Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

Just when NHL fans thought Alex Ovechkin didn't have anymore career milestones to hit, he found another. On Monday, it couldn't have come at a better time for the Washington Capitals captain and his team.

Aliaksei Protas is unlikely to play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, ESPN, SN, TVAS), but coach Spencer Carbery said he expects the forward to return at some point in the best-of-7 series.