Oshie delivers again in must-win game for Capitals

Dial T.J. Oshie for goals.

The Capitals winger was there again when needed Monday, picking up a goal and an assist in Washington's 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

It was a must-win game for the Capitals, who entered the contest down 3-2 in their second-round series.

Oshie opened the scoring for Washington, getting on the board at the 12:41 mark of the first period when he fired home a shot from the slot past Penguins netminder Marc-Andre Fleury.

It marked the 30-year-old's third multi-point game this postseason, with the other two contests coming in Round 1 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In Game 4 against Toronto, Oshie netted twice, including the game-opener before later sealing the contest with the winning tally in the final frame.

A pending free agent, Oshie is coming off a career-best 33-goal campaign. That performance has now carried over to the postseason, where he has reached a career-high 12 points.

As for the Capitals, the Presidents' Trophy winners have rallied for two straight wins after the Penguins carried a 3-1 series lead into Game 5. It appeared the series would be a repeat of a year ago, when the Penguins knocked out the Capitals through six games in the second round.

But things are seemingly different this spring, with Oshie attributing the team's change in perspective as the biggest difference this time around.

"Instead of feeling pressure, we relaxed," Oshie told Carol Maloney of NBC4 Sports.

The Capitals will try for three straight victories and the series win Wednesday on home ice.