Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

· East 1st Round - Game 5

Montreal Canadiens

40-31-11

Washington Capitals

51-22-9

Capitals host the Canadiens with 3-1 series lead

Montreal Canadiens (40-31-11, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (51-22-9, in the Metropolitan Division)

Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT

Capitals -191, Canadiens +158; over/under is 6

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Capitals lead series 3-1

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Sunday for the eighth time this season. The Capitals won the previous matchup 5-2. Brandon Duhaime scored two goals in the victory.

Washington has a 51-22-9 record overall and a 28-9-6 record in home games. The Capitals rank seventh in league play with 316 total penalties (averaging 3.9 per game).

Montreal is 40-31-11 overall and 17-20-6 in road games. The Canadiens have allowed 261 goals while scoring 243 for a -18 scoring differential.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Strome has scored 29 goals with 53 assists for the Capitals. Tom Wilson has two goals and five assists over the past 10 games.

Cole Caufield has 37 goals and 33 assists for the Canadiens. Nicholas Suzuki has five goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 5-5-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.1 assists, 4.4 penalties and 13.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.

Canadiens: 4-3-3, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.3 assists, 4.3 penalties and 10.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

INJURIES: Capitals: None listed.

Canadiens: None listed.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-1

Statistics

MTL		WSH
3.18	Goals Against Average	2.79
29.0	Shots Against per Game	27.2
80.9	Penalty Kill Percentage	82.0
49	Power Play Goals Against	43
0	Short Handed Goals Against	0
2.96	Goals For per Game	3.49
25.5	Shots per Game	27.6
47	Power Play Goals	52
20.1	Power Play Percentage	23.5
9	Short Handed Goals	8
760	Penalty Minutes	779