Pregame analysis and predictions of the Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals NHL game to be played on April 30, 2025 on ESPN.

With a 5-2 win on Sunday, the Washington Capitals made anyone who thought Montreal could make a series out of their first-round matchup think again.

Both the Canadiens and Capitals were fined $25,000 each for players' antics during warmups before Game 4 on Sunday night.

The NHL cracked down on any possible mishaps between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals following a huge brawl in Game 3. Josh Anderson and Tom Wils

The NHL has punished the main combatants in a bench-clearing altercation in Friday night’s playoff game between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals.

I kind of got my bell rung a bit there,” Capitals' Logan Thompson said after Game 4. “It was scary. It could have been a lot worse.”

Logan Thompson started for the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Sunday. The goalie's status had been in question after he was injured with 6:37 remaining in Game 3 on Friday.