The captain stepped up when the team needed him most.

The Anaheim Ducks found themselves in a 2-0 hole Wednesday after the first period of Game 4 against the Edmonton Oilers, but erased the deficit with three unanswered goals in the second. Two were scored by Ryan Getzlaf, who earned the primary assist on the third.

For him, it was all about walking the walk.

"I can say anything I want in the dressing room, but I have to go out and live it," Getzlaf said after the win, according to the Ducks' website. "I tried to do that in the second period and the group went along with it. We kept playing."

Though the Oilers tied the game late in the third, Getzlaf beautifully assisted Jakob Silfverberg's overtime winner, drawing praise from head coach Randy Carlyle.

"It's just another exclamation point on the type of player he's been for our hockey club," Caryle said. "He's our captain and leader. He's done a lot of things that go unnoticed. Now, in these situations in the playoffs, he's been a guy who has stepped to the forefront. Even the play in overtime, he read that, cut the pass off, and found Silfverberg all alone."

The four-point effort was the second of Getzlaf's postseason career, while the two strikes marked his first career multi-goal playoff game.

Game 5 is set for Friday in Anaheim with the series tied 2-2.

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Cam Talbot wasn't happy with the officiating after the Edmonton Oilers' Game 4 loss Wednesday night.

The goaltender implied that he might need to start faking contact to get calls after Anaheim Ducks forward Corey Perry touched him in the crease on Ryan Getzlaf's goal early in the second period of Game 4.

Oilers head coach Todd McLellan challenged the play looking for a goaltender interference ruling, but the call on the ice was upheld.

"I thought that was pretty obvious," Talbot told reporters postgame, according to Sportsnet's Gene Principe. "(Perry) ran into my bIocker/pad. I play with integrity and don't flop but maybe I have to."

Talbot and the Oilers lost the game on Jakob Silfverberg's overtime winner that came 45 seconds into the extra frame.

The series is tied 2-2 with Game 5 scheduled for Friday night in Anaheim.

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Jakob Silfverberg wasn't interested in staying up all night.

The Anaheim Ducks forward slammed a one-timer past Edmonton Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot only 45 seconds into overtime for a 4-3 victory that evened the second-round series at 2-2.

Ryan Getzlaf fed Silfverberg for the winner and finished with four points, including a pair of goals of his own.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins had their captain top of mind Wednesday night.

"We wanted to go out there and try to win one for Sid, and well, that’s what we did tonight," Chris Kunitz told reporters after the Penguins' 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 4 that gave them a 3-1 series lead in the second-round matchup.

Crosby was concussed on a cross check by Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen in Game 3 on Monday night. He was ruled out for Game 4, and his status going forward remains unclear.

Despite Crosby's injury, the team that's also missing the likes of Conor Sheary, Matt Murray, and Kris Letang will have an opportunity to eliminate the Capitals in Game 5 on Saturday night.

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No Sidney Crosby. No Conor Sheary. No problem.

The Pittsburgh Penguins didn't dominate in Game 4 of their second-round series against the Washington Capitals, but they now have their opponents on the brink of elimination despite playing without their all-world superstar and his talented young linemate Wednesday night.

Pittsburgh was out-played for much of Game 4, but the Penguins continued to show they're capable of succeeding even without multiple difference-makers.

Both Crosby and Sheary were concussed - the captain in more controversial fashion - in Game 3, but their linemate, Jake Guentzel, stepped up his game in their absence.

Guentzel scored a goal and added an assist on the winner, continuing his remarkable run of playoff production. He became the first rookie since Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand in 2011 to notch at least eight goals in a single postseason.

"He's a guy (who) finds ways to have success," Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said of Guentzel postgame. "He plays with courage. He's a smart player that can adapt his game."

Marc-Andre Fleury has also been delivering amid an injury to a positional counterpart, and he excelled Wednesday night, stopping 36-of-38 shots to earn another win.

"He has elevated his game at an important time," Sullivan said of Fleury. "He's a Stanley Cup-winning goaltender, and he's showing it."

Pittsburgh has played the entire postseason without goaltender Matt Murray, who got the lion's share of the starts in the regular season but was hurt during the warmup before Game 1 of the Penguins' first-round series against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Compounding matters, the Penguins have also been without their best defenseman, Kris Letang, who had season-ending neck surgery in early April.

Yet somehow, some way, Pittsburgh finds itself within a single win of knocking out the Presidents' Trophy-winning Capitals for the second straight year, and for the ninth time in 10 playoff series in their history.

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T.J. Oshie could have easily called out Nick Bonino for embellishing the late high-sticking call he drew on Oshie, but the Washington Capitals forward chose to take responsibility instead.

"Tough time to get a penalty," Oshie told reporters postgame, according to Chris Gordon of Russian Machine Never Breaks. "It's kind of an amateur play by me there."

Oshie was called for high-sticking with 1:52 left in the third period of Game 4, putting the Penguins on a power play for the rest of regulation with a 3-2 lead.

Replays showed Bonino jerking his head back after Oshie's stick caught him on the arm. Despite the apparent case of embellishment by his opponent, the Capitals winger continued to look inward.

"You (have to) check your feet in those big moments," he said following the 3-2 defeat that put Washington on the brink of elimination, down 3-1 in the series.

Oshie didn't blame Bonino for the theatrical reaction.

"I didn't think I hit him that hard, but I've been on the other side," he said. "The natural reaction when you get hit is your head snaps back a little bit. It's unfortunate. Tough to be in that situation. I'm still positive we're going to be able to pull it out, but (it's) tough (to play) 5-on-5 with the goalie pulled."

Game 5 goes Saturday night back in Washington.

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With Sidney Crosby on the sidelines, the stage was set for Alex Ovechkin.

But the Washington Capitals captain failed to deliver in Game 4. Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet in Crosby's absence, later taking responsibility for his poor performance.

"I didn't play my game at all tonight. Me personally, I have to play much better," Ovechkin told ESPN's Craig Custance. "I didn't control the puck well. I make stupid decisions. Unfortunately it happened."

Ovechkin finished the night with just two shots on goal. He was twice whistled for minor penalties.

After finishing the regular season with an NHL-best record of 118 points, the Capitals now trail 3-1 in their second-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Capitals must win Game 5 on Saturday to keep their Stanley Cup dreams alive.

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And the Oscar goes to ...

A late high-stick penalty on Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie, who appeared to clip Pittsburgh Penguins center Nick Bonino, negated a last-minute comeback for the trailing Capitals.

A replay later showed that Bonino's face was not struck on the play and that Oshie's stick in fact made contact with Bonino's shoulder. Oshie was whistled with 1:52 remaining.

At the time of the call, Washington was down 3-2, with netminder Braden Holtby soon headed to the bench for the extra attacker. Instead, the Capitals' would-be 6-on-5 advantage turned into a power play for the Penguins in the game's final minutes.

Pittsburgh did not capitalize with the man advantage, but held on for a 3-2 victory to push their series lead to 3-1.

The Capitals will fight for their playoff lives Saturday in Washington.

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