Washington visits Montreal with 2-0 series lead

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

Montreal, Quebec; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Capitals -128, Canadiens +108; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Capitals lead series 2-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals visit the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Capitals won 3-1 in the previous meeting. Connor McMichael led the Capitals with two goals.

Montreal is 40-31-11 overall and 23-12-6 in home games. The Canadiens are third in the league with 322 total penalties (averaging 3.9 per game).

Washington has a 25-13-3 record in road games and a 51-22-9 record overall. The Capitals have a 50-2-6 record in games they score at least three goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Suzuki has scored 30 goals with 59 assists for the Canadiens. Lane Hutson has one goal and five assists over the past 10 games.

Dylan Strome has 29 goals and 53 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has scored eight goals with three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 5-2-3, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.

Capitals: 5-5-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.6 assists, five penalties and 17.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Canadiens: None listed.

Capitals: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.