leafs.

Cue the question marks surrounding a team that hasn't advanced past the second round during Alex Ovechkin's heyday, and rightfully so, admits defenseman Matt Niskanen.

"Until we change the narrative, that's going to be the question," Niskanen said, per Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post.

This series, of course, is far from over, but even if the Capitals do come back and advance, a likely second-round date with the Pittsburgh Penguins won't make things any easier.

For now, the Maple Leafs are giving the Capitals more than they can handle, and an opening-round loss to the last team to clinch a playoff spot would be simply disastrous.

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The Chicago Blackhawks are on the board at last.

After being shut out in their first two games of the postseason, the Blackhawks finally found the back of the net in the second period of Game 3 against the Nashville Predators.

Forward Dennis Rasmussen, of all players, did the damage for Chicago.

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