Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals

East 1st Round - Game 1 • WSH leads series 1-0

40-31-11, 17-19-5 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Canadiens MTL	0	0	2	0	2
Capitals WSH	1	1	0	1	3

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

51-22-9, 26-9-6 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Christian DvorakC. Dvorak#28
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Emil HeinemanE. Heineman#51
Patrik LaineP. Laine#92
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	21	14:02	0:00	1:52	12:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	17	14:24	0:00	1:44	12:40	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	20:41	1:39	0:00	19:02	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	11:57	0:46	0:00	11:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:26	0:00	1:50	13:36	8	6	57.1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:59	0:00	1:46	12:13	8	5	61.5
0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	13:42	0:49	0:00	12:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	14	10:56	0:00	0:00	10:56	1	0	100.0
0	1	-2	5	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	17	13:14	1:42	0:00	11:32	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	19	14:33	0:47	0:00	13:46	2	6	25.0
0	0	1	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	19:31	1:43	0:00	17:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	21:27	2:17	0:00	19:10	10	9	52.6
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	0	5	0	0	2	0	1	29	22:27	0:12	0:44	21:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	4	0	2	25	24:00	0:00	0:53	23:07	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	28	25:35	1:40	0:00	23:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	3	27	24:39	0:50	3:02	20:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:57	0:00	2:33	9:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	19	14:09	0:00	0:00	14:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	3	29	.906	27	2	0	0	0	62:21	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#80
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Ryan LeonardR. Leonard#9
Andrew MangiapaneA. Mangiapane#88
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Taylor RaddyshT. Raddysh#16
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Alexander AlexeyevA. Alexeyev#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	5	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	23	14:42	0:00	0:00	14:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	24	16:58	0:00	1:53	15:05	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	24	16:32	0:21	0:00	16:11	7	8	46.7
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	21	15:48	0:00	1:45	14:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	17	11:10	0:00	0:00	11:10	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	16	11:27	0:00	0:00	11:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	18	11:50	0:51	0:00	10:59	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	25	16:29	0:35	0:36	15:18	0	1	0.0
2	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	22	16:45	3:36	0:00	13:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	0	0	19	11:46	0:00	0:00	11:46	0	1	0.0
0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	17:49	3:01	0:00	14:48	12	8	60.0
0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	26	22:05	2:45	0:44	18:36	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	18	14:02	0:00	0:00	14:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	26	22:43	3:01	1:52	17:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	24	21:24	3:15	0:00	18:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	2	2	2	28	26:12	0:00	1:52	24:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	23:19	0:35	0:37	22:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:40	0:00	0:37	16:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	2	33	.943	29	4	0	0	0	62:26	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Canadiens	0	0	2	0	2
	Capitals	1	1	0	1	3

1st Period			MTL	WSH
18:34		Alex Ovechkin (1) (Power Play) Assists: Tom Wilson (1), Dylan Strome (1)	0	1

2nd Period			MTL	WSH
12:09		Anthony Beauvillier (1) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (1), Dylan Strome (2)	0	2

3rd Period			MTL	WSH
10:32		Cole Caufield (1) (Power Play) Assists: Patrik Laine (1), Lane Hutson (1)	1	2
15:45		Nick Suzuki (1) Assists: Alexandre Carrier (1), Lane Hutson (2)	2	2

OT Summary			MTL	WSH
2:26		Alex Ovechkin (2) Assists: Anthony Beauvillier (1), Dylan Strome (3)	2	3

Canadiens
2
Capitals
3

Game 1

22/4

Canadiens
1
Capitals
3

Game 2

24/4

Capitals
3
Canadiens
6

Game 3

26/4

Capitals
5
Canadiens
2

Game 4

27/4

Canadiens
1
Capitals
4

Game 5

1/5

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 22 April 2025

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Francois St. Laurent
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

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