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The Washington Capitals Are In A 2-1 Series Hole After An OT Loss To The Boston Bruins

05/20/2021 at 4:27am EDT

from Samantha Pell of the Washington Post,

Ilya Samsonov, making his first start since May 1, was the Washington Capitals’ unlikely hero for 85 minutes in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Wednesday night. The 86th minute foiled the young goaltender.

A miscommunication with defenseman Justin Schultz behind the Capitals’ net allowed Boston’s Craig Smith to pick up a loose pick and beat Samsonov to the post with a wraparound shot, giving Boston a 3-2 win in double overtime and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Game 4 is scheduled for Friday in Boston.

“It looked like one of them went for ‘leave it’ and one went for an outlet pass,” Capitals Coach Peter Laviolette said. “There was just a little bit of a miscommunication. It was a tough break the way the game ended. I thought Sammy played a hell of a game for us. It was just tough the way it ended.”

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Below, watch the OT game wining goal.

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