After a day off on Monday, the Montreal Canadiens were back at practice on Tuesday in readiness for Wednesday night’s game five against the Washington Capitals. Patrik Laine was back at practice wearing a regular jersey,

Forward Cole Caufield had no playoff experience before the 2021 postseason. He played 20 postseason games that year, getting 12 points (four goals, eight assists). Against the Capitals, he has a team-leading three goals, with one assist, through four games, his four points one fewer than the four of rookie defenseman Lane Hutson (five assists).

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After winning the first two games of the series on home ice and splitting a pair of games north of the border over the weekend, the Caps are in position to push the Montreal Canadiens out of the Stanley Cup playoffs when the series resumes Wednesday night in Washington.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals NHL game to be played on April 30, 2025 on ESPN.

Things are getting increasingly testy in the first-round playoff series between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens