Ducks rally for 5-4 OT win, lead series 3-

The Winnipeg Jets have claimed an unwanted NHL Playoff record, becoming the first team in history to blow three consecutive second period playoff leads.

Rickard Rakell scored in overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks over the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 on Monday in Game 3 of their NHL playoff series.

Anaheim leads the series 3-0.

Jakob Silfverberg scored and added two assists for the Ducks in regulation. Ryan Kesler, Corey Perry and Cam Fowler also scored for Anaheim.

Bryan Little, Tyler Myers, Lee Stempniak and Blake Wheeler scored for Winnipeg, which was hosting its first NHL playoff game since 1996.

For the third straight game, Winnipeg blew a third-period lead and in the process became the first team in NHL history to lose the first three of a series when leading at the second intermission each time.

In Pittsburgh, New York's Henrik Lundqvist stopped 23 shots as the Rangers regained control of its first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 2-1 win in Game 3.

Carl Hagelin and Chris Kreider scored for New York, which dominated for two periods then held on late to take a 2-1 series lead.

Patric Hornqvist scored his third career playoff goal for the Penguins, but Pittsburgh couldn't overcome another slow start. Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves, but the Penguins couldn't back up their strong play in Game 2.

In St. Paul, Minnesota, Devan Dubnyk made 17 saves, and Jason Pominville and Zach Parise scored second-period goals as Minnesota Wild earned a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 3 of their Western Conference series.

Mikael Granlund had two assists, Nino Niederreiter added an empty-netter and the Wild had the edge in every way, without being drawn into a single trip to the penalty box.

St. Louis' Jake Allen stopped 21 shots, with the over-capacity crowd taunting him with chants of his last name throughout the game, but the Blues lost on the road in the playoffs for the ninth straight time.


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