Canadiens Erupt After Ovechkin's Controversial Headshot on Jake Evans

It's never a good idea to put your opponent on the power play in a tied game late in the period, especially thanks to a controversial hit.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was penalized after he caught Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans with a blindside hit that knocked him to the ice with just minutes remaining in the 2nd period; he was given a 2-minute minor for interference.

The Canadiens made Ovechkin pay for his actions, as Cole Caufield one-timed a pass from rookie Lane Hutson past goaltender Logan Thompson for the go-ahead goal.

The best-of-7 series currently sees the Capitals leading 2-1, but if the Canadiens can maintain or even build upon their lead here in Game 4, it will be a brand new series deadlocked at 2-2.

However, the Capitals can take a 3-1 series lead if they manage to mount a successful comeback effort.

It won't be easy for Washington to pull off, as the sell-out crowd at Bell Centre has been electric all night long and is fully behind the Habs, hoping to will them to a critical postseason win.

So far in the postseason, there has been no shortage of controversial hits; Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel was suspended for 1 game after his late hit on Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov, while Florida's Matthew Tkachuk was given a 5-minute major for a late hit on Jake Guentzel in the following game.

Is there any chance that Ovechkin could be getting a call from the NHL Department of Player Safety as Hagel did?