The Canadiens took the hard road to get to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, breaking down doors along the way and fast-tracking their graduation from rebuilding team to contending team. That's as far as they could take it this season. The Washington Capitals made sure of that.

Alex Ovechkin scored, Logan Thompson made 28 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 of their first-round series to advance in the NHL playoffs.

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