NHLFinished
Washington Capitals
5 – 4
Montreal Canadiens
Score by period
TeamP1P2P3OTShootout
Washington Capitals212——
Montreal Canadiens211——

Match events

4'Goal — Montreal Canadiens · J. Anderson (assist: A. Newhook)
5'Penalty — Montreal Canadiens · C. Caufield · Interference
7'Goal — Washington Capitals · J. Kyrou (assist: C. Hutson, A. Tuch)
11'Goal — Montreal Canadiens · L. Hutson (assist: Z. Bolduc, N. Dobson)
12'Penalty — Montreal Canadiens · A. Carrier · Tripping
12'Penalty — Washington Capitals · V. Desharnais · Roughing
17'Penalty — Montreal Canadiens · L. Hutson · Holding
19'Goal — Washington Capitals · I. Miroshnichenko (assist: I. Protas, J. Kyrou) · Power-play
20'Penalty — Montreal Canadiens
4'Penalty — Washington Capitals · J. Sourdif · Tripping
6'Goal — Washington Capitals · A. Tuch · Shorthanded
7'Penalty — Montreal Canadiens · J. Anderson · Holding
8'Penalty — Montreal Canadiens
12'Goal — Montreal Canadiens · J. Anderson (assist: A. Newhook)
15'Penalty — Washington Capitals · I. Miroshnichenko · Roughing
15'Penalty — Montreal Canadiens · A. Carrier · Roughing
15'Penalty — Montreal Canadiens · K. Guhle · Roughing
19'Penalty — Washington Capitals
19'Penalty — Montreal Canadiens
12'Goal — Washington Capitals
12'Goal — Washington Capitals · A. Ovechkin
12'Goal — Washington Capitals · J. Holl (assist: I. Protas, A. Ovechkin)
17'Goal — Washington Capitals · A. Tuch
17'Penalty — Washington Capitals · D. Strome · Slashing
18'Goal — Montreal Canadiens · N. Suzuki (assist: L. Hutson) · Power-play
19'Penalty — Washington Capitals

Recent form

Washington Capitals

Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Washington Capitals13/10/2026
Washington Capitals 3-5 Seattle Kraken11/10/2026
Washington Capitals 3-1 New York Rangers09/10/2026
Washington Capitals 5-3 Pittsburgh Penguins07/10/2026
Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 Washington Capitals03/10/2026
Carolina Hurricanes 2-5 Washington Capitals02/10/2026
Philadelphia Flyers 1-5 Washington Capitals26/09/2026
Washington Capitals 3-2 Boston Bruins25/09/2026
Washington Capitals 5-2 Philadelphia Flyers21/09/2026
Boston Bruins 3-2 Washington Capitals20/09/2026

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Buffalo Sabres13/10/2026
Montreal Canadiens 1-0 Detroit Red Wings10/10/2026
Montreal Canadiens 2-5 Nashville Predators08/10/2026
Montreal Canadiens 4-6 Carolina Hurricanes06/10/2026
Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 Montreal Canadiens03/10/2026
Toronto Maple Leafs 2-3 Montreal Canadiens29/09/2026
Ottawa Senators 4-3 Montreal Canadiens26/09/2026
Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Ottawa Senators26/09/2026
Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Ottawa Senators21/09/2026
Toronto Maple Leafs 1-4 Montreal Canadiens19/09/2026

Head to head

72 meetings · Washington Capitals 46 wins · Montreal Canadiens 26 wins

Montreal Canadiens 6-2 Washington Capitals01/03/2026
Washington Capitals 3-2 Montreal Canadiens14/01/2026
Montreal Canadiens 4-8 Washington Capitals21/11/2025
Washington Capitals 4-1 Montreal Canadiens30/04/2025
Montreal Canadiens 2-5 Washington Capitals27/04/2025

Team statistics

StatisticWashington CapitalsMontreal Canadiens
Games played1719
Wins1113
Losses66
Goals scored5966
Goals conceded5054
Avg. goals scored3.503.50
Avg. goals conceded2.902.80