MacArthur scores OT winner, Senators edge Bruins in Game 6 to advance
BOSTON — It wasn’t long ago that Clarke MacArthur was contemplating retirement. His decision to stick around for a playoff push paid off in a big way.
MacArthur, who missed all but the last four regular-season games after suffering a concussion in training camp, scored the winner on a power play 6:30 into overtime Sunday as the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 to win their Eastern Conference quarter-final series in six games.
The 32-year-old MacArthur sat out 156 regular-season games in total over the two seasons because of multiple concussions and had moved to Florida to prepare for retirement.
“There’s nothing like living in the NHL and living in these playoffs,” MacArthur said. “(Retirement is) something everyone’s going to have to deal with one day, but I want to stretch it out as long as I can obviously.”