• The Capitals evened their series against the Rangers at three wins apiece with a 2-1 victory in Game 6 on Wednesday night in Washington. Alex Ovechkin gave the Caps a lead they would never relinquish with a power-play goal only 1:28 after the opening faceoff. It was the 30th playoff goal of Ovechkin's NHL career, coming in his 50th postseason game. He's the first NHL player to score at least 30 goals in his first 50 Stanley Cup playoff games since Joe Sakic reached the 50-game mark with 33 goals in May 1997.

• The Rangers weren't able to eliminate the Capitals, but they did set one NHL playoff record and tie another with their 2-1 loss in Washington. The Rangers' current streak of 12 consecutive games in which neither they nor their opponent scored more than three goals is a new single-year NHL playoff record, breaking the old mark of 11 set by Carolina in 2002. The Rangers have also tied the record of 12 consecutive games in one playoff year in which a team and its opponent combined to score five or fewer goals set by Boston in 1939.

• All 7 of the Capitals wins this postseason (and 5 of their 6 losses) have been by 1 goal. They are the 3rd team in the last 5 seasons to have at least 12 1-goal games in a single postseason. The all-time record is 16 by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006.