Capitals: Remembering when Nicklas Backstrom’s overtime heroics put the Blue Jackets on the brink

The Washington Capitals came back to D.C. with their first round series with the Columbus Blue Jackets tied at two.

The Washington Capitals had to come back and overcome a lousy first period but for the first time in the spring of 2018, they would get a playoff win on their home ice. In overtime too. Maybe we should’ve known by then how different that spring was.

Although the Caps were awarded a power play when Thomas Vanek was called for tripping they were caught on the short end when Matt Calvert rushed down the ice and scored a shorthanded goal at 10:08 to give the Blue Jackets an early 1-0 lead.

This was the spring of lucky bounces for the boys in red and that continued here in Game 5 when…