MONTREAL -- The Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals each could have one significant lineup change for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Bell Centre on Friday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MNMT, MAX). Washington leads the best-of-7 series 2-0.

The Washington Capitals play against the Montreal Canadiens in game 3 of their NHL Playoff series tonight. Fans can watch this game for free.

If the answer is “no,” that’s OK. Montreal nearly backed its way into the playoffs and the Washington Capitals hit a rough patch of their own. Still, this matchup brings a whole bunch of juice — the most prolific goal scorer of all time, the East’s top team and the return of postseason hockey to one of the sport’s true epicenters.