NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 4/21/2025

Pierre-Luc Dubois Washington Capitals

Game 1: Montreal Canadiens (0-0) at Washington Capitals (0-0)
Date: Tonight – Monday, April 21
Venue – Bell Centre
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN, Sportsnet, TVAS
Radio:
Washington – Caps Radio 24/7
Montreal – TSN Radio 690 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal +1.5 ML +164
Washington -1.5 ML -198
O/U 6.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The last time these two teams met in the playoffs, the Canadiens were the right-seed and defeated the top-seeded Capitals. This year brings the same scenario as was the case in 2010. Montreal is 15-5-6 since the Four Nations Face-Off.

Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals had the most points in the NHL with 111. Washington is just 15-11-1 since the break. The Caps had a power play success rate of 23.5 percent.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Laine-Newhook-Demidov
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Heineman-Evans-Armia

Matheson-Carrier
Guhle-Hutson
Struble-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Washington Capitals Projected Lines

Ovechkin-Strome-Beauvillier
McMichael-Dubois-Wilson
Mangiapane-Eller-Leonard
Duhaime-Dowd-Raddysh

Chychrun-Carlson
Sandin-Roy
Alexeyev-Van Riemsdyk

Lindgren
Thompson

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki 89 Pts
Cole Caufield 70 Pts
Lane Hutson 66 Pts

Washington Capitals

Dylan Strome 82 Pts
Alex Ovechkin 73 Pts
John Carlson 46 Assists

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months

Washington Capitals

C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR – Out indefinitely
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR – Out indefinitely
LW Sonny Milano – IR
C Aliaksei Protas – Week to week
D Martin Fehervary – Day to day

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