Montreal 3, Washington 2
| Washington | 0 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Montreal | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
First Period_1, Montreal, Monahan 2 (Caufield, Suzuki), 18:55 (pp). Penalties_Newhook, MTL (Holding), 5:20; Gallagher, MTL (High Sticking), 13:01; Ovechkin, WSH (Slashing), 18:28.
Second Period_2, Montreal, Gallagher 1 (Monahan, Pearson), 9:50. Penalties_Harvey-Pinard, MTL (Tripping), 4:51; Matheson, MTL (Tripping), 19:01.
Third Period_3, Washington, Strome 1 (Ovechkin, Phillips), 11:25. 4, Washington, Strome 2 (Kuznetsov, Carlson), 17:59. Penalties_Haman Aktell, WSH (Interference), 3:02; Milano, WSH (Interference), 5:28; Kuznetsov, WSH (High Sticking), 7:06; Wilson, WSH (Tripping), 8:02; Anderson, MTL (Slashing), 8:34; Milano, WSH (Holding), 13:04.
Overtime_5, Montreal, Caufield 3 (Matheson, Suzuki), 0:38. Penalties_None.
Shots on Goal_Washington 12-12-8-0_32. Montreal 6-12-9-1_28.
Power-play opportunities_Washington 0 of 5; Montreal 1 of 6.
Goalies_Washington, Kuemper 1-1-1 (28 shots-25 saves). Montreal, Allen 1-0-1 (32-31).
A_21,105 (21,288). T_2:33.
Referees_Eric Furlatt, Beaudry Halkidis. Linesmen_Jonathan Deschamps, Dan Kelly.