The Washington Capitals’ Joel Ward scored with 1.3 seconds left on Thursday night to win Game 1 against the Rangers, his third career game-winning goal in the playoffs. He most memorably netted the winner in overtime of Game 7 against the Boston Bruins in 2012. According to Elias Sports Bureau, Thursday was the third time a winning goal had been scored in the final two seconds of an N.H.L. playoff game.
APRIL 11, 1964 Maple Leafs forward Bob Pulford scored with two seconds remaining to give Toronto a 3-2 victory in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Detroit Red Wings.