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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony BeauvillierLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:02 | 0:59 | 11:41 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic DowdC | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:48 | 0:06 | 2:34 | 12:08 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre-Luc DuboisLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 18:22 | 3:42 | 0:04 | 14:36 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon DuhaimeRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:43 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 9:41 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ethen FrankC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:30 | 2:47 | 0:00 | 8:43 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan LeonardRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:09 | 4:54 | 0:00 | 10:15 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor McMichaelC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:09 | 1:46 | 2:30 | 10:53 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex OvechkinLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 15:30 | 6:53 | 0:00 | 8:37 | 18 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei ProtasC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 0:05 | 3:25 | 14:35 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin SourdifRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:43 | 1:30 | 0:00 | 11:13 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan StromeC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:07 | 5:09 | 0:29 | 10:29 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom WilsonRW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 19:16 | 3:44 | 1:58 | 13:34 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan ChisholmD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:00 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 12:00 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob ChychrunD | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 23:20 | 5:52 | 0:55 | 16:33 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin FehervaryD | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:28 | 0:02 | 3:34 | 17:52 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt RoyD | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:58 | 0:02 | 4:23 | 16:33 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus SandinD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 19:06 | 1:11 | 1:33 | 16:22 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van RiemsdykD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:12 | 1:02 | 1:36 | 12:34 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie LindgrenG | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .826 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 58:52 | 0 | 0 |
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