Ovechkin marca gol histórico de playoffs, levando Capitals a vencer por 3-2 sobre Canadiens. Ovechkin scores historic playoff overtime goal, leading Capitals to 3-2 win over Canadiens.

No primeiro jogo da série de playoffs da primeira rodada, a Washington Capitals superou o Montreal Canadiens por 3-2 com um histórico objetivo de prorrogação de Alex Ovechkin. In Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, the Washington Capitals edged out the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 with a historic overtime goal by Alex Ovechkin. O objetivo marcou o primeiro de Ovechkin na prorrogação dos playoffs após 152 jogos de playoffs de carreira e foi seu segundo jogo, garantindo a primeira vitória dos Capitals nos playoffs desde 2022. The goal marked Ovechkin's first in playoff overtime after 152 career playoff games and was his second of the game, securing the Capitals' first playoff win since 2022. Apesar do retorno de Montreal no terceiro período, o desempenho de Ovechkin selou a vitória. Despite Montreal's comeback in the third period, Ovechkin's performance sealed the victory. A série continua com o jogo 2 na quarta-feira em Washington. The series continues with Game 2 on Wednesday in Washington.