National Hockey

PITTSBURGH — Alex Ovechkin knocked his own rebound out of midair and by Matt Murray with 1:07 remaining to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night in Game 3 of their increasingly testy Eastern Conference semifinal series with P

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Desperation turns to jubilation in the NHL playoffs when a trailing team manages to score the tying goal late in regulation to force overtime. That sudden change of emotions would figure to fuel a team's momentum in overtime.

OTTAWA — Guy Boucher will be back behind the Ottawa Senators bench next season, and so will his entire staff.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have hired Rick Dudley as senior vice-president of hockey operations.

PITTSBURGH — Having home ice is supposed to be an advantage in the NHL. So far in the 2018 playoffs, the only guarantee to playing at home is a monochrome backdrop provided by fans in team-specific T-shirts.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — William Karlsson and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights proved they can handle some adversity just as well as they can thrive as front-runners like they did most of their inaugural season.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — William Karlsson scored 8:17 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights bounced back from a blown lead late in the third period to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 series lead.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning have been just as resilient in the Stanley Cup playoffs as they've been all season.

WINNIPEG — Jacob Trouba has watched Mark Scheifele's progression to becoming a star forward more closely than others.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes terminated the contract of demoted general manager and Hall of Fame player Ron Francis on Monday.