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
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Montreal-Washington: Nicklas Backstrom’s Hat Trick Seals OT Win for Caps
Posted: 18th April 2010 by Kamal Panesar in NHLComments Off on Montreal-Washington: Nicklas Backstrom’s Hat Trick Seals OT Win for Caps