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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–3 on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at home.

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

News about this game

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 3 0 3
Washington Capitals 0 3 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 6 6 3 15
Washington Capitals 7 13 14 34

Three stars

  1. A. Protas, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. C. McMichael, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 03:21 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (6) Alex Ovechkin (4), John Carlson (6) Power play MTL 0, WSH 1
2nd 09:52 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (10) Nick Suzuki (9) Power play MTL 1, WSH 1
2nd 10:31 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (4) Lane Hutson (6), Christian Dvorak (3) Even strength MTL 2, WSH 1
2nd 11:45 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime (1) Taylor Raddysh (2), Trevor van Riemsdyk (5) Even strength MTL 2, WSH 2
2nd 12:39 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (2) Unassisted Even strength MTL 2, WSH 3
2nd 18:00 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (4) David Savard (4), Lane Hutson (7) Even strength MTL 3, WSH 3
3rd 04:21 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (5) Trevor van Riemsdyk (6), Tom Wilson (2) Even strength MTL 3, WSH 4
3rd 04:57 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas (3) Alex Ovechkin (5), Dylan Strome (9) Even strength MTL 3, WSH 5
3rd 12:27 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (5) Aliaksei Protas (6), Dylan Strome (10) Even strength MTL 3, WSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 15 34
Power play 1 of 6 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 17
Hits 23 22
Blocked shots 24 22
Giveaways 24 14
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 36/59 (61%) 23/59 (39%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 12:57
13 C. Caufield R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 21:31
14 N. Suzuki C 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 63.2% 21:15
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 40% 15:59
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -3 9 1 5 1 0 100% 10:49
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 19:17
28 C. Dvorak C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 62.5% 10:12
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 13:25
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 11:29
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 43.8% 14:40
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 18:39
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 83.3% 10:53
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 5 0 27:46
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 3 0 21:31
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 10:31
48 L. Hutson D 0 2 2 +1 0 0 2 1 0 19:00
52 J. Barron D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 10:52
58 D. Savard D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 5 0 20:46
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
30 C. Primeau 34 28 6 .824 60:00 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 2 3 +2 0 1 0 0 0 17:30
13 J. Vrana L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 10:07
16 T. Raddysh R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 12:10
17 D. Strome C 0 2 2 +1 2 2 0 0 0 50% 14:44
21 A. Protas L 1 1 2 +2 2 1 1 0 0 14:47
22 B. Duhaime L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 4 1 0 14:00
23 M. Sgarbossa C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 20% 08:03
24 C. McMichael L 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 100% 18:41
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 3 0 30% 16:58
43 T. Wilson R 1 1 2 0 7 5 2 0 1 17:18
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 46.2% 17:05
88 A. Mangiapane L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:01
27 A. Alexeyev D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 3 0 13:17
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 17:38
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 2 0 23:44
52 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:49
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 18:09
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +3 0 2 1 3 0 28:30
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 15 12 3 .800 59:46 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:06 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Holding 2
1st 11:07 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas Holding 2
1st 20:00 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael High sticking 2
2nd 02:53 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Holding 2
2nd 05:55 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Hooking 2
2nd 08:09 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 15:19 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Hooking 2
3rd 09:24 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Hooking 2
3rd 09:49 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Tripping 2
3rd 15:48 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Cross checking 2
3rd 16:50 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
3rd 16:50 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 16:50 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Jake Brenk, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Mark Shewchyk
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Michael Pezzetta, Arber Xhekaj
Washington Capitals scratches
Sonny Milano, Jakob Chychrun, Hendrix Lapierre

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 Oct 31

Matchup Status Details
Seattle Kraken 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 8 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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