Bruins rally, force Game 7

Marco Sturm kept Boston's hopes alive when he scored with 2:37 left, and the Bruins overcame three deficits to beat the Canadiens 5-4 Saturday night in Boston and force a seventh game in Montreal.

The Bruins, who lost all 20 previous best-of-seven series in which they trailed 3-1, will try to complete their bid to eliminate the top-seeded Canadiens in Montreal on Monday night.

Sturm scored after rookie goalie Carey Price stopped his first shot but failed to control the rebound. Sturm collected it, skated across the crease from left to right, and a sprawling Price couldn't get to the other side in time.

So the Bruins still have a chance to win a playoff series for the first time in nine years and complete an improbable comeback after they began the series seeded eighth in the Eastern Conference.

Capitals 3, Flyers 2: Washington stayed alive by knocking visiting Philadelphia off stride early and holding on to the lead with another solid game from goaltender Cristobal Huet. The Flyers still have a 3-2 lead in the series and will have another chance to clinch in Game 6 at home on Monday.

Nicklas Backstrom, Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Semin scored the goals -- 1 in each period -- Huet made 30 saves, and league MVP candidate Alex Ovechkin made up for another frustrating offensive effort by depositing Jim Dowd headfirst into the Philadelphia bench for the highlight hip-check of the game.