Bruins wait until playoffs to beat Canadiens for first time

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BOSTON — Marc Savard came off the bench on a delayed penalty to score with 9:25 gone in overtime Sunday night and the Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens for the first time this season, winning 2-1 in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.

Tim Thomas made 27 saves for Boston, stopping several shots at close range in overtime. Carey Price stopped 29 shots for the Canadiens, who had beaten the Bruins in all eight games in the regular season and the first two of their best-of-7 playoff series.

Montreal continued its dominance in the overtime, testing Thomas continually before the Bruins caught a break when a penalty was signaled in Montreal’s zone. As Thomas headed for the bench, Peter Schaefer controlled the puck and got it to Dennis Wideman.

Devils 4, Rangers 3, OT

NEW YORK — John Madden scored 6:01 into overtime to get New Jersey back into its first-round series against New York.

New Jersey beat the Rangers for just the second time in 11 games this season, and will look to tie the series in Game 4 Wednesday night.

Madden won a faceoff to the right of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist into the corner. Madden got to the loose puck and centered it. It clipped the right skate of rookie Rangers defenseman Marc Staal and caromed in.

Flyers 2, Capitals 0

WASHINGTON — Philadelphia is going home with the series tied and the goaltender is leading the way. Martin Biron made 24 saves for his third shutout in four games.

R.J. Umberger and Jeff Carter scored first-period goals on odd-man rushes, and the Flyers limited league MVP favorite Alex Ovechkin to five shots — only two after the first period.

“Everybody always says you want to split, going on the road, after the first two games,” said Biron, who made 24 saves. “We played really well on the road, and now we have to carry that over.”

Ovechkin scored the winner in Friday’s 5-4 Game 1 victory after being stymied for much of the game, but there was no late magic this time for a Capitals team that lacked the energy and creativity it showed two days earlier.

The loss ended the Capitals’ eight-game winning streak, as well as a victorious run of seven in a row at home. Game 3 is Tuesday in Philadelphia.