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Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Playoffs Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6–3 on Friday, April 25, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Washington Capitals 3 51-22-9
at Montreal Canadiens 6 40-31-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 1 1 3
Montreal Canadiens 1 2 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 7 7 21
Montreal Canadiens 15 11 14 40

Three stars

  1. C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Carrier, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  3. J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:20 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (3) Matt Roy (1), Rasmus Sandin (1) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 0
1st 19:07 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Carrier (1) Alex Newhook (1), Jake Evans (1) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 1
2nd 08:37 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (2) Unassisted Power play WSH 1, MTL 2
2nd 10:47 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (1) Andrew Mangiapane (1), Lars Eller (1) Even strength WSH 2, MTL 2
2nd 19:51 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (2) Lane Hutson (3) Even strength WSH 2, MTL 3
3rd 02:39 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (3) Dylan Strome (4), Anthony Beauvillier (3) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 3
3rd 04:17 Montreal Canadiens Christian Dvorak (2) David Savard (1), Joel Armia (1) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 4
3rd 13:23 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (1) Cole Caufield (1) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 5
3rd 17:35 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook (1) Brendan Gallagher (2), Mike Matheson (1) Power play WSH 3, MTL 6

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 21 40
Power play 0 of 2 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 24 18
Hits 26 45
Blocked shots 19 11
Giveaways 17 10
Takeaways 5 1
Faceoffs won 25/54 (46.3%) 29/54 (53.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 15:16
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 0 0 12:00
16 T. Raddysh R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 0 12:40
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 2 0 20% 16:51
20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 0 0 50% 12:11
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -2 4 1 1 0 0 15:02
24 C. McMichael L 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 16:47
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 0 52.6% 15:02
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 12 1 4 0 0 14:41
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 4 0 0 13:05
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 57.1% 16:02
88 A. Mangiapane L 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 11:56
3 M. Roy D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 4 0 25:53
6 J. Chychrun D 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 5 0 21:58
27 A. Alexeyev D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 10:27
38 R. Sandin D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 3 0 20:30
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0 16:52
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 24:45
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 35 30 5 .857 53:23 Loss
79 C. Lindgren 5 4 1 .800 06:37

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 1 1 -1 0 4 5 0 0 15:07
13 C. Caufield R 1 1 2 +1 0 11 2 0 0 19:29
14 N. Suzuki C 1 0 1 +1 2 3 3 0 1 58.8% 22:03
15 A. Newhook C 1 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 66.7% 15:16
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 12 3 6 0 0 11:46
20 J. Slafkovský L 1 0 1 +2 0 5 3 0 0 19:56
28 C. Dvorak C 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 52.9% 15:11
40 J. Armia R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 15:18
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 10:50
71 J. Evans C 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 75% 14:50
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.6% 08:06
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:37
8 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 3 1 0 24:22
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 20:33
45 A. Carrier D 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 21:38
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 24:50
58 D. Savard D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 1 0 11:03
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 0 0 10:05
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 13 11 2 .846 31:39
75 J. Dobes 8 7 1 .875 28:21 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:31 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 09:47 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook Tripping 2
1st 19:21 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Slashing 2
2nd 08:33 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Illegal check to head 2
2nd 11:39 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Interference 2
2nd 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 20:00 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 06:19 Washington Capitals Trevor van Riemsdyk Interference 2
3rd 15:37 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Cross checking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Francis Charron, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Kyle Flemington
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Ethan Bear, Martin Fehérváry, Aliaksei Protas, Ethen Frank
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Patrik Laine, Michael Pezzetta, Jayden Struble

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 25

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 7 Final Playoffs Game page

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