NEW YORK -- Ryan McDonagh scored 9:37 into overtime and the New York Rangers kept their Stanley Cup hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal.
Chris Kreider breathed life into the Presidents' Trophy winners by scoring with 1:41 left in regulation to force the overtime.
The Capitals lead the series 3-2. Game 6 is Sunday night in Washington.
Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves for the Rangers, who have won each of their past nine playoff games when facing elimination at Madison Square Garden -- dating to Game 4 of the 2008 Eastern Conference semifinal round against Pittsburgh.
Braden Holtby made 41 saves for Washington, and Curtis Glencross scored.
On the winner, Jesper Fast kept the puck in the Washington end sent a pass to Derek Stepan in the left circle. Instead of shooting, Stepan hesitated and found McDonagh coming late down the middle. His shot flew into the net and set off a second loud celebration at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers were 1:41 from seeing their season end when Kreider tied it from the top of the left faceoff circle after taking a pass from Stepan and firing a shot to the far corner past Holtby.
As Kreider swiped the air with a roundhouse, it set off a wild celebration that had the Garden shaking. The goal came seconds after Lundqvist left his net for a sixth skater.
DUCKS 4, FLAMES 2
CALGARY, Alberta -- Matt Beleskey broke a tie on a power play early in the third period and Anaheim beat Calgary in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal.
Anaheim leads the series 3-1. Game 5 is Sunday night in Anaheim.
Jakob Silfverberg, Andrew Cogliano and Patrick Maroon also scored for the Ducks, and Frederik Andersen made 25 saves. Sean Monahan and Micheal Ferland scored for Calgary, and Karri Ramo stopped 25 shots.
Anaheim was 2 for 4 on the power play. Calgary failed to score on a two-man advantage for 56 seconds in the third, finishing 0 for 2.