It was a big Friday in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers earned their first wins of the postseason at home on Friday night. Each team will now get the chance to tie their respective series on Sunday.

New Jersey Devils The first round of the NHL playoffs started on April 19. The NHL playoffs will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN, and TNT. Most traditional cable/satellite subscriptions have packages including some or all of these channels.

Montreal's Sam Montembeault and Washington's Logan Thompson both left Game 3 with injuries, and they could be gone for a while.

Logan Thompson exited with an injury and a brawl marred the proceedings as the Canadiens earned a 6-3 win at home to trim the Capitals’ series lead to two games to one.

Washington's Logan Thompson put no weight on his left skate while being helped off, while Montreal's Sam Montembeault suffered a lower-body injury.