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Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–2 on Sunday, April 27, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Washington Capitals 5 51-22-9
at Montreal Canadiens 2 40-31-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 4 5
Montreal Canadiens 0 2 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 6 11 9 26
Montreal Canadiens 5 4 9 18

Three stars

  1. D. Strome, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. M. Matheson, Montreal Canadiens
  3. B. Duhaime, Washington Capitals (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:25 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (2) Anthony Beauvillier (4) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 0
2nd 10:33 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (2) Ivan Demidov (1), Lane Hutson (4) Power play WSH 1, MTL 1
2nd 18:32 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (3) Lane Hutson (5), Ivan Demidov (2) Power play WSH 1, MTL 2
3rd 06:39 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime (1) Jakob Chychrun (1), Trevor van Riemsdyk (1) Even strength WSH 2, MTL 2
3rd 16:23 Washington Capitals Andrew Mangiapane (1) Dylan Strome (5), Trevor van Riemsdyk (2) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 2
3rd 17:21 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime (2) Nic Dowd (1) Even strength, Empty net WSH 4, MTL 2
3rd 19:05 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (1) Connor McMichael (1) Even strength, Empty net WSH 5, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 26 18
Power play 0 of 5 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 26 34
Blocked shots 12 13
Giveaways 8 12
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 35/60 (58.3%) 25/60 (41.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 +2 2 5 0 0 0 19:55
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:25
16 T. Raddysh R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:17
17 D. Strome C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 55.6% 18:25
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 55.6% 09:39
22 B. Duhaime L 2 0 2 +2 0 3 5 2 0 13:16
24 C. McMichael L 0 1 1 +2 0 4 0 0 0 50% 18:43
26 N. Dowd C 0 1 1 +2 2 0 1 0 0 63.6% 12:06
43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 6 0 0 21:16
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 11:48
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 64.7% 19:34
88 A. Mangiapane L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 12:26
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 4 0 0 22:21
6 J. Chychrun D 0 1 1 +3 2 1 0 2 0 26:15
27 A. Alexeyev D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 08:58
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 0 19:45
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 1 0 14:51
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 0 1 0 25:13
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 18 16 2 .889 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -4 0 0 2 1 0 15:55
13 C. Caufield R 1 0 1 -4 0 2 0 0 1 18:11
14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 4 0 50% 21:17
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 14:25
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 6 1 0 14:01
20 J. Slafkovský L 1 0 1 -3 0 1 1 0 1 18:20
28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 1 0 31.3% 15:26
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 14:57
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 08:19
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 44.4% 18:31
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 60% 05:33
93 I. Demidov R 0 2 2 -2 0 1 1 0 0 13:38
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 28:00
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 -3 2 0 4 0 0 22:45
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:39
48 L. Hutson D 0 2 2 -3 0 3 0 0 0 21:00
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 14:49
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 6 0 0 12:51
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 24 21 3 .875 58:23 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:47 Washington Capitals Alexander Alexeyev Interference 2
1st 11:35 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Interference 2
1st 16:28 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Interference 2
2nd 04:54 Montreal Canadiens Christian Dvorak High sticking 2
2nd 06:11 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Hooking 2
2nd 09:16 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Interference 2
2nd 16:05 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
2nd 18:02 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Interference 2
3rd 00:37 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Roughing 2
3rd 00:37 Washington Capitals John Carlson Slashing 2
3rd 00:37 Montreal Canadiens Christian Dvorak Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Ryan Daisy
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Ethan Bear, Martin Fehérváry, Aliaksei Protas, Ethen Frank
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Samuel Montembeault, 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 27

Matchup Status Details
Winnipeg Jets 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

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