What It Means:

Ovechkin's first marker of the night was the game-winning goal. With that the Capitals hold a 3-0 series lead in the first round. John Carlson was another major contributor with a goal and two assists. Jay Beagle, Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov accounted for the other three goals. Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie, and Justin Williams each registered two assists.

Ovechkin's 71 points this year were down from his previous two seasons, but with 50 goals, he reached the 50-goal mark for the third straight year and seventh time in his career. Both his 53.2 Corsi For Percentage and 4.0 Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength were in line with his career averages.