Two penalties early in the third period took Boston out of rhythm as Garnet Hathaway scored his second of the game to give Washington the lead with 12:56 left. The Bruins were less than three minutes away from pure desperation mode in the series. "Our guys have always responded in game and through the course of the season, so we’ll be ready to play.” “I think we’ll be there with a response,” Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said. They’ve now played nine consecutive one-goal games in the postseason dating to their 2012 series. The Capitals and Bruins are certainly no strangers to it. This series has helped the NHL playoffs get off to a roaring start with five consecutive one-goal games, including four reaching overtime. His will and his want to be the difference is there every time.” “That’s who he is," said Bergeron, who scored in the first along with Jake DeBrusk. It worked, and Boston doesn't want Marchand any other way. So it was captain Patrice Bergeron's job to grab him, reel him in and get Marchand re-focused on the task at hand. The Bruins are at their best when Marchand is toeing that line and also producing. “We’re obviously on the biggest stage right now and got to stay out of the box in these games, so I’ve got to do a little bit better job there.” “It’s about just being able to kind of get back into the game,” said Marchand, who ranked third in the NHL with 69 points during the regular season. But those won't be forgotten, and could have derailed him. Marchand ripping a one-timer past Craig Anderson to send the series back to Boston tied will be remembered far more than him jabbing Capitals defenseman Brenden Dillon below the belt at the end of a scrum in the first period or slashing Anthony Mantha when they got into it in the second. Maybe that would have been a game in the past he would’ve let it get to him and he wouldn’t have been an effective player, but he found his game and certainly a big part of the win with the overtime winner.” “I think he’s matured enough now to not take himself out of the game. “There’s way, way more good than bad, and I think he wanted to drag us into the fight - and we needed it,” coach Bruce Cassidy said. Marchand scored 39 seconds into overtime and the Boston Bruins rallied to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Monday night, tying the East Division first-round playoff series at a game apiece.Īfter a hard-fought victory in which Marchand played a significant role, the Bruins will almost certainly take the good and the bad of their leading scorer who likes to get under the skin of his opponents. He needed less than a minute to make up for it. WASHINGTON - All Brad Marchand had to show for the first 60 minutes of Monday night's game was two penalties for post-whistle antics. Marchand scores in OT, Bruins beat Capitals to even series
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