The 8-seed Senators went down in an early 2-0 hole against the Rangers. The New York Rangers could not keep their foot on the gas as the Senators slowly creeped back.
Sergei Gonchar tied it when he slammed the puck at Lundqvist during a power play with 2:10 remaining in the second period. A big part of the Rangers defensive strategy is to block shots in front of Lundqvist. Lundqvist got a piece of the puck but that did not stop the puck which squirted by to tie the score at 2.
Goaltender Craig Anderson stopped his last 27 shots including two in overtime. That was all the saves Kyle Turris would need. Turris knocked in the walk-off goal at 2:42 to give a 3-2 victory that evened the best-of-seven series at 2-2.
Center Jason Spezza, who got hurt and had to rest for some of the 2nd period had nothing but praise to say about Turris. "He's been great for us ever since he's been here," Spezza said. "He's given us extra depth through the middle that's so valuable in this League. That's a heck of a shot and a huge goal for us. Now we're playing a 2-of-3. We're in a good spot and excited to be in this."
And excited they should be. After being down 2-1 in the series, and 2-0 score in Game 4, the momentum seems to be shifting. Game 5 will be a huge game in this 1 vs. 8 matchup.
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