Oh man, was that ever close!
In losing 6-5 in overtime to the Washington Capitals last night, the Montreal Canadiens came within one goal of taking a 2-0 series lead.
Despite having a 4-1 lead nearing the end of the second period—albeit for approximately 40 seconds—the Canadiens could not hold on as the Caps stormed back in the third.
With third period goals by Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and John Carlson—with 1:21 to play in the game—the Caps bombarded the Canadiens and roared back to send the game into overtime.
Despite getting a hat trick from Andrei Kostitsyn, the Caps came away with the victory only 31 seconds into overtime as Backstrom scored his third of the night to seal the deal.
Final score: Habs 5 - Caps 6 (OT)
Series: Tied 1-1
Game Notes
1. For a rare occasion, Jaroslav Halak was not on top of his game.
Despite making some great saves in the game, Halak let in a few softies tonight—more specifically the tying and winning goals.
On both plays, Halak was too deep in his crease and while both were good shots, t ...
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