Canadiens host Capitals in Game 4 at the Bell Centre on Sunday
MONTREAL – The Canadiens look to protect home ice and even the series against the Washington Capitals in Game 4 at the Bell Centre on Sunday.
Here’s what you need to know heading into the game:
GAME FACTS
WHEN
Sunday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. ET
WHERE
Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
TV & STREAMING
CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
RADIO
TSN 690, 98.5 FM
TICKETS
Capitals @ Canadiens
PLAYOFF HUB
Canadiens’ 2025 Playoff Central
STATISTICS
Capitals Player Statistics
Canadiens Player Statistics
NHL Gamecenter Preview
NHL Standings
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MONTREAL
Looking for the best spots in town to watch Game 4 with your friends and fellow Habs fans? Come feel the playoff energy at one of two watch parties in Montreal:
For more details on where to watch Habs games through the playoffs, visit the canadiens.com Playoff Central page or click here.
Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 6:20 p.m. to catch the pregame ceremony. Gideon Zelermeyer is the anthem singer for Sunday night.
PLAYOFF 50/50 RAFFLE
The Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation’s 50/50 raffle continues throughout Round 1 of the playoffs! All tickets sold—during both home and away games—will be combined into a single cumulative jackpot, starting at a guaranteed $250,000. Once that amount is reached, the pot will keep growing until the end of the final game of the series against the Capitals.
Bonus tickets are also available as an add-on, giving you the chance to win one of 10 additional prizes, including $10,000 in cash, a pair of tickets to a Habs game, a Brendan Gallagher’s game-worn home jersey from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and more.
To view the full list of prizes or to buy tickets, visit 5050.canadiens.com. Must be 18+ and physically located in the province of Quebec at the time of purchase.
KEYS TO THE GAME
Follow the leaders
Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky and Nick Suzuki haven’t just been Montreal’s best line in the playoffs — they’ve been the best line in the entire National Hockey League. According to Money Puck – the trio, all of whom scored in Game 3 – have generated 4.20 expected goals through the opening-round series, with a league-leading 6.16 expected goals for per 60 minutes. No other line has been more productive this postseason.
Don’t get too comfortable
The Habs dominated Game 3 — even if they wouldn’t say it out loud, the numbers don’t lie . That said, there’s no reason to get comfortable. Trailing 2-1 in the series, against the Eastern Conference’s top team, Montreal will need to bring the same urgency they showed Friday night and protect home ice before heading back to Washington for Game 5.
Never back down never what?
There’s no doubt Washington controlled the physical battle in Games 1 and 2. But in Game 3, Montreal didn’t back down. The Canadiens outhit the Capitals 45-26, wearing them down and eventually pulling away on the scoreboard. Martin St-Louis’ club will need to bring that same physical edge and keep their foot on the gas as they look to even the series at two apiece.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Regular season
Oct. 31 @ WSH: 6-3 WSH
Dec. 7 @ MTL: 4-2 WSH
Jan. 10 @ WSH: 3-2 MTL (OT)
Playoffs
Game 1 | Apr. 21 @ WSH: 3-2 WSH (OT)
Game 2 | Apr. 23 @ WSH: 3-1 WSH
Game 3 | Apr. 25 @ MTL: 6-3 MTL
BY THE NUMBERS: CAPS-HABS
Here’s how the Capitals and Canadiens match up by the numbers:
Capitals
📈
Canadiens
2-1-0
RECORD
1-1-1
20%
POWER PLAY
33.3%
66.7%
PENALTY KILL
80%
3.00
GOALS FOR/GAME
3.00
3.00
GOALS AGAINST/GAME
3.00
Ovechkin, McMichael (3)
GOALS
Caufield, Dvorak, Suzuki (2)
Strome (4)
ASSISTS
Hutson (3)
Strome (5)
POINTS
Caufield, Hutson (3)
Beauvillier (+3)
+/- DIFFERENTIAL
Armia, Slafkovsky, Xhekaj (+1)
Ovechkin (16)
HITS
Anderson (16)
LINEUP NEWS
The Canadiens are scheduled for a morning skate at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Subscribe to or follow the team on YouTube, Facebook and X (@CanadiensMTL) to catch St-Louis’ press conference and player media availabilities around 11:00 a.m. For the full official lineup, check back on the team’s social accounts closer to puck drop.
