You could argue that Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals haven't exactly been playoff beasts the past couple of years.

Ovechkin downplayed it as “a goal is a goal,” but the OT winner put an exclamation point on a vintage performance by the 39-year-old winger, who also led Washington with seven hits and scored on the power play late in the first period.

Ovechkin set the tone all over the ice in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Canadiens — including notching a career first.