Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals

26-14-7, 13-4-6 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Canadiens MTL	1	1	0	0	2
Capitals WSH	0	0	2	1	3

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

24-17-6, 14-8-3 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Sammy BlaisS. Blais#27
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	19	12:32	0:00	2:57	9:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	10	6:18	0:00	0:00	6:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	15	11:08	1:42	0:00	9:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	3	19	18:23	4:50	0:00	13:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:28	0:00	5:16	11:12	12	10	54.5
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	16:03	3:13	0:00	12:50	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	8:43	2:05	0:00	6:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	25	23:10	2:01	4:03	17:06	5	6	45.5
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	20:34	4:29	0:00	16:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	24	21:15	4:57	1:49	14:29	12	7	63.2
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	17:18	3:39	0:01	13:38	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	19	12:58	0:00	3:54	9:04	3	3	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	30	22:35	0:00	5:40	16:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	29	28:37	4:38	4:13	19:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	28	24:58	2:45	0:15	21:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	26	27:54	0:43	9:49	17:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	9:44	0:00	0:03	9:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	0	0	0	9	7:03	0:00	0:00	7:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
42	3	39	.929	28	9	2	0	0	63:59	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Ethen FrankE. Frank#53
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Brett LeasonB. Leason#20
Ryan LeonardR. Leonard#9
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Sonny MilanoS. Milano#15
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Dylan McIlrathD. McIlrath#52
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	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	24	19:31	2:38	2:02	14:51	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	3	14	3	0	0	18	13:31	0:05	2:09	11:17	6	4	60.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	7:34	0:00	0:50	6:44	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	6	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	20	18:06	4:44	0:00	13:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	6:27	0:00	0:00	6:27	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:09	1:05	0:00	9:04	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	14:36	4:20	0:00	10:16	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	29	22:32	4:09	4:49	13:34	6	11	35.3
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	9	9:21	3:06	0:00	6:15	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	24:45	9:43	0:01	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	20:20	1:49	2:45	15:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	26	23:26	5:48	0:10	17:28	13	14	48.1
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	7	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	27	27:46	7:12	3:29	17:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	22	18:46	0:00	2:45	16:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	1	10	5:58	0:00	0:00	5:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	24	23:53	0:29	3:53	19:31	0	0	0.0
0	3	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	25	24:36	2:48	0:49	20:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	22	16:20	0:04	2:58	13:18	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	2	24	.923	12	9	3	0	0	63:52	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	OT	T
	Canadiens	1	1	0	0	2
	Capitals	0	0	2	1	3

1st Period			MTL	WSH
8:14		Josh Anderson (10) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	1	0

2nd Period			MTL	WSH
7:40		Brendan Gallagher (4) Assists: Phillip Danault (9), Zack Bolduc (8)	2	0

3rd Period			MTL	WSH
5:06		Ethen Frank (9) Assists: Matt Roy (13), Rasmus Sandin (12)	2	1
18:06		Ethen Frank (10) Assists: Rasmus Sandin (13), Anthony Beauvillier (7)	2	2

OT Summary			MTL	WSH
4:21		Connor McMichael (7) Assists: Dylan Strome (25), Rasmus Sandin (14)	2	3

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Capitals
8
Canadiens
4

Game 1

11/20

Canadiens
2
Capitals
3

Game 2

1/13

Capitals
Canadiens

Game 3

2/28

Capital One Arena

7:00 PM, January 13, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,347

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Graham Skilliter

Linesmen:
Travis Gawryletz
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	29	13	3	61
Detroit	28	16	4	60
Montreal	26	14	7	59
Boston	26	19	2	54
Toronto	23	16	7	53
Buffalo	24	16	4	52
Florida	24	18	3	51
Ottawa	21	19	5	47

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	28	15	4	60
NY Islanders	25	16	5	55
Washington	24	17	6	54
Philadelphia	22	14	8	52
Pittsburgh	21	14	10	52
New Jersey	23	21	2	48
Columbus	20	19	7	47
NY Rangers	20	21	6	46

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Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Game Information

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