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Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens

NHL
Capitals
11-8-2, 24 PTS
8-4
Final
Canadiens
10-7-3, 23 PTS
Bell Centre

On the ice

WSH shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
WSH6151536
MTL127928

In net

Charlie Lindgren24/28 SV, .857
Sam Montembeault7/10 SV, .700
Team123T
WSH1438
MTL1214

Who won: Capitals 8-4

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-4 on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Bell Centre. 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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.1Alex OvechkinLW
  2. 28.2Ethen FrankC
  3. 38.1Dylan StromeC
  4. 48.1Jakob ChychrunD
  5. 58.1Rasmus SandinD
  6. 67.8John CarlsonD
  7. 77.7Mike MathesonD
  8. 87.6Sonny MilanoLW
  9. 97.6Brendan GallagherRW
  10. 107.5Aliaksei ProtasC
  11. 117.5Cole CaufieldRW
  12. 127.5Joe VelenoC

Team stats

WSHMTL
13Blocked Shots15
19Hits20
4Takeaways2
36Shots28
2Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities3
50.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
25Faceoffs Won30
45.5Faceoff Win Percent54.5
16Giveaways16
5Total Penalties6
10Penalty Minutes12

Player of the game

Alex Ovechkin

WSH · 3 G, 1 A, 3 SOG

9.1

Deserved to win

54%
WSH · 3.08 xG
46%
MTL · 2.86 xG

Capitals created better chances: they win this game 54% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:05Sonny Milano

    Tip-in shot on goal

    Sonny Milano Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes

    S. Milano · 2 G

  3. P3 0:08Dylan McIlrath

    Slap shot on goal

    Dylan McIlrath Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes

    D. McIlrath

  4. P3 0:10Jayden Struble
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Jayden Struble

  5. P3 0:18Hendrix Lapierre

    Snap shot on goal

    Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes

    H. Lapierre · 2 A

  6. P3 0:23Arber Xhekaj

    Shot blocked by R. Sandin

    Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin

    A. Xhekaj

  7. P3 0:29Joe Veleno

    Face off

    Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre

  8. P3 0:31Arber Xhekaj

    Snap shot on goal

    Arber Xhekaj Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    A. Xhekaj

  9. P3 0:35Ryan Leonard

    Penalty: penalty

    Ryan Leonard Unsportsmanlike conduct against Josh Anderson

    R. Leonard

  10. P3 0:35Josh Anderson

    Penalty: penalty

    Josh Anderson Unsportsmanlike conduct against Ryan Leonard

    J. Anderson

  11. P3 0:50Alexandre Carrier
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier

    A. Carrier · 1 A

  12. P3 1:04Charlie Lindgren

    Tip-in shot on goal

    Charlie Lindgren Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes

    C. Lindgren · 24 SV

  13. P3 1:26Oliver Kapanen

    Faceoff win vs J. Sourdif

    Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Justin Sourdif

    O. Kapanen

  14. GOALP3 1:26
    Sonny Milano

    Goal! Snap shot

    S. Milano · 2 G

    Sonny Milano Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ethen Frank (5), Hendrix Lapierre (4)

    WSH 8 - 4 MTL
  15. P3 1:39Dylan McIlrath

    Big hit on J. Davidson

    Dylan McIlrath hit Jared Davidson

    D. McIlrath

  16. P3 1:49Joe Veleno

    Face off

    Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre

  17. GOALP3 2:04
    Alex Ovechkin

    Goal! Snap shot

    A. Ovechkin · 3 G, 1 A

    Alex Ovechkin Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (15)

    WSH 7 - 4 MTL
  18. P3 2:10Cole Caufield

    Snap shot on goal

    Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren

    C. Caufield · 1 A

  19. P3 2:23Rasmus Sandin

    Big hit on I. Demidov

    Rasmus Sandin hit Ivan Demidov

    R. Sandin · 1 A

  20. P3 3:03Connor McMichael
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Connor McMichael

    C. McMichael

  21. P3 3:37Justin Sourdif

    Slap shot high and wide left

    Justin Sourdif Slap Shot High and Wide Left

    J. Sourdif

  22. P3 3:48Matt Roy

    Big hit on J. Davidson

    Matt Roy hit Jared Davidson

    M. Roy

  23. P3 3:57Joe Veleno

    Faceoff win vs J. Sourdif

    Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Justin Sourdif

    J. Veleno · 1 G

  24. GOALP3 3:57
    Alex Ovechkin

    Goal! Snap shot

    A. Ovechkin · 3 G, 1 A

    Alex Ovechkin Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (15)

    WSH 6 - 4 MTL
  25. P3 4:25Nick Suzuki

    Face off

    Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dylan Strome

Leaders

WSHMTL
Goals
Alex Ovechkin
3
Mike Matheson
1
Assists
Dylan Strome
3
Mike Matheson
1
Points
Alex Ovechkin
4
Brendan Gallagher
2

Season seriesWSH leads series 1-0

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