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

The Washington Capitals look to close out the series on home ice as they face the Montreal Canadiens.. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Canadiens-Capitals Game 5 prediction and pick.

Game 4 between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning produced one of the wildest sequences of the Stanley Cup playoffs through Monday and an all-time record. The game started slowly with a scoreless first period.

With a 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference First Round, the Florida Panthers have a chance to advance in Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday (7:30 ET; FDSNSUN,