Montreal Canadiens at Washington CapitalsMay 4, 2025

Time TBDPlayoffsSunday, May 4, 2025

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

MTLaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 787 km travel

WSHhome±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 787 km travel

No meaningful schedule edge: MTL (1 day rest) at WSH (1 day rest).

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Montreal Canadiens

Goalie: Starter not announced
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 1–4 at WSH · Apr 30

L1Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
10:35
L2Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
7:27
L3Evans – Newhook – Demidov
6:39
L4Armia – Heineman – Kapanen
4:36
D1Matheson – Carrier
17:18
D2Guhle – Hutson
16:18
D3Savard – Xhekaj
5:41
PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
2:44

Projected MTL lines →·MTL goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Washington Capitals

Goalie: Starter not announced
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 4–1 vs MTL · Apr 30

L1Wilson – Dubois – McMichael
10:39
L2Dowd – Duhaime – Protas
9:14
L3Ovechkin – Strome – Beauvillier
8:01
L4Eller – Mangiapane – Leonard
6:38
D1Roy – Sandin
14:24
D2Carlson – Chychrun
14:09
D3van Riemsdyk – Alexeyev
6:38
PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun
2:19

Projected WSH lines →·WSH goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Game day: all games on May 4.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.