The Caps had the wild comeback from three goals down in Game 2. They put together a dominant second period in Game 3 and cruised to a 5-1 victory. And on Wednesday night in Game 4 they again used a shorthanded goal to spring themselves to a win. Things are certainly coming together in these Stanley Cup playoffs.

A go-ahead goal in the third period from star forward Alex Ovechkin, some insurance from Jason Chimera and a couple of empty-netters gave Washington a 6-3 win at Bell Centre and a 3-1 series lead for the first time since 1998 when it beat Buffalo in the Eastern Conference finals. That means this group of Caps gets a chance to close out a series early when the play the Canadiens in Game 5 on Friday night at Verizon Center.