The Montreal Canadiens stunned the top-seeded Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 7 of their first round Eastern Conference playoff series Wednesday night at Verizon Center.
The Canadiens came back from a 3 games to 1 deficit and dashed the Caps’ Stanley Cup hopes after Washington’s most successful regular season ever.
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Montreal Canadiens goalie Jaroslav Halak made 53 saves as the Habs beat the Capitals Monday night, forcing a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference first round series.
Mike Cammalleri scored two goals in a two minute span in the first period and has five for the series for the eighth-seeded Canadiens.
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The Montreal Canadiens returned starting goalie Jaroslav Halak to the net and he made 37 saves as the Habs beat the Caps 2-1 at Verizon Center Friday night. Washington leads the best of seven Eastern Conference series 3-2.
Halak shut down the highest scoring team in the NHL and Washington’s power play woes continued as the Caps failed on five extra man opportunities. The Caps are now one out of 24 on the power play for the series.
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The Capitals took a commanding 3-1 lead in their first round series with a 6-3 win over the Canadiens at Bell Centre in Montreal Wednesday night.
Alexander Ovechkin led the Caps with two goals and Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves including several brilliant stops during the second period when the Habs had 21 shots.
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The Washington Capitals will try to extend their franchise record winning streak to 14 games as they host the Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow in their traditional Super Bowl Sunday contest. The game features the NHL’s two best players, Alexander Ovechkin of the Caps and Sidney Crosby of the Penguins.
Red hot Washington Capitals win 13th in a row, 5-2 over Atlanta Thrashers
The red hot Washington Capitals won their 13th consecutive game tonight, 5-2 over the Atlanta Thrashers in Washington.
Caps backup goalie Michael Neuvirth made a career-high 43 saves as the Caps got goals from their three leading scorers: Alexander Ovechkin (39), Alexander Semin (26), and Nicklas Backstrom (25).
Ovechkin scored his league-leading 39th goal on a power play slapshot past goalie Ondrej Pavelec at the 13:41 mark of the first period. Backstrom fed Ovechkin the puck as Ovie was sprinting back from the bench after retrieving a new stick.
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Washington Capitals win team record 12th straight over NY Rangers, Ovechkin gets 500th career point
The Washington Capitals extended their team record winning streak to 12 games with a 6-5 victory over the New York Rangers last night at Madison Square Garden.
Nicklas Backstrom scored five points including the game-winning goal early in the third period, while linemate Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals.
Ovechkin scored his 500th career point in style with 8.5 seconds left in the second period, sliding the puck through the legs of Michal Rozsival and up over goalie Henrik Lundqvist. The goal, Ovie’s 38th, closed the gap to 5-4.
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Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins for franchise record 11th win in a row
The Washington Capitals won a team-record 11th straight game last night over the Boston Bruins, 4-1.
Brooks Laich and Boyd Gordon each scored past Bruins goalie Tim Thomas in a three minute-stretch in the 3rd period to give the Caps a 3-1 advantage. Caps goalie Jose Theodore was superb in the net, stopping 41 shots.
The Caps have won 14 of 15 games since Alexander Ovechkin was named Captain January 5. Ovechkin was named the NHL’s first star of the month for January.
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