NHL Playoff Preview: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 4/27/2025

Washington Capitals (2-1-0) at Montreal Canadiens (1-1-1)

Date: Sunday, April 27
Venue – Bell Centre
Time: 6:30 pm EST
TV: TBS/truTV/CBC/Sportsnet/TVAS/MNMT
Radio:
Washington – Caps Radio 24/7
Montreal – TSN Radio 690 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Washington -1.5 ML -135
Montreal +1.5 ML +114
O/U 6.5

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals look to take a 3-1 series lead tonight before shifting the series back home. They are averaging three goals per game through the first three games of the series. Logan Thompson is posting a 2.73 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens will be without their top goalie tonight as Sam Montembeault is ruled out for game four. He had a 2.76 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. Jakub Dobes gets the start, he stopped seven of the eight shots he faced in the game three win. The Canadiens are also averaging three goals per game in this series.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines

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

Chychrun-Carlson
Sandin-Roy
Alexeyev-Van Riemsdyk

Thompson
Lindgren

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

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

Matheson-Carrier
Guhle-Hutson
Xhekaj-Savard

Dobes
Primeau

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Players To Watch:

Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin this season had 73 points on 44 goals and 29 assists. In this series, he has three goals and an assist. In two games against the Canadiens in the regular season, he finished with a goal and two assists.

Montreal Canadiens

Cole Caufield this season had 70 points on 37 goals and 33 assists. In this series, he has two goals and an assist. In three games against Washington in the regular season he had a goal in each game finished with three goals and two assists.

Injury Report:

Washington Capitals

C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR
LW Sonny Milano – IR
C Aliaksei Protas – Out
D Martin Fehervary – Out

Montreal Canadiens

D David Reinbacher – Out
F Kirby Dach – IR
G Sam Montembeault – DTD

Next Game

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