Alexander Ovechkin scores off the face-off won by Dylan Strome to get the Capitals on the board first vs. the Canadiens. ... Brandon Duhaime sealed it with an empty-netter with 25.6 seconds left.

Ovechkin led the way with his power-play goal 11 minutes in, setting off chants of “Ovi! ... Brandon Duhaime sealed it with an empty-netter with 25.6 seconds left.

The highlight of the first period for Washington was Brandon Duhaime’s fight with Carolina’s Jalen Chatfield, ... Ovechkin was hauled down on his way to the net 1:27 into the extra period, ...

Ovechkin led the way with his power-play goal 11 minutes in, setting off chants of "Ovi! Ovi!" ... Brandon Duhaime sealed it with an empty-netter with 25.6 seconds left.

Alex Ovechkin scored, Logan Thompson made 28 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 of their first-round series to advance in the NHL playoffs.