The Washington Capitals have proven to be the Canadiens’ kryptonite, dating to last season’s opening round of the playoffs. Montreal made the postseason for the first time in four years. Glass half-full. But the Canadiens fell to the superior, bigger and more experienced Capitals in five games. Glass half-empty.

The Washington Capitals host the San Jose Sharks after the Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime

The Montreal Canadiens visit the Washington Capitals after Alexander Carrier scored two goals in the Canadiens' 6-3 win against the Vancouver Canucks.

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.

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.

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 played a great game in Washington for 40 minutes, and then the wheels fell off the wagon. While Samuel Montembeault put up a great fight, he just couldn't do it all on his own,

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