Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens
- Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Cole Caufield
- Cole Caufield Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: none
- Josh Anderson hit Martin Fehervary
- Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Oliver Kapanen Tip-In Wide Right
- Zachary Bolduc hit Justin Sourdif
- Juraj Slafkovský faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
- Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot Above Crossbar
- Alex Newhook faceoff won against Dylan Strome
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nic Dowd
- Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right
- Brendan Gallagher hit Matt Roy
- Zachary Bolduc hit Jakob Chychrun
- Mike Matheson Holding against Brandon Duhaime
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
- Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
- Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Dylan Strome
- Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Cole Caufield
- Cole Caufield hit Declan Chisholm
- Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Dylan Strome
- Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Right
- Takeaway by Noah Dobson
- Jayden Struble shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
- Cole Caufield Goal (35) Backhand, assists: Nick Suzuki (48), Jayden Struble (9)
- Brendan Gallagher hit Rasmus Sandin
- Giveaway by Mike Matheson
- Takeaway by Lane Hutson
- Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
- Juraj Slafkovský hit Matt Roy
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
- Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Giveaway by Noah Dobson
- Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
- Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
- Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Mike Matheson
- Giveaway by Alex Newhook
- Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Nic Dowd
- Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Lane Hutson
- Giveaway by Phillip Danault
- Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
- Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Connor McMichael
- Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Dylan Strome shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
- Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Connor McMichael
- Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Giveaway by Lane Hutson
- Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
- Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Right
- Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In High and Wide Left
- Cole Caufield Tip-In Short
- Mike Matheson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (14), Alex Newhook (8)
- Zachary Bolduc hit Rasmus Sandin
- Zachary Bolduc Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Josh Anderson faceoff won against Dylan Strome
- Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher
- Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Lane Hutson
- Kaiden Guhle hit Anthony Beauvillier
- Kaiden Guhle Backhand Wide Left
- Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
- Kirby Dach Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (49)
- Phillip Danault shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
- Lane Hutson Snap Shot Wide Left
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nic Dowd
- Brendan Gallagher Slashing against Declan Chisholm
- Jake Evans Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
- Giveaway by Mike Matheson
- Mike Matheson hit Nic Dowd
- Giveaway by Kirby Dach
- Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Connor McMichael
- Kaiden Guhle hit Ryan Leonard
- Kirby Dach shot blocked by Josh Anderson
- Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Kirby Dach Roughing against Nic Dowd
- Alex Newhook faceoff won against Dylan Strome
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dylan Strome
- Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
- Noah Dobson Tripping against Pierre-Luc Dubois
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
- Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Josh Anderson hit Nic Dowd
- Takeaway by Phillip Danault
- Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
- Jayden Struble hit Ryan Leonard
- Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Wide Right
- Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
- Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Giveaway by Mike Matheson
- Giveaway by Josh Anderson
- Nick Suzuki Goal (19) Backhand, assists: none
- Giveaway by Mike Matheson
- Alexandre Carrier Holding the stick against Brandon Duhaime
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
- Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jake Evans
- Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
- Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jake Evans
- Jake Evans Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none
- Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Nic Dowd
- Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Alex Ovechkin hit Noah Dobson
- Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
- Justin Sourdif hit Juraj Slafkovský
- Aliaksei Protas hit Zachary Bolduc
- Giveaway by Declan Chisholm
- Puck in Benches
- Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
- Icing
- Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
- Puck in Netting
- Icing
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
- Puck in Netting
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jake Evans
- Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
- Icing
- Goalie Stopped
- Brandon Duhaime Roughing against Kirby Dach
- TV Timeout
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Off Crossbar
- Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Goalie Stopped
- Ethen Frank Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Martin Fehervary Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Goalie Stopped
- Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Jake Evans
- Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Icing
- Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Martin Fehervary hit Nick Suzuki
- Giveaway by Declan Chisholm
- Goalie Stopped
- Declan Chisholm Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Alex Ovechkin Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Beauvillier (9), Declan Chisholm (5)
- Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
- Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
- Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren
- Lane Hutson shot blocked by Ethen Frank
- Goalie Stopped
- Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
- Icing
- Goalie Stopped
- Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Nic Dowd hit Lane Hutson
- Nic Dowd hit Nick Suzuki
- Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
- Mike Matheson shot blocked by Dylan Strome
- Icing
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Phillip Danault
- Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Dylan Strome Snap Shot Wide Right
- Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Martin Fehervary hit Brendan Gallagher
- Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Goalie Stopped
- Declan Chisholm hit Kirby Dach
- Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
- Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Giveaway by Ethen Frank
- Icing
- Alex Newhook shot blocked by Nic Dowd
- Tom Wilson hit Mike Matheson
- Goalie Stopped
- Goalie Stopped
- Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
- Ryan Leonard Tip-In Wide Right
- Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In Above Crossbar
- Goalie Stopped
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Giveaway by Ethen Frank
- Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
- Goalie Stopped
- Oliver Kapanen shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
- Ryan Leonard Roughing - Removing opponent's helmet against Kaiden Guhle
- TV Timeout
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
- Cole Caufield shot blocked by Matt Roy
- Noah Dobson shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
- Goalie Stopped
- Connor McMichael hit Alexandre Carrier
- Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
- Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
- Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Goalie Stopped
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Puck in Netting
- Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Hit Left Post
- Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Kirby Dach
- Goalie Stopped
- Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jake Evans
- Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Alex Ovechkin hit Jake Evans
- Ethen Frank hit Alexandre Carrier
- Icing
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Puck in Crowd
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In Wide Right
- Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Martin Fehervary hit Brendan Gallagher
- Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
- Oliver Kapanen shot blocked by Matt Roy
- Off-side
- Icing
- Connor McMichael faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Alex Newhook shot blocked by Matt Roy
- Tom Wilson hit Alex Newhook
- Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
- Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Rasmus Sandin hit Nick Suzuki
- Puck in Netting
- Nic Dowd Cross-checking against Kirby Dach
- Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
- Martin Fehérváry Tip-In Wide Left
- Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
- Connor McMichael Deflected saved by Jakub Dobes
- Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Ethen Frank Snap Shot Wide Right
- Goalie Stopped
- Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Phillip Danault
- Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
- Takeaway by Matt Roy
- Puck in Crowd
- Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Alex Ovechkin Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (32), Anthony Beauvillier (10)
- Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
- Tom Wilson hit Cole Caufield
- Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Mike Matheson
- Ryan Leonard hit Nick Suzuki
- Connor McMichael Holding against Ivan Demidov
- Timeout - Home
- Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Goalie Stopped
- Lane Hutson shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
- Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
- Martin Fehervary hit Kirby Dach
- Giveaway by Matt Roy
- Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Goalie Stopped
- Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Phillip Danault
- Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Dylan Strome shot blocked by Tom Wilson
- Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Justin Sourdif Snap Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Declan Chisholm
- Puck in Benches
CAPITALS
CANADIENS
| TIME | PLAY | WSH | MTL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nic Dowd | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:25 | Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:30 | Cole Caufield Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: none | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:30 | Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Phillip Danault | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:50 | Josh Anderson hit Martin Fehervary | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:03 | Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:13 | Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:51 | Alex Ovechkin hit Noah Dobson | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:01 | Oliver Kapanen Tip-In Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:12 | Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:16 | Zachary Bolduc hit Justin Sourdif | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:19 | Giveaway by Ryan Leonard | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:21 | Justin Sourdif hit Juraj Slafkovský | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:55 | Aliaksei Protas hit Zachary Bolduc | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:53 | Giveaway by Declan Chisholm | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:39 | Puck in Benches | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:39 | Juraj Slafkovský faceoff won against Justin Sourdif | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:40 | Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:46 | Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Martin Fehervary | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:54 | Icing | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:54 | Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:09 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:09 | Alex Newhook faceoff won against Dylan Strome | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:19 | Icing | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:19 | Dylan Strome faceoff won against Alex Newhook | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:22 | Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:39 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:39 | Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jake Evans | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:54 | Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:01 | Icing | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:01 | Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nic Dowd | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:04 | Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:06 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:06 | Brandon Duhaime Roughing against Kirby Dach | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:06 | TV Timeout | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:06 | Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:03 | Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:41 | Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:13 | Brendan Gallagher hit Matt Roy | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:17 | Zachary Bolduc hit Jakob Chychrun | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:24 | Mike Matheson Holding against Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:24 | Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:50 | Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:02 | Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Off Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:11 | Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:13 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:13 | Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Dylan Strome | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:19 | Ethen Frank Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:45 | Martin Fehervary Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:46 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:46 | Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Jake Evans | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:07 | Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:08 | Icing | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:08 | Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nick Suzuki | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:11 | Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Cole Caufield | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:29 | Martin Fehervary hit Nick Suzuki | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:48 | Giveaway by Declan Chisholm | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:48 | Cole Caufield hit Declan Chisholm | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:52 | Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:53 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:53 | Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Dylan Strome | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:54 | Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:07 | Takeaway by Noah Dobson | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:14 | Declan Chisholm Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:16 | Alex Ovechkin Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Beauvillier (9), Declan Chisholm (5) | 1 | 1 | |
| 13:16 | Jake Evans faceoff won against Justin Sourdif | 1 | 1 | |
| 13:30 | Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 1 | |
| 13:57 | Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ryan Leonard | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:14 | Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:16 | Jayden Struble shot blocked by Nick Suzuki | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:19 | Cole Caufield Goal (35) Backhand, assists: Nick Suzuki (48), Jayden Struble (9) | 1 | 2 | |
| 14:19 | Phillip Danault faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 2 | |
| 14:45 | Brendan Gallagher hit Rasmus Sandin | 1 | 2 | |
| 14:52 | Giveaway by Mike Matheson | 1 | 2 | |
| 15:26 | Lane Hutson shot blocked by Ethen Frank | 1 | 2 | |
| 15:42 | Takeaway by Lane Hutson | 1 | 2 | |
| 15:52 | Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren | 1 | 2 | |
| 15:54 | Goalie Stopped | 1 | 2 | |
| 15:54 | Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:10 | Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:16 | Juraj Slafkovský hit Matt Roy | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:39 | Icing | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:39 | Jake Evans faceoff won against Justin Sourdif | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:43 | Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:44 | Goalie Stopped | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:44 | Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Alex Newhook | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:01 | Giveaway by Noah Dobson | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:10 | Nic Dowd hit Lane Hutson | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:14 | Nic Dowd hit Nick Suzuki | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:26 | Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:29 | Mike Matheson shot blocked by Dylan Strome | 1 | 2 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 1 | 2 | |
WSH @ MTL Videos
Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights
Jake Evans tallies goal vs. Capitals
Nick Suzuki scores goal for Canadiens
Regular Season Series
WSH wins 2-1
Game Information
Bell Centre
12:00 AM, 1 March 2026
Montreal, QC
Attendance: 20,962
- Referees:
- Cody Beach
- Jake Brenk
- Linesmen:
- Devin Berg
- Travis Toomey
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 38 | 15 | 6 | 82 |
| Pittsburgh | 30 | 15 | 13 | 73 |
| NY Islanders | 34 | 21 | 5 | 73 |
| Washington | 31 | 24 | 7 | 69 |
| Columbus | 29 | 21 | 8 | 66 |
| Philadelphia | 27 | 21 | 11 | 65 |
| New Jersey | 29 | 29 | 2 | 60 |
| NY Rangers | 23 | 29 | 7 | 53 |

