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.

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 on Monday night.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken almost every major scoring record in NHL history, but he keeps finding ways to rewrite history. On Monday night, the 39-year-old Capitals captain added one more elusive milestone to his never-ending resume by scoring his first career playoff overtime goal.