Capitals 3-1 Canadiens (Apr 23, 2025) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

40-31-11, 17-19-5 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	0	1
WSH	0	2	1	3

Washington Capitals

51-22-9, 26-9-6 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Christian DvorakC. Dvorak#28
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Emil HeinemanE. Heineman#51
Patrik LaineP. Laine#92
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	0	0	3	6	6	0	0	20	13:18	0:00	0:00	13:18	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	7:27	0:00	0:56	6:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	20:16	2:36	0:00	17:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	12:50	0:51	0:00	11:59	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	18:01	0:00	0:44	17:17	8	8	50.0
0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	20	14:45	0:00	1:18	13:27	6	6	50.0
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	18:04	1:01	0:00	17:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	10	7:39	0:00	0:00	7:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	10:10	3:08	0:00	7:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:56	1:25	0:00	15:31	4	6	40.0
0	0	-2	5	2	1	0	0	3	0	3	20	22:33	2:58	0:00	19:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	21	23:58	4:00	1:02	18:56	7	5	58.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	28	22:46	0:00	1:04	21:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	22	20:25	0:00	0:55	19:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	26	25:36	3:17	0:00	22:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	29	25:07	0:44	0:55	23:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	9:35	0:00	1:06	8:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	10:27	0:00	0:00	10:27	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	2	29	.935	26	1	2	0	0	58:07	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#80
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Ryan LeonardR. Leonard#9
Andrew MangiapaneA. Mangiapane#88
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Taylor RaddyshT. Raddysh#16
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Alexander AlexeyevA. Alexeyev#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	20	14:53	0:00	0:00	14:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	1	4	1	2	3	0	1	22	14:57	0:00	1:22	13:35	8	4	66.7
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	23	17:07	0:56	0:01	16:10	6	5	54.5
0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	3	0	0	25	16:06	0:00	2:25	13:41	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	12:05	0:00	0:59	11:06	4	5	44.4
0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	11:12	1:05	0:00	10:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:28	0:53	0:00	11:35	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	24	17:48	0:52	1:20	15:36	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	19	14:23	1:51	0:00	12:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:58	0:00	0:00	11:58	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	19	15:19	1:08	0:00	14:11	6	9	40.0
0	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	0	1	21	18:11	0:00	1:53	16:18	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	20	14:12	0:00	0:00	14:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	23	24:10	1:07	4:00	19:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	2	22	21:48	1:04	0:00	20:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	26	22:56	0:09	2:00	20:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	24	21:26	0:55	1:18	19:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	15:01	0:00	0:42	14:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	1	25	.962	24	1	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	0	1	0	1
	Capitals	0	2	1	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		MTL	WSH
1:16	Christian Dvorak (1) Assists: Josh Anderson (1), Brendan Gallagher (1)	1	0
3:47	Connor McMichael (1) Assists: Taylor Raddysh (1)	1	1
4:47	Dylan Strome (1) Assists: Anthony Beauvillier (2), Ryan Leonard (1)	1	2

3rd Period			MTL	WSH
19:58		Connor McMichael (2) (Empty Net) Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Tom Wilson (2)	1	3

0:34

Capitals take lead over Canadiens on back-to-back goals

0:34

Capitals clinch Game 2 with Connor McMichael empty-netter

0:28

Logan Thompson keeps Caps ahead with stunning one-handed save

0:26

Canadiens
2
Capitals
3

Game 1

4/21

Canadiens
1
Capitals
3

Game 2

4/23

Capitals
Canadiens

Game 3

4/25

Capitals
Canadiens

Game 4

4/27

Canadiens
Capitals

Game 5

4/30

Capitals
Canadiens

Game 6

5/2

Canadiens
Capitals

Game 7

5/4

Capital One Arena

7:00 PM, April 23, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Washington, DC

Line: WSH -180

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Jake Brenk
Peter MacDougall

Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	52	26	4	108
Tampa Bay	47	27	8	102
Florida	47	31	4	98
Ottawa	45	30	7	97
Montreal	40	31	11	91
Detroit	39	35	8	86
Buffalo	36	39	7	79
Boston	33	39	10	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	51	22	9	111
Carolina	47	30	5	99
New Jersey	42	33	7	91
Columbus	40	33	9	89
NY Rangers	39	36	7	85
NY Islanders	35	35	12	82
Pittsburgh	34	36	12	80
Philadelphia	33	39	10	76

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