Connor McMichael scored twice and Logan Thompson made 14 of his 25 saves in the third period as the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens.

Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome scored a minute apart early in the second period, Logan Thompson made some spectacular stops among his 25 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series.

The Washington Capitals needed to come from behind yet again. They needed heroics from their goaltender. They needed a buzzer-beating empty-net goal from forward Connor McMichael to finally take a breath.