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Washington Capitals 2, Montréal Canadiens 6 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 2, Montréal Canadiens 6. Shots on goal: WSH 29, MTL 25. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 1-2 MTL; P2 WSH 0-2 MTL; P3 WSH 1-2 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 00:30 Cole Caufield to make it WSH 0-1 MTL; P1 13:16 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Anthony Beauvillier, Declan Chisholm) to make it WSH 1-1 MTL; P1 14:19 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki, Jayden Struble) to make it WSH 1-2 MTL; P2 12:22 Mike Matheson (assists: Zachary Bolduc, Alex Newhook) to make it WSH 1-3 MTL; P2 16:34 Kirby Dach (assists: Nick Suzuki) to make it WSH 1-4 MTL; P3 12:12 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Dylan Strome, Anthony Beauvillier) to make it WSH 2-4 MTL; P3 16:44 Nick Suzuki to make it WSH 2-5 MTL; P3 18:35 Jake Evans to make it WSH 2-6 MTL. Top skaters: Nick Suzuki (MTL) 1 G, 2 A; Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 2 G, 0 A; Cole Caufield (MTL) 2 G, 0 A; Anthony Beauvillier (WSH) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 19 saves on 23, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 27 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Nick Suzuki
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 18:25 TOI
Goals · WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 15:30 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
27 saves on 29 shots (.931) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

WSH 0 largest lead Never led
MTL 4 largest lead P3 18:35 (WSH 2, MTL 6) · 3-0 run, P1 14:19–P2 16:34
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:30 Cole Caufield MTL · snap shot · WSH 0, MTL 1
  • P1 13:16 Alex Ovechkin (Anthony Beauvillier, Declan Chisholm) WSH · snap shot · WSH 1, MTL 1
  • P1 14:19 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Jayden Struble) MTL · backhand shot · WSH 1, MTL 2
  • P2 12:22 Mike Matheson (Zachary Bolduc, Alex Newhook) MTL · snap shot · WSH 1, MTL 3
  • P2 16:34 Kirby Dach (Nick Suzuki) MTL · snap shot · WSH 1, MTL 4
  • P3 12:12 Alex Ovechkin (Dylan Strome, Anthony Beauvillier) WSH · snap shot · WSH 2, MTL 4
  • P3 16:44 Nick Suzuki MTL · Empty net · backhand shot · WSH 2, MTL 5
  • P3 18:35 Jake Evans MTL · Empty net · wrist shot · WSH 2, MTL 6

Linescore

123 T
WSH 101 2
MTL 222 6

Shots on goal: WSH 29, MTL 25

📋 Team Stats

WSHMTL
29Shots on goal25
58Shot attempts52
27Faceoff wins27
20Hits13
13Blocked shots12
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways3
14Giveaways16
8Penalty minutes10
82.6%Save %93.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH1091029
MTL79925

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals2 G · 42 attempts
Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (tip-in)Nic Dowd: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Ethen Frank: saved (snap)Martin Fehérváry: saved (slap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Declan Chisholm: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: goal (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netPierre-Luc Dubois: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netPierre-Luc Dubois: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netPierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Matt Roy: saved (snap)Trevor van Riemsdyk: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Martin Fehérváry: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (deflected)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: goal (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Brandon Duhaime: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: missed the netJustin Sourdif: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 27Saved64% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net31% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens6 G · 38 attempts
Cole Caufield: goal (snap)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (backhand)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netOliver Kapanen: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netMike Matheson: goal (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (tip-in)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netKirby Dach: goal (snap)Lane Hutson: missed the netJake Evans: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (slap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: goal (backhand)Jake Evans: goal (wrist)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)
  • 6Goals16% of attempts
  • 19Saved50% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net34% 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 202-262015:30
Anthony Beauvillier L 022000112:42
Dylan Strome C 011030116:07
Declan Chisholm D 011+111013:00
Jakob Chychrun D 000-520023:20
Martin Fehérváry D 000014321:28
Matt Roy D 000-210320:58
Tom Wilson R 000-313019:16
Rasmus Sandin D 000-201219:06
Pierre-Luc Dubois L 000-432018:22
Aliaksei Protas C 000031018:05
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000+210115:12
Connor McMichael C 000-131015:09
Ryan Leonard R 000-211015:09
Nic Dowd C 000-112114:48
Justin Sourdif R 000-101012:43
Ethen Frank C 000-111111:30
Brandon Duhaime R 000-110010:43
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren L 192382.6458:52
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nick Suzuki C 123+420118:25
Cole Caufield R 202+351216:19
Mike Matheson D 101+431024:04
Jake Evans C 101+120214:25
Kirby Dach C 101+210013:44
Alex Newhook C 011+100013:45
Zachary Bolduc R 011+113112:24
Jayden Struble D 011+101011:08
Kaiden Guhle D 000+112324:48
Lane Hutson D 000010220:14
Alexandre Carrier D 000+120118:01
Phillip Danault C 000+200017:53
Noah Dobson D 000+120016:35
Josh Anderson R 000002015:40
Juraj Slafkovský L 000-131014:23
Brendan Gallagher R 000002013:47
Ivan Demidov R 000-120012:44
Oliver Kapanen C 000-100011:41
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 272993.1260:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series WSH 2 – 1 MTL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Washington Capitals 31-24-7 L1 L10 6-3-1 Next game recap: vs UTA · Tue, Mar 3
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