Led by Jaroslav Halak’s spectacular, acrobatic goaltending, the Montreal Canadiens slowed Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals’ high-powered offense to complete an unlikely comeback and eliminate the NHL’s best regular-season team in the first round. Halak made 41 saves, Marc-Andre Bergeron scored a 4-on-3 goal in the last 30 seconds of the opening period Wednesday night, and eighth-seeded Montreal held on to beat Washington 2-1 in Game 7, stunning the Presidents’ Trophy winners by reeling off three consecutive victories. The Canadiens are the ninth No. 8 team to knock off a No. 1 in 32 matchups since the NHL went to its current playoff format in 1994—and the first to come back from a 3-1 series deficit. Dominic Moore(notes) made it 2-0 for the Canadiens with 3 1/2 minutes left in the third period, stealing the puck from defenseman Mike Green and beating goalie Semyon Varlamov. That silenced the home crowd—but the Capitals didn’t go quietly. http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap;_ylt=AoH1SBxerHE7ZBuH0DPLcG17vLYF?gid=2010042823
