Kyle Turris scores big-boy goals. Ones that matter. He's been doing it all year for the Ottawa Senators.

His tally Saturday, though, was the most significant of his season - and arguably of his career.

The 27-year-old won Game 5 against the New York Rangers in overtime, going five-hole on Henrik Lundqvist and putting the Senators a win away from the Eastern Conference finals.

Mr. GWG

Turris finished second on the Sens with six game-winning goals during the regular season - only Mike Hoffman had more, with eight.

Saturday's goal was the seventh GWG for Turris, with five of them scored in the third period or later, including three in overtime, and six in one-goal games. No cheapies here:

Rising to the occasion

Turris played 24:58 on Saturday, most among Sens forwards. He finished with three shots on goal, a team-high nine hits, and won 15 of the 23 faceoffs he took. He was a force, precisely when Ottawa needed him to be.

"It's Kentucky Derby day and he was our horse tonight," Senators head coach Guy Boucher said after his team's pivotal win, according to NHL.com's Dan Rosen.

Ottawa is Erik Karlsson's team, of that there's no doubt. But Turris' 27 goals in the regular season led all Sens, and he finished third on the club in scoring with 55 points.

Turris scored an OT winner on opening night, and is still doing the damn thing seven months later. The Senators aren't on the cusp of the final four without him.

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The Ottawa Senators biggest game of the season fell on the same day as the biggest day of the year in horse racing, but you don't have to tell that to head coach Guy Boucher.

After Kyle Turris delivered the overtime winner and provided the Sens a 3-2 series lead over the New York Rangers, Boucher gave an appropriate response when asked about Game 5's hero:

To be fair, it's an apt description of Turris' performance, as the Sens pivot - on top of his game-winner - logged 24:58 of ice time, to go with nine hits, a 65 percent clip in the faceoff circle, and a Corsi-for percentage of 56.76 percent at even strength.

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Sidney Crosby will return to the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup as they look to close out the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

Crosby was held out of Game 4 after suffering a concussion from a cross-check to the face courtesy of Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen on Monday.

His return is massive for Pittsburgh, as he's recorded 11 points in eight playoff contests.

Winger Conor Sheary, who was also diagnosed with a concussion, will be back in the lineup as well.

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Ottawa Senators center Kyle Turris beat New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist at the 6:28 mark of the first overtime period in Game 5 Saturday to give Ottawa a 5-4 win.

Turris' third of the playoffs gives Ottawa a 3-2 series lead and sends the Rangers to the brink of elimination.

Game 6 goes Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.

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Deja vu.

Down a goal in the dying minutes of Game 5, the Ottawa Senators once again overcame adversity when Derick Brassard batted home a loose puck out of mid-air - and off several New York Rangers - to force overtime.

Ottawa forced overtime late in Game 2 as well, and completed the comeback on the strength of Jean-Gabriel Pageau's winner.

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Acquiring goaltender Scott Darling from the Chicago Blackhawks might not be the last offseason move the Carolina Hurricanes make.

After signing the netminder to a four-year, $16.6-million extension Friday, general manager Ron Francis said the club is open for business, according to NHL.com's Brian Hedger, adding that he's been in constant dialogue with other teams.

Related - Darling: Signing extension with Hurricanes was 'no-brainer'

The team's top priority over the next little while is likely the goaltending position, since with Darling in the fold, it's not clear what Carolina will do with Cam Ward and Eddie Lack.

Francis noted that the upcoming expansion draft might help him out in that regard.

Ward and Lack are under contract through next season and will make a combined $6.05 million - $10.2 million including Darling's contract.

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Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist might be playing the best hockey of his life - and that's saying a lot, considering the illustrious career the future Hall of Famer has put together.

After making the initial save on Ottawa's Mark Stone in Saturday's Game 5, Lundqvist maneuvered his way through crease traffic and went into a full-out dive to rob a Kyle Turris one-timer, keeping the Rangers' lead at 2-1.

Heading into the game, Lundqvist had posted a .937 save percentage and a 1.94 goals-against average in the postseason.

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Once Scott Darling was dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes last week, he knew he'd be signing a contract extension with the club.

The former Chicago Blackhawks backup goalie - who could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 - inked a four-year, $16.6-million deal with the Hurricanes on Friday, which the 28-year-old said was an easy decision.

"Once we worked out the contract part, it was a no-brainer," Darling said, according to NHL.com's Brian Hedger.

Related: 3 teams that should attempt to acquire Ward with Darling now signed

The Hurricanes are just Darling's second NHL team after the goaltender debuted with Chicago in the 2014-15 campaign.

"I'm so proud to have played for the Blackhawks," Darling said. "I've loved the team since I was a little kid."

Darling posted a .924 save percentage and a 2.38 goals-against average over 32 games this season - better than Chicago starter Corey Crawford in fewer games, and stronger numbers than both Cam Ward and Eddie Lack in Carolina, suggesting the Hurricanes and Darling may just be a perfect match.

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After getting dominated by the New York Rangers in Games 3 and 4, the Ottawa Senators will turn to veteran enforcer Chris Neil to provide a spark.

The longtime Senator has been inserted into the lineup for Game 5 in place of Ryan Dzingel, according to TSN's Brent Wallace.

Neil has 1,026 regular-season games and 93 postseason contests under his belt with Ottawa, but has played just once since the trade deadline. He had 63 penalty minutes and 108 hits in 53 games this season, and will likely look to set the tone with his physicality in Game 5.

His 94th playoff game for the Senators ties him with Wade Redden for third-most postseason appearances in the franchise's history, behind Daniel Alfredsson and Chris Phillips.

At age 37, it's possible that this could be Neil's final NHL game, so expect him to leave everything he has on the Canadian Tire Centre ice.

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The New York Rangers can expect another heavy dose of Erik Karlsson in Game 5 on Saturday afternoon.

While the Ottawa Senators captain was forced to leave Game 4 after a series of collisions with Chris Kreider and J.T. Miller, he will suit up for Game 5 back in Ottawa, and head coach Guy Boucher doesn't expect to play him any less than usual.

"He's ready to go. We should be able to give him the minutes he usually gets," Boucher said, according to NHL.com's Dan Rosen.

What Karlsson usually gets is a lot.

The 26-year-old is averaging 28:44 of ice time per playoff game, the third-most of any player this postseason and the most of any player to reach the second round.

The Senators will look to their captain to help lead them to victory after losing their 2-0 series advantage with two straight defeats at Madison Square Garden.

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