Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Playoffs · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Washington Capitals |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
9 |
6 |
14 |
29 |
| Washington Capitals |
11 |
9 |
8 |
28 |
Three stars
- L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- D. Strome, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:12 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (4) |
Dylan Strome (6) |
Power play |
MTL 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
11:15 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakob Chychrun (2) |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (2), Tom Wilson (3) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
16:59 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (2) |
John Carlson (1), Dylan Strome (7) |
Power play |
MTL 0, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
02:40 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Emil Heineman (1) |
Joel Armia (2), Oliver Kapanen (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
19:34 |
Washington Capitals |
Brandon Duhaime (3) |
Connor McMichael (2) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MTL 1, WSH 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
29 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
2 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
44 |
29 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
23 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
1 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/60 (56.7%) |
26/60 (43.3%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:16 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
68.4% |
22:36 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:27 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:19 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:00 |
| Number 28 C. Dvorak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
17:47 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:53 |
| Number 51 E. Heineman |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:37 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
15:25 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
07:10 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:03 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:18 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:12 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
27:11 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:50 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:59 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
57:23 |
Loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
13:51 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:38 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
15:40 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
10:14 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:48 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:22 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:42 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:40 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:48 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:33 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:13 |
| Number 88 A. Mangiapane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
08:08 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:56 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:51 |
| Number 27 A. Alexeyev |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:33 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:50 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:42 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
29 |
28 |
1 |
.966 |
59:55 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:06 |
Washington Capitals |
Pierre-Luc Dubois |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
08:34 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
13:50 |
Washington Capitals |
Brandon Duhaime |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:45 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:41 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jake Evans |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Referees
- Jean Hebert, Peter MacDougall
- Linesmen
- Travis Gawryletz, Jonny Murray
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Samuel Montembeault, Patrik Laine, Michael Pezzetta, Jayden Struble
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Ethan Bear, Taylor Raddysh, Martin Fehérváry, Ethen Frank
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