Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens
On the ice
WSH shoots leftMTL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
| MTL | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
In net
Charlie Lindgren19/23 SV, .826
Jakub Dobes27/29 SV, .931| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MTL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Who won: Canadiens 6-2
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6-2 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Bell Centre. The Capitals win the series 2-1. The Canadiens outscored the Capitals 2-0 in the 2nd period. Cole Caufield led the Canadiens in goals (2). Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (2).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 12:42 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack BolducRW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:24 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 11:06 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:19 | 4:37 | 0:00 | 11:42 | 18 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby DachC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:44 | 1:15 | 0:11 | 12:18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:53 | 0:00 | 3:56 | 13:57 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan DemidovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:44 | 4:41 | 0:00 | 8:03 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:25 | 0:04 | 4:36 | 9:45 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 12:51 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oliver KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:41 | 0:00 | 3:30 | 8:11 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:45 | 1:21 | 0:33 | 11:51 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:23 | 4:40 | 0:03 | 9:40 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:25 | 4:42 | 0:04 | 13:39 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:01 | 0:00 | 3:55 | 14:06 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:35 | 1:11 | 1:36 | 13:48 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:48 | 0:00 | 4:34 | 20:14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane HutsonD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:14 | 4:54 | 0:39 | 14:41 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike MathesonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24:04 | 0:21 | 5:16 | 18:27 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Jayden StrubleD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:08 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub DobesG | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .931 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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