Montreal played a fairly dull road game on Friday night in Buffalo, and came away with a 3-0 win, which is all well and good. Saturday night they jumped all over the Captials early and then deflated after a goal was taken back by an offside challenge. They gave up four straight goals, scored another, and proceeded to give up two more.
Poor defensive-zone coverage, a lacking penalty kill, and uninspiring goaltending all combined once again, and the Washington Capitals took full advantage. Tom Wilson pounced on two bad turnovers for wide-open looks from the slot, and got two goals out of it, while Evgeny Kuznetsov had enough time and space on his pair of goals that the NHL announced the Seattle NHL team was ready for expansion.