After two lifeless periods, Washington springs to life in the third with two goals from Ethen Frank before Connor McMichael caps the 3-2 win in overtime.

Frank wasn't done there. With the goalie pulled and just around two minutes to go in regulation, Frank tipped home a Sandin drive for his second of the night to force overtime, where Connor McMichael scored to secure the comeback with 37.6 seconds left to go in the extra period.

Fast forward to last Nov. 20, when Washington doubled the Canadiens 8-4 at the Bell Centre. It was Montreal’s fifth consecutive defeat. Glass half-empty. But the Canadiens started the season by going 10-3-2. Glass half-full. Since that defeat, the Canadiens went 16-7-3. Glass half-full.

At 5:06 of the third, the Caps finally solved Canadiens netminder Samuel Montembeault when Frank deflected Matt Roy’s right point drive home, making it a 2-1 contest.

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Final score: Capitals beat Canadiens 3-2 in overtime. The Montreal Canadiens (26-14-6) will look to test just how far they’ve come in the Eastern Conference pecking order when they take on the Washington Capitals (23-17-6) on Tuesday at Capital One Arena.

The Montreal Canadiens faced the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night, the second leg of back-to-back games that included travel. It […]

Washington beat Montreal in the teams’ last meeting, which featured a hat trick from captain Alex Ovechkin and the birth of Dylan Strome’s third daughter.