St. Louis won the Stanley Cup in 2004 as a Hall of Fame-bound forward with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has fond memories of his boyhood, watching the Canadiens bring the city to life in the playoffs. It was the only time he was allowed to stay up past his usual bedtime to watch televised games.

Montreal not only picked up a 6-3 win to get its first win of the series, it absolutely dominated the game. Even though the Capitals won the first two games of the series, the Canadiens were very much in both games and were giving the Eastern Conference's top seed everything they could handle. They just needed something to go their way.

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The Capitals and Canadiens are both dealing with injuries to their starting goalies heading into Game 4 of the first round.

The Washington Capitals might have their starting goaltender on Sunday evening. The Montreal Canadiens will not. Logan Thompson, in something of a surprise move, was in the starter’s net at the Capitals’ morning skate and will be a game-time decision,

The Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens each lost their No. 1 goaltender in Game 3 of their first-round series