The Montreal Canadiens visit the Washington Capitals in Game 5 of the first-round, best-of-7 series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Friday.

Andrei Vasilevskiy has been exceptional coming off a loss in the playoffs, and we expect the former Vezina winner to play a pivotal role in keeping Tampa alive in Game 5.

Aliaksei Protas could play for the Capitals in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, ESPN, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS, CBC), but coach Spencer Carbery would not commit to that Monday.

Both the Canadiens and Capitals were fined $25,000 each for players' antics during warmups before Game 4 on Sunday night.

Things are getting increasingly testy in the first-round playoff series between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens

From big hits to post-whistle scrums and even shenanigans during pregame warmups, things are getting increasingly testy in the NHL first-round playoff series between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens.