All three first-round series on deck Friday feature teams returning home down two games to none. The Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers all have improvements and changes to make to avoid getting pushed to the brink of elimination by the Washington Capitals,

Christian Dvorak broke a tie at 4:17 of the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the first-round series to 2-1

In Colorado, the Dallas Stars took a 2-1 series lead over the Avalanche behind a 2-1 win, thanks to a rugged defensive performance.