Arena: Bell Centre
Time: Mon, April 19, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches:
Backstrom, Ovechkin and rookie defenseman John Carlson had big nights for the Caps. You already know what Backstrom and Ovechkin did, but Carlson scored arguably the biggest goal of the night, at least in regulation, when he tied it up with 1:21 left in the third. Carlson also had an assist.

For the Habs, their top line of Cammalleri, Andrei Kostitsyn and Tomas Plekanec is rolling. Kostitsyn is coming off a hat-trick performance, the first by a Canadien in the playoffs since Eric Desjardins in 1993. Plekanec has scored in each game, including the OT winner in Game 1, and Cammalleri has a goal and three assists in the series.Washington defenseman Milan Jurcina remains out after double hernia surgery. … Montreal winger Glen Metropolit is still out with a shoulder injury.
Are the Capitals ready to get on a roll or will the Canadiens continue to put scare after scare into the Presidents’ Trophy winners. Washington came back from deficits of 2-0, 4-1 and 5-4 to win Game 2 in overtime, 6-5. The series shifts now to Bell Centre, where the Habs were only 20-16-5 this season. We will post information about results of this match.. stay with us.