Playoff hockey is here and for the fifth time in franchise history, the Washington Capitals have finished first in the Eastern Conference.

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.

The last time these two crossed paths in playoff territory? That unforgettable 2010 first-round clash when the eighth-seeded Habs pulled off a stunner, knocking off the No. 1 seed