What It Means:

After another successful regular season, Ovechkin and the Capitals will be heading home early. The Capitals battled back from a 3-0 deficit in the second period before Pens' forward Nick Bonino scored the overtime winner. Ovechkin picked up assists on power-play goals by T.J. Oshie (3-1) and John Carlson (3-3).

The 30-year-old finishes the postseason with five goals and 12 points in 12 games. Ovechkin netted 50 goals and dished out 21 assists in the regular season. His 53.2 Corsi For Percentage and 4.0 Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength were right in line with his career averages.