Brooks Laich scored with 19 seconds remaining in regulation to rally the Washington Capitals from a three-goal deficit and force the game to overtime Wednesday night.
But, with eight seconds left in the extra session to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-5 win that ended Washington's winning streak at 14 games.
After falling behind 5-2 late in the second period, the Capitals put fans on the edge of their seats with goals from Mike Green, on the power play, and Laich, on an odd man break, that whittled Washington's deficit to a single goal.
Laich then completed his hat trick when he redirected a pass between Carey Price's pads. But the Capitals faltered in the waning seconds of a wide open, four-on-four overtime period, that ended when Montreal scored the winning goal with just 7 seconds left in the OT.
The 14 wins in a row will rank the Capitals with the third longest winning streak in NHL history, which is quite an accomplishment. The Caps record is 41-12-7 and still the best in the NHL.
Like that, a "once in a lifetime" streak was over. "For a lot of us, it's a once in a lifetime thing," Capitals coach Boudreau said. "You think it's going to happen again. But those things don't come back again. But give our players a lot of credit for intestinal fortitude they had to put this thing together. There's a reason only two teams in the history of the National Hockey League have gone longer."
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