Photo: John Mrakovcich
Riley Nash scored his second goal of the game with 4:52 left in overtime, giving Hartford a 3–2 victory and a 2–1 series lead over Providence in their best-of-five Atlantic Division series.
Game 4 goes Friday night at the XL Center in Hartford.
Nash redirected Blake HillmanThe point is over Brandon Bussi as the Wolf Pack bounced back from a 6-0 loss in Game 2 with their second overtime win of the season.
Marc McLaughlin opened the scoring for the Bruins 5:23 into the game, but Nash tied it at 7:04 and assisted. Brennan OthmannFirst career playoff goal on the power play 1:35 later.
Former Hartford forward Jason Megna scored his second goal of the series late in the opening frame to tie Providence at 2-2.
Dylan Garand (4-2) made 33 saves on the night, 18 of them in the first half to keep the game tied.
Bussi stopped 22 shots for the Bruins, who lost 12 of 13 in overtime in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
(Hartford leads series, 2-1)
Game 1 – Wed., May 1 – Hartford 4, PROVIDENCE 3
Game 2 – Friday, May 3 – PROVIDENCE 6, Hartford 0
Game 3 – Wed., May 8 – HARTFORD 3, Providence 2 (OT)
Game 4 – Friday, May 10 – Providence at Hartford, 7:00
*Game 5 – Sun., May 12 – Hartford at Providence, 3:05
*if necessary… All times in Mpumalanga
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