The team captain's third-period goal also broke a new NHL record. The Capitals announced, "Ovechkin scores his fifth goal of the playoffs to cut the deficit to 3-2. With the goal, Ovechkin passed Mario Lemieux (76) for the 12th-most playoff goals in NHL history.

In a night that mixed individual greatness with team struggles, Alex Ovechkin added another historic milestone to his legendary career. In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes,

Ovechkin has zero points through the first three games of the Capitals' second-round series with the Hurricanes.