Goals have been hard to come by through two games of this Capitals-Canadiens series, and our NHL betting picks expect that theme to continue even as the venue shifts to Montreal tonight.

Montreal needs to find a way to score more after totaling three goals in the first two games -- one each from Caufield, Suzuki and center Christian Dvorak -- and do a better job of defending. Washington has a 23-8 advantage in high-danger shots on goal, according to NHL EDGE Advanced Stats, through the first two games.

If the answer is “no,” that’s OK. Montreal nearly backed its way into the playoffs and the Washington Capitals hit a rough patch of their own. Still, this matchup brings a whole bunch of juice — the most prolific goal scorer of all time, the East’s top team and the return of postseason hockey to one of the sport’s true epicenters.