Two years ago, these two teams faced off in essentially the same positions, only that time the Montreal Canadiens were a dominant even strength team with a goaltender who hadn't put up great numbers after struggling with injuries all season. This time around, the Canadiens are a terrible even strength team, with a goaltender that's been breaking records and setting milestones en route to a Vezina and Hart Trophy winning regular season.
The Ottawa Senators, are mostly the same. A young team that surpassed expectations, relying a bit on insane goaltending down the stretch, but with solid underlying numbers.