Adjectives took as heavy a beating as the scoreboard on Friday night at a rocking Bell Centre, where the Canadiens slugged out a wild, sometimes bizarre 6-3 win against the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round.

The game featured a major brawl and both starting goalies leaving with injuries in playoff hockey's return to Montreal.

The long wait for a full-house playoff game at the Bell Centre culminated in a night that won’t soon be forgotten. The Montreal Canadiens ran over the Capitals in an electric Game 3 on Friday, cutting Washington’s lead to 2-1 in the first-round,