Alex Ovechkin smacked an airborne puck into the net with his stick blade for the first playoff overtime goal of his career, ...

Alex Ovechkin 's goal 2:26 into overtime lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win against the visiting Canadiens in Game 1 ...

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern ...

Alex Ovechkin scores his first career playoff overtime goal in Capitals win. Los Angeles, Dallas, Winnipeg also win.

Alex Ovechkin added another accomplishment to his illustrious career just over two weeks since breaking Wayne Gretzky's ...

This season, Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's all-time leading scorer. Monday, in the Capitals' playoff opener, he somehow ...

Alex Ovechkin achieved a first in his NHL playoffs career to help the Washington Capitals win Game 1 against the Montreal ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin did more than score goals on Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens. In ...

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the ...

You could argue that Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals haven't exactly been playoff beasts the past couple of years.

Ovechkin set the tone all over the ice in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Canadiens — including notching a career first.