Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens
On the ice
WSH shoots leftMTL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 6 | 15 | 15 | 36 |
| MTL | 12 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
In net
Charlie Lindgren24/28 SV, .857
Sam Montembeault7/10 SV, .700| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| MTL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Who won: Capitals 8-4
The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-4 on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Bell Centre. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. The Capitals outscored the Canadiens 4-2 in the 2nd period. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (3). Mike Matheson led the Canadiens in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 | 0:08 | 1:37 | 12:34 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Zack BolducRW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 14:31 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 15:13 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared DavidsonC | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan DemidovRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 15:07 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 13:27 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:19 | 0:14 | 4:14 | 7:51 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:45 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 12:17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:27 | 1:23 | 0:58 | 10:06 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua RoyRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | 0:16 | 0:00 | 9:38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 15:27 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 12:35 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:57 | 3:40 | 0:38 | 16:39 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe VelenoC | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:00 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 15:45 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre CarrierD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:34 | 0:04 | 3:53 | 15:37 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah DobsonD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 26:15 | 1:20 | 3:45 | 21:10 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane HutsonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:44 | 3:08 | 0:39 | 17:57 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike MathesonD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:34 | 0:19 | 1:15 | 21:00 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jayden StrubleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:41 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 12:30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber XhekajD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 12:29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub DobesG | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .840 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam MontembeaultG | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .700 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22:50 | 0 | 0 |
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