All three first-round series on deck Friday feature teams returning home down two games to none. The Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers all have improvements and changes to make to avoid getting pushed to the brink of elimination by the Washington Capitals,

Christian Dvorak broke a tie at 4:17 of the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the first-round series to 2-1. Dvorak fired shot from the far left side that hit Washington forward Brandon Duhaime and deflected past goalie Logan Thompson.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens NHL game to be played on April 27, 2025 on ESPN.