The Capitals beat the Canadiens on Wednesday night to advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs, their first series victory since winning it all in 2018.

In the minds of many Capitals, as revealed following the Game 5 victory, the series may have been won 72 hours earlier in a highly controversial moment involving Tom Wilson. Back in Game 4, Wilson leveled the Canadiens' Alexandre Carrier with the Capitals trailing 2-1 in the game and leading the first-round series 2-1 over the Habs.