The puck popped into the air and deflected off Backstrom's chest.

WSJ: Backstrom, Ovechkin lead Caps to 3-2 SO win

Harrington is on three under and holds a one-shot lead over England's Simon Wakefield, Swede Joakim Backstrom and Argentina's Andres Romero.

BBC: SPORT | Golf | Harrington takes Irish Open lead

Sweden's Joakim Backstrom briefly reached eight under after 13 holes, but three successive bogeys from the 15th saw him end in third position with a five-under-par 66.

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