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.

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

The Washington Capitals need Alex Ovechkin to get going in order to help take the series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes.