‘Lost my check twice and they scored’: Hutson on Ovechkin’s game-winner

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson shares his thoughts on how he played in his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut against the Washington Capitals and describes the final moments before Alexander Ovechkin score the game-winning goal in overtime.

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Published: 11 hours ago

Fehervary to miss rest of playoffs after knee surgery

Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary will miss the entire postseason after undergoing surgery Monday to repair the meniscus in his right knee, the team announced Tuesday.Fehervary suffered the injury April 15 against the New York Islanders

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Published: 19 minutes ago

Carbery credits Habs' Game 1 effort: 'This team will not go quietly'

The fight of the underdog Montreal Canadiens left an impression on Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery following a tightly contested Game 1 in their opening-round series.The Capitals squeaked by the East's lowest seed with an overtime win

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Published: 30 minutes ago

Bottom Six Minutes: The Habs were a one-line show in game one

A nervous-looking Montreal Canadiens took to the ice for game one of their playoff series against the Washington Capitals on Monday night. The first period was scary looking, but they settled in as the game went on, and ended up executing a thrilling

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Published: 2 hours ago

Habs comeback bid falls just short in Game 1 overtime loss to Capitals

The underdog Canadiens showed they're ready for a fight despite losing Game 1 of their first-round playoff series with the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime.

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Published: 2 hours ago

The Montreal Canadiens keep breaking the script, even in defeat

Logic has dictated that the Montreal Canadiens should have been out of contention so many times this season. It could have been when they were 31st in the league on December 1. It could have been when they lost eight out of nine games heading into

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Published: 5 hours ago

Tuesday Habs Headlines: Why Not Us?

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• No matter what, this playoff appearance is a start of a new era (though of course, both the team and the fans are hungry for more than that). [Sportsnet]
• Montreal faces a steep but not impossi

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  Published: 7 hours ago

NHL Game 1 Highlights: Capitals 3, Canadiens 2 (OT)

Alex Ovechkin comes up huge for the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with two goals and a helper, including an overtime winner to secure a 1-0 series lead over the Montreal Canadiens.

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Published: 7 hours ago

Ovechkin shrugs off 1st playoff OT winner: 'A goal is a goal'

Alex Ovechkin has 971 goals between the regular season and playoffs, but Monday's was his first overtime winner in the postseason.Unsurprisingly, the sniper wasn't too moved by his career first after his extra-period heroics lifted the Washington Cap

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Published: 11 hours ago

Canadiens’ Hutson takes blame for Ovechkin’s OT winner: ‘I lost my check twice’

Montreal Canadiens star rookie defenceman Lane Hutson is taking his first-ever loss in the Stanley Cup Playoffs hard.

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Published: 11 hours ago

Ovechkin nets 1st playoff OT goal, Caps top Habs

Washington star forward Alex Ovechkin made some personal history in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night, scoring the first playoff overtime goal of his storied career en route to a 3-2 win for the No. 1 seed in the Ea

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Published: 11 hours ago

Ovechkin Scores OT Winner in Capitals’ 3-2 Victory Over Canadiens in Game 1

Alex Ovechkin scored the overtime game-winning goal in a 3-2 win for the Washington Capitals over the Montreal Canadiens at Capital One Arena on Monday night. In a physical Game…

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Published: 11 hours ago