Another night, another overtime thriller for the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals.
The B's and Capitals needed more than 85 minutes to settle Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series Wednesday night at TD Garden, and it was Boston that emerged victorious.
Bruins forward Craig Smith took advantage of a sloppy play by Capitals goalie Ilya Samsonov and buried the winning goal at 5:48 of double overtime to give Boston a 3-2 win and a 2-1 series lead.
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All three matchups in this series have gone to overtime, with the Capitals winning the series opener and the Bruins taking the last two games.
WATCH: Taylor Hall scores incredible goal for B's in Game 3
In fact, the last five playoff games between these teams have needed bonus hockey, dating back to Game 6 of their first-round series in 2012. Furthermore, the last 12 Bruins vs. Capitals playoff games have each been decided by a single goal.
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There's no reason to think Game 4 on Friday night will be any different. Boston and Washington are two very evenly matched teams.