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Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Saturday, December 7, 2024 on the road.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Washington Capitals 4 51-22-9
at Montreal Canadiens 2 40-31-11

News about this game

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 3 4
Montreal Canadiens 2 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 9 8 18 35
Montreal Canadiens 10 5 9 24

Three stars

  1. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. P. Dubois, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:09 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook (6) Cole Caufield (8), Lane Hutson (18) Even strength WSH 0, MTL 1
1st 16:00 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (17) Nick Suzuki (18) Even strength WSH 0, MTL 2
2nd 00:33 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois (4) John Carlson (17), Taylor Raddysh (8) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 2
3rd 07:10 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (10) Aliaksei Protas (14), Matt Roy (6) Even strength WSH 2, MTL 2
3rd 11:48 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (11) Pierre-Luc Dubois (15), Aliaksei Protas (15) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 2
3rd 13:49 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (9) Jakob Chychrun (8), Connor McMichael (11) Power play WSH 4, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 35 24
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 23 28
Blocked shots 16 17
Giveaways 12 12
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 26/51 (51%) 25/51 (49%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
16 T. Raddysh R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:29
17 D. Strome C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 1 46.2% 15:48
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 28.6% 15:45
21 A. Protas L 0 2 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 14:45
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 13:37
24 C. McMichael L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 100% 20:13
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 70% 14:43
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:27
43 T. Wilson R 2 0 2 +2 0 4 2 1 0 16:15
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 09:12
80 P. Dubois C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 1 0 0 55.6% 16:37
88 A. Mangiapane L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:30
3 M. Roy D 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 21:52
6 J. Chychrun D 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 20:13
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18:28
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 3 0 19:56
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:15
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 4 0 23:21
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 24 22 2 .917 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 11:38
13 C. Caufield R 1 1 2 +1 0 5 2 0 0 17:51
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 64.3% 19:26
15 A. Newhook C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 20% 15:08
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 0 13:41
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16:02
28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 36.4% 13:55
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 13:48
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 11:11
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 57.1% 15:00
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 33.3% 13:49
92 P. Laine L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 100% 16:54
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 3 0 26:14
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 17:30
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13:18
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 23:57
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19:02
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 18:26
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 35 31 4 .886 57:33 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:00 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Tripping 2
2nd 12:29 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Slashing 2
3rd 12:12 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Interference 2
3rd 14:24 Montreal Canadiens Lane Hutson Holding 2
3rd 18:26 Washington Capitals John Carlson Cross checking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Mitch Dunning, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Mark Shewchyk, Dan Kelly
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Jakub Vrana, Alexander Alexeyev
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Michael Pezzetta, Justin Barron

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 Dec 7

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/OT Game page
Utah Hockey Club 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page

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