The Washington Capitals were simply too good for the Montreal Canadiens, who saw their 2024-25 NHL season end Wednesday night following a 4-1 loss to Alex Ovechkin and the Caps at Capital One Arena in Washington.

Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 of their first-round series Wednesday night to advance in the NHL playoffs.

Alex Ovechkin has set the standard for the Washington Capitals. It was no different on Wednesday, as the captain set the tone again to lead his team to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in nearly seven years.