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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Montreal Canadiens 1 40-31-11
at Washington Capitals 3 51-22-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 1 0 1
Washington Capitals 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 4 8 14 26
Washington Capitals 9 18 5 32

Three stars

  1. L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. S. Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  3. D. Strome, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:16 Montreal Canadiens Christian Dvorak (1) Josh Anderson (1), Brendan Gallagher (1) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 0
2nd 03:47 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (1) Taylor Raddysh (1) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 1
2nd 04:47 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (1) Anthony Beauvillier (2), Ryan Leonard (1) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 2
3rd 19:58 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (2) Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Tom Wilson (2) Even strength, Empty net MTL 1, WSH 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 26 32
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 28 37
Blocked shots 12 24
Giveaways 19 16
Takeaways 7 3
Faceoffs won 26/51 (51%) 25/51 (49%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 18:04
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 20:16
14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 58.3% 23:58
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 40% 16:56
17 J. Anderson R 0 1 1 0 6 2 6 0 100% 13:18
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -2 0 5 3 1 22:33
28 C. Dvorak C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 50% 18:01
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:27
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 07:39
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 50% 14:45
92 P. Laine L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 10:10
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:50
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 25:07
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 20:25
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 22:46
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 10:27
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25:36
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 09:35
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 31 29 2 .935 58:07 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 8 0 14:23
9 R. Leonard R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 11:12
16 T. Raddysh R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 11:58
17 D. Strome C 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 40% 15:19
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 44.4% 12:05
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 16:06
24 C. McMichael L 2 0 2 +2 0 4 0 1 33.3% 17:48
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 +1 2 3 3 4 66.7% 14:57
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +1 2 2 5 1 18:11
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 2 14:53
80 P. Dubois C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 1 54.5% 17:07
88 A. Mangiapane L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12:28
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 22:56
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 4 21:48
27 A. Alexeyev D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 14:12
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 4 21:26
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:01
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 3 24:10
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 26 25 1 .962 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:14 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Boarding 2
1st 08:14 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Cross checking 2
1st 08:14 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 05:08 Washington Capitals Matt Roy Cross checking 2
2nd 17:41 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Interference 2
3rd 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Slashing 2
3rd 20:00 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Slashing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Matt MacPherson
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Michael Pezzetta, Oliver Kapanen, Arber Xhekaj
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Ethan Bear, Martin Fehérváry, Aliaksei Protas, Ethen Frank

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens Postponed Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Postponed Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 23

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Playoffs Game page

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