Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals — Match Details

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Match Summary

Washington Capitals defeated Montreal Canadiens 8:4. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by A. Ovechkin 1′, B. Gallagher 15′, E. Frank 2′, E. Frank 3′, J. Veleno 7′, J. Chychrun 14′, N. Suzuki 15′, S. Milano 17′, M. Matheson 5′, A. Ovechkin 16′, A. Ovechkin 17′, S. Milano 18′. Score by period: P1: 1–1, P2: 2–4, P3: 1–3.

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals — 12 goals and 11 cards recorded during the match.

Montreal Canadiens

Washington Capitals

Period 1

J. Slafkovsky

High sticking

1′

A. Ovechkin

Power-play

M. Matheson

Tripping

6′

9′

J. Sourdif

Hooking

14′

J. Chychrun

High sticking

B. Gallagher

I. Demidov

15′

J. Roy

High sticking

15′

17′

E. Frank

Slashing

J. Anderson

Cross-checking

19′

A. Ovechkin

Slashing

M. Matheson

High sticking

20′

Period 2

2′

E. Frank

D. Strome

3′

E. Frank

H. Lapierre

J. Veleno

B. Gallagher

7′

14′

J. Chychrun

N. Suzuki

Z. Bolduc

15′

17′

S. Milano

R. Sandin

Period 3

M. Matheson

L. Hutson

5′

16′

A. Ovechkin

17′

A. Ovechkin

18′

S. Milano

H. Lapierre

19′

R. Leonard

Unsportsmanlike conduct

J. Anderson

Unsportsmanlike conduct

19′

Rivalry since 2012

Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals Head to Head Results· 50

Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals have met 50 times — Montreal Canadiens won 18, Washington Capitals won 32, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Washington Capitals leads the head-to-head with 32 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 309 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.18 per match (136 for the home side, 173 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 47 matches (94%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 48 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–8 in 2022.