The Montreal Canadiens are on the board and looking to draw even with the Washington Capitals with Game 4 coming up Sunday night in their NHL Eastern Conference Playoffs series.

If the answer is “no,” that’s OK. Montreal nearly backed its way into the playoffs and the Washington Capitals hit a rough patch of their own. Still, this matchup brings a whole bunch of juice — the most prolific goal scorer of all time, the East’s top team and the return of postseason hockey to one of the sport’s true epicenters.

SportsLine's proven model has simulated Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs first round on Wednesday 10,000 times