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https://www.nhl.com/news/washington-...series-preview
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...-vs-canadiens/
https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/...eries-preview/
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/20...ction-schedule
Canadiens: 40-31-11, 91 points (5th in the Atlantic Division, 8th in the eastern conference)
Capitals: 51-22-9, 111 points (1st in the Metropolitan Division, 1st in the eastern conference)
Regular season series: The Capitals won 2-0-1 (Habs 1-2-0).
This will be the second time these two teams will meet in the playoffs.
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Series Schedule: https://www.nhl.com/schedule/playoff.../2025/series-c
Game 1: Canadiens at Capitals, ___Monday, April 21, 5 p.m. MT; ESPN, SN, TVAS, MNMT
Game 2: Canadiens at Capitals, Wednesday, April 23, 5 p.m. MT; ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS, MNMT
Game 3: Capitals at Canadiens, ____Friday, April 25, 5 p.m. MT; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, truTV, Max
Game 4: Capitals at Canadiens, ___Sunday, April 27, 4:30 p.m. MT; SN, CBC, TVAS, TBS, truTV, Max
Game 5: Canadiens at Capitals, Wednesday, April 30, TBD *
Game 6: Capitals at Canadiens, ____Friday, May 2, TBD *
Game 7: Canadiens/at Capitals, ___Sunday, May 4, TBD *
Full Coverage: https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2025/series-c-coverage
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Habs in 7. Every year there's a huge upset in the first round, and I'm thinking this will be it. The Caps spent so much emotional energy on Ovi's chase for the scoring record, and now that that's done, maybe they don't have as much hunger as they otherwise would have.