Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has a long way to go to catch Wayne Gretzky in playoff goals, but he got off to a great start in Monday's postseason opener.
Ovechkin, who recently broke Gretzky's record for regular-season goals, had two goals and an assist as the Capitals downed the Montreal Canadiens at home 3-2 in overtime. He sealed the victory with his first career playoff overtime goal at 2:26 as the Capitals took a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven series.
That gave Ovechkin his 73rd and 74th career playoffs goals, moving him past Esa Tikkanen and tying him with Joe Pavelski for 13th overall in NHL history.