Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens

26-9-5, 11-4-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	0	3	4
Canadiens MTL	0	0	1	1

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

25-10-6, 15-4-2 Home


Shots	39	23
Hits	19	27
Faceoffs Won	27	31
Faceoff Win Percent	0.0	0.0
Power Play Opportunities	2	4
Power Play Goals	1	1
Power Play Percentage	50.0	25.0
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	3	2
Penalty Minutes	6	4
Blocked Shots	24	18
Takeaways	5	7
Giveaways	8	12

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Canadiens
2
Capitals
1

Game 1

18/12

Capitals
4
Canadiens
1

Game 2

10/1

Capitals
3
Canadiens
2

Game 3

4/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	24	14	3	51
NY Islanders	23	15	4	50
Philadelphia	21	12	7	49
Washington	21	15	6	48
Pittsburgh	19	12	9	47
New Jersey	22	17	2	46
NY Rangers	20	18	5	45
Columbus	18	16	6	42

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	25	13	3	53
Detroit	24	15	4	52
Montreal	22	13	6	50
Buffalo	21	15	4	46
Florida	21	16	3	45
Ottawa	20	15	5	45
Toronto	19	15	7	45
Boston	21	18	2	44

Kings give up lead in 3rd period for 2nd straight game but recover for 5-4 shootout win over Wild

— Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist, Samuel Helenius scored his first goal of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday night.

Nicolas Hague breaks tie with 28 seconds left, Predators beat Flames 4-3

— Nicolas Hague broke a tie with 28 seconds left, Erik Haula scored twice in a 1:33 span in his 800th NHL game and the Nashville Predators beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Saturday night.

Nelson scores twice in 3rd as Avalanche rally past Hurricanes, 5-3

— Brock Nelson scored two power-play goals in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the third period and the Colorado Avalanche rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Saturday night for their 10th consecutive victory.

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Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens

Stars of the Game

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Evgeny KuznetsovC - WSH

Braden HoltbyG - WSH

Game Information

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Kings give up lead in 3rd period for 2nd straight game but recover for 5-4 shootout win over Wild

Nicolas Hague breaks tie with 28 seconds left, Predators beat Flames 4-3

Nelson scores twice in 3rd as Avalanche rally past Hurricanes, 5-3