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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If the Capitals are going to advance deep in the Stanley Cup playoffs, they’ll need to get some easy wins. Washington got one Monday night, 5-1 over the Canadiens in Montreal.
The Caps scored four unanswered goals in the second period and Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves as Washington cruised to a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Caps outshot the Canadiens 36-27 in winning their second straight game.
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