The top seeded Washington Capitals were upset in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens in overtime, by a score of 3-2. The # 8 seeded Canadiens were able to shut down Cap's All-Star Alex Ovechkin, who was not a factor in this contest.
Mike Cammalleri got the Canadiens on the scoreboard first with a power play goal in the opening period. The Capitals responded with a goal to tie the game just 3 minutes later by Joe Corvo. It was a scoreless second period, but early in the final period Capitals took the lead off Nicklas a Backstrom goal. They could not hold onto the lead however, as Scott Gomez tied up the score for the Canadiens to send the game into overtime.
The sudden death extra session ended 13:19 minutes after it began, as Tomas Plekanec scored the winning goal for Montreal. Both goaltenders battled all night, with Montreal's Jose Theodore making 44 saves and Jaroslav Halak stopping 36.
The Capitals will hope to rebound Saturday night, as they host Montreal in Game 2 of the best of seven series. The puck drops at 7:00 PM.
Photo from WTOP.com
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