Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Canadiens

1-2-0, 2 PTS

1-3

Final

Capitals

1-2-0, 2 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

MTL shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MTL	8	5	9	22
WSH	12	14	3	29

In net

Sam Montembeault26/29 SV, .897

Darcy Kuemper21/22 SV, .955

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

Who won: Capitals 3-1

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. The Capitals outscored the Canadiens 3-1 in the 2nd period. T.J. Oshie led the Capitals in goals (1). Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens in goals (1).

Recap · Oct 15

Oshie, Capitals beat Canadiens 3-1 for first win of season

T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night to avoid their first 0-3-0 start since the 2012-13 lockout season.

What it means

Season series: WSH leads series 1-0.
Canadiens 0-2-0 on the road; Capitals 1-1-0 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division

Florian Xhekaj LW
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Bryce Pickford D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Ivan Demidov RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Oliver Kapanen C
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Sam Montembeault G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Out
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division

Sam Montembeault G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Darcy Kuemper G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Ghislain Hebert (Referee), Mitch Dunning (Referee), Steve Barton (Linesman), CJ Murray (Linesman)