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Capitals beat Maple Leafs 5-4, tie series at 2 games apiece

Washington Capitals centre Lars Eller (20) celebrates his goal with teammates Tom Wilson (43) and Andre Burakovsky (65) during first period NHL hockey round one playoff action against the Toronto Maple Leafs, in Toronto on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Washington Capitals centre Lars Eller (20) celebrates his goal with teammates Tom Wilson (43) and Andre Burakovsky (65) during first period NHL hockey round one playoff action against the Toronto Maple Leafs, in Toronto on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

By Associated Press April 19, 2017 1 min read

TORONTO (AP) – Tom Wilson and T.J. Oshie each scored two goals, and the Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Wednesday night to tie their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.

Alex Ovechkin added his third goal of the playoffs as the top-seeded Capitals regained momentum with the series shifting back to Washington for Game 5 on Friday night. Braden Holtby made 30 saves.

Zach Hyman, James van Riemsdyk, Auston Matthews and Tyler Bozak scored for Toronto, which was coming off a 4-3 overtime win on Monday night. Frederik Andersen stopped 22 shots.