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Washington Capitals 8, Montréal Canadiens 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 8, Montréal Canadiens 4. Shots on goal: WSH 36, MTL 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 1-1 MTL; P2 WSH 4-2 MTL; P3 WSH 3-1 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 01:00 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Dylan Strome) to make it WSH 1-0 MTL; P1 15:47 Brendan Gallagher (assists: Noah Dobson, Ivan Demidov) to make it WSH 1-1 MTL; P2 02:00 Ethen Frank (assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome) to make it WSH 2-1 MTL; P2 03:38 Ethen Frank (assists: Aliaksei Protas, Hendrix Lapierre) to make it WSH 3-1 MTL; P2 07:53 Joseph Veleno (assists: Mike Matheson, Brendan Gallagher) to make it WSH 3-2 MTL; P2 14:26 Jakob Chychrun (assists: John Carlson) to make it WSH 4-2 MTL; P2 15:04 Nick Suzuki (assists: Alexandre Carrier, Zachary Bolduc) to make it WSH 4-3 MTL; P2 17:25 Sonny Milano (assists: Ethen Frank, Rasmus Sandin) to make it WSH 5-3 MTL; P3 05:37 Mike Matheson (assists: Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson) to make it WSH 5-4 MTL; P3 16:03 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Dylan Strome) to make it WSH 6-4 MTL; P3 17:56 Alex Ovechkin (assists: John Carlson) to make it WSH 7-4 MTL; P3 18:34 Sonny Milano (assists: Ethen Frank, Hendrix Lapierre) to make it WSH 8-4 MTL. Top skaters: Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 3 G, 1 A; Ethen Frank (WSH) 2 G, 2 A; Dylan Strome (WSH) 0 G, 3 A; Sonny Milano (WSH) 2 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Samuel Montembeault (MTL) 7 saves on 10; Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 24 saves on 28, decision W; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 21 saves on 25, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Alex Ovechkin
3 G, 1 A, 4 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:35 TOI
Goals · WSH
Ethen Frank
2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 4 SOG · 08:51 TOI
Goaltending · WSH
Charlie Lindgren
24 saves on 28 shots (.857) · W
Season highs
Cole Caufield · Season-high 8 shots on goalAlex Ovechkin · Season-high 4 pointsEthen Frank · Season-high 4 pointsAlex Ovechkin · Season-high 3 goalsSonny Milano · Season-high 2 goalsEthen Frank · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

WSH 4 largest lead P3 18:34 (WSH 8, MTL 4) · 3-0 run, P3 16:03–P3 18:34
MTL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:00 Alex Ovechkin (Dylan Strome) WSH · Power play · snap shot · WSH 1, MTL 0
  • P1 15:47 Brendan Gallagher (Noah Dobson, Ivan Demidov) MTL · Power play · snap shot · WSH 1, MTL 1
  • P2 2:00 Ethen Frank (Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome) WSH · Power play · snap shot · WSH 2, MTL 1
  • P2 3:38 Ethen Frank (Aliaksei Protas, Hendrix Lapierre) WSH · snap shot · WSH 3, MTL 1
  • P2 7:53 Joseph Veleno (Mike Matheson, Brendan Gallagher) MTL · snap shot · WSH 3, MTL 2
  • P2 14:26 Jakob Chychrun (John Carlson) WSH · slap shot · WSH 4, MTL 2
  • P2 15:04 Nick Suzuki (Alexandre Carrier, Zachary Bolduc) MTL · snap shot · WSH 4, MTL 3
  • P2 17:25 Sonny Milano (Ethen Frank, Rasmus Sandin) WSH · snap shot · WSH 5, MTL 3
  • P3 5:37 Mike Matheson (Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson) MTL · snap shot · WSH 5, MTL 4
  • P3 16:03 Alex Ovechkin (Dylan Strome) WSH · snap shot · WSH 6, MTL 4
  • P3 17:56 Alex Ovechkin (John Carlson) WSH · Empty net · snap shot · WSH 7, MTL 4
  • P3 18:34 Sonny Milano (Ethen Frank, Hendrix Lapierre) WSH · snap shot · WSH 8, MTL 4

Linescore

123 T
WSH 143 8
MTL 121 4

Shots on goal: WSH 35, MTL 28

Biggest Period

The Washington Capitals scored 4 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHMTL
36Shots on goal28
70Shot attempts58
25Faceoff wins30
19Hits20
13Blocked shots15
2Power-play goals1
4Takeaways2
16Giveaways16
10Penalty minutes12
85.7%Save %80.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH6151536
MTL127928

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals8 G · 54 attempts
Alex Ovechkin: goal (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (backhand)Connor McMichael: missed the netJohn Carlson: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netRasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: missed the netEthen Frank: goal (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netEthen Frank: goal (snap)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netEthen Frank: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: saved (snap)Rasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Rasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Rasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netJakob Chychrun: goal (slap)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Rasmus Sandin: missed the netSonny Milano: goal (snap)Rasmus Sandin: saved (backhand)Hendrix Lapierre: missed the netHendrix Lapierre: saved (snap)Matt Roy: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netJustin Sourdif: saved (backhand)Justin Sourdif: saved (backhand)Justin Sourdif: saved (deflected)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netJustin Sourdif: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: goal (snap)Justin Sourdif: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: goal (snap)Sonny Milano: goal (snap)Charlie Lindgren: saved (tip-in)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (snap)Dylan McIlrath: saved (slap)Sonny Milano: saved (tip-in)
  • 8Goals15% of attempts
  • 28Saved52% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net33% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens4 G · 40 attempts
Jared Davidson: saved (tip-in)Joshua Roy: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (tip-in)Brendan Gallagher: goal (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netArber Xhekaj: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: saved (tip-in)Joseph Veleno: missed the netJoseph Veleno: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: goal (snap)Ivan Demidov: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: goal (snap)Jared Davidson: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: goal (snap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netJayden Struble: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Arber Xhekaj: saved (snap)
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 24Saved60% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net30% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex Ovechkin L 314+130015:35
Ethen Frank C 224+240008:51
Dylan Strome C 033+110118:59
Sonny Milano L 202+130006:39
John Carlson D 022+200123:56
Hendrix Lapierre C 022+220006:49
Jakob Chychrun D 101+350122:26
Rasmus Sandin D 011+452420:38
Aliaksei Protas C 011+221119:46
Tom Wilson R 000+102120:26
Martin Fehérváry D 000-310120:10
Matt Roy D 000022119:51
Connor McMichael C 000-120017:57
Justin Sourdif R 000+131015:47
Ryan Leonard R 000-114015:29
Anthony Beauvillier L 000005015:15
Brandon Duhaime R 000-100112:02
Dylan McIlrath D 000+112111:30
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren W 242885.7460:00
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mike Matheson D 112020022:34
Brendan Gallagher R 112-121013:45
Nick Suzuki C 101020220:57
Joseph Veleno C 101-142317:00
Noah Dobson D 011-312126:15
Lane Hutson D 011010221:44
Alexandre Carrier D 011000419:34
Cole Caufield R 011080018:25
Zachary Bolduc R 011+105017:16
Ivan Demidov R 011-301015:07
Juraj Slafkovský L 000-322015:27
Josh Anderson R 000004214:19
Arber Xhekaj D 000-220113:28
Jayden Struble D 000-110012:41
Oliver Kapanen C 000-110012:27
Jake Evans C 000-100012:19
Joshua Roy R 000011009:54
Jared Davidson C 000-112009:33
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Samuel Montembeault — 71070.0322:50
Jakub Dobes L 212584.0435:48

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