MTL@WSH: What you need to know

WASHINGTON -- The Canadiens open a three-game road trip with a matchup against the Capitals at Capital One Arena.

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Dominique Ducharme's players are feeling good about themselves after posting a 6-3 triumph over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
Ryan Poehling led the way offensively with a pair of goals during the Habs' four-goal outburst in the second period.

Forwards Artturi Lehkonen, Christian Dvorak, Brendan Gallagher and Tyler Toffoli also scored to help Ducharme's contingent snap a four-game winless skid.
Goaltender Sam Montembeault picked up his first win in a Canadiens uniform with a 33-save performance.

Montembeault will watch from the bench tonight as Jake Allen gets the nod.
It's Allen's first start since recovering from a concussion that forced him to miss the last four games.
Forward Cedric Paquette might also be returning to the lineup.
Paquette hasn't played since November 9 when he was forced to leave the game versus Los Angeles.
For his part, defenseman Brett Kulak (lower-body injury) didn't make the trip.
The Capitals are among the top teams in the League with an impressive 11-3-5 record (27 points) through 19 games.
Peter Laviolette's squad is returning to the friendly confines of their own building after collecting five out of a possible eight points on their West Coast road trip.
Goaltender Ilya Samsonov posted back-to-back shutouts against Los Angeles and San Jose, but the trek concluded with a 5-2 loss to the Kraken on Sunday in Seattle.
As expected, captain Alexander Ovechkin is enjoying another outstanding campaign with a team-leading 15 goals and 30 points.
The Russian sniper is one of only three players who've reached the 30-point plateau so far this year, along with Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl (36 points) and Connor McDavid (32 points).

Ovechkin's numbers against the Canadiens speak for themselves with 55 points (33 goals, 22 assists) in 50 games.
The Capitals didn't practice on Tuesday, so we should learn more about the status of winger T.J. Oshie at the morning skate.
Oshie, who just returned from a 10-game absence, suffered another lower-body injury in San Jose and didn't play in Seattle.
Laviolette is also without big guns Nicklas Backstrom (left hip injury) and Anthony Mantha (shoulder injury) for an extended period of time.
Along with Ovechkin, the Habs must pay extra close attention to the likes of forwards Evgeny Kuznetsov (22 points) and Tom Wilson (16 points), and defenseman John Carlson (16 points), who are all clicking offensively.
This is the first of three encounters between Montreal and Washington this season.
It's the Canadiens' lone visit to the District of Columbia.
Broadcast information
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.
You can watch the game on Sportsnet One, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario and RDS, and listen to all the action on TSN 690 and 98,5 fm.