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Game 5 Recap: Slick Nick Sinks Jackets in OT, Lifts Washington to 4-3 Win

The Capitals returned from their two-game stand in Columbus with the series re-knotted at 2-2. Who would jump out to the lead back in Washington on Saturday afternoon?

Here’s Saturday’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: The Washington Capitals are now just one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Minus: The Capitals got outshot 16-1 in the third period in a tied playoff game. Yikes, clean that one up, boys.

And now, this...

Ten more notes on the game:

1. After falling to the Blue Jackets 2-0 at home, Alex Ovechkin promised the media, himself, and his teammates that this series would return to Washington tied 2-2, and the Capitals did just that.