Joel Ward scored with 1.3 seconds left to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series.
Ward drove to the net and tapped Alex Ovechkin’s feed past Henrik Lundqvist.
“I took a hard whack at it and it went in,” Ward said.
After the goal was confirmed by replay, Ovechkin kissed Ward on the cheek.
“I heard (Ward) screaming so loud,” Ovechkin said. “I just wanted to throw the puck (to him).