For the first time in seven years, the Washington Capitals were on the smiling end of a playoff handshake line. And they got to enjoy it at home for the first time in a decade. Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff,

Alex Ovechkin has set the standard for the Washington Capitals. It was no different on Wednesday, as the captain set the tone again to lead his team to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in nearly seven years.

The Washington Capitals can officially end the Montreal Canadiens' playoff run with a Game 5 win on April 30. After a dominant 4-2 victory at the Bell Centre in Game 4, the series returns to the Capital One Center on Wednesday.