Canadiens Send Parting Message to Alex Ovechkin, Capitals After Series

The Washington Capitals were simply too good for the Montreal Canadiens, who saw their 2024-25 NHL season end Wednesday night following a 4-1 loss to Alex Ovechkin and the Caps at Capital One Arena in Washington.

When it was all said and done on the ice after five games in this first-round series, the Canadiens were classy enough to send a short but meaningful message to their playoff conquerors via social media.

@capitals, the Canadiens wrote as a caption for an Instagram post that also shows an image of Habs center Nick Suzuki and Ovechkin during the postgame handshake line.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Canadiens de Montreal (@canadiensmtl)The Capitals did not give Montreal much hope in their series-clinching victory, as Washington scored the game's first three goals.

Ovechkin put the Caps on the board with a goal on the man advantage before Jakob Chychrun found the back of the net two minutes later.

Tom Wilson joined Washington's scoring party with a power-play goal in the second period.

Emil Heineman cut the Habs' deficit down to two with a goal early in the third period, but the Canadiens were held scoreless the rest of the way, as Brandon Duhaime added an insurance goal for Washington on an empty-netter with under a minute left in regulation.Canadiens right wing Josh Anderson and Capitals right wing Tom Wilson.

Geoff Burke-Imagn ImagesAfter taking care of business against Montreal, the Capitals will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round.

The Canadiens, on the other hand, hit the offseason early but with something to be proud of after making the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2021.Related: Capitals Make Historic Alex Ovechkin Announcement During Canadiens Game.

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