Patrik Laine was always a weapon on the power play. But he’s on the best run of power play goals in his career. Brayden Point leads the Tampa Bay Lightning in power-play goals with 12 and that leads the league.

The Rangers are having a very disappointing season. And the Montreal Canadiens, meanwhile, were corrected the day before by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 7-3 loss.

Getting a healthy Patrik Laine back in the lineup would certainly increase the Canadiens' chances of beating the Capitals. The Finnish forward has missed Montreal's last three games with an illness, leaving time to tell if he'd be healthy enough to make his way to Washington, D.C.