The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features 16 teams in eight best-of-7 series, which start Saturday. Today, NHL.com previews the Eastern Conference First Round between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens.

The Washington Capitals have the greatest goal scorer in the history of the game in Alex Ovechkin and they dominated the Eastern Conference this season. The Montreal Canadiens made the playoffs as the No.

Here is a complete guide to watching the Capitals vs. Canadiens series, including start times, TV channels and live stream information.

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The handful of candidates in the mix for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP are all unique. Connor Hellebuyck is the backbone and best player for the league-leading Winnipeg Jets. It has also been a decade since a goaltender was voted MVP (Carey Price in a sweep of several major awards in 2015) .