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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 48-24-10
at Washington Capitals 3 43-30-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 8 11 5 1 25
Washington Capitals 12 5 15 10 42

Three stars

  1. E. Frank, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. C. McMichael, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. R. Sandin, Washington Capitals (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:14 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson (10) Unassisted Shorthanded MTL 1, WSH 0
2nd 07:40 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (4) Phillip Danault (9), Zachary Bolduc (8) Even strength MTL 2, WSH 0
3rd 05:06 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank (9) Matt Roy (13), Rasmus Sandin (12) Even strength MTL 2, WSH 1
3rd 18:06 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank (10) Rasmus Sandin (13), Anthony Beauvillier (7) Even strength MTL 2, WSH 2
OT 04:21 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (7) Dylan Strome (25), Rasmus Sandin (14) Even strength MTL 2, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 25 42
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 25 23
Hits 21 18
Blocked shots 20 15
Giveaways 10 16
Takeaways 2 5
Faceoffs won 32/59 (54.2%) 27/59 (45.8%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 08:43
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 18:23
14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 63.2% 21:15
17 J. Anderson R 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 12:32
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 20:34
24 P. Danault C 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 54.5% 16:28
27 S. Blais L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 06:18
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 11:08
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:18
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 50% 12:58
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 45.5% 23:10
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 16:03
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 27:54
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 22:35
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09:44
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 24:58
53 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 28:37
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 07:03
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 42 39 3 .929 63:59 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 24:45
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 14:36
15 S. Milano L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 100% 09:21
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 +1 2 5 0 0 48.1% 23:26
20 B. Leason R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:09
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:20
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 07:34
24 C. McMichael L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 1 35.3% 22:32
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 14 0 3 1 60% 13:31
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:27
53 E. Frank R 2 0 2 +1 0 6 5 1 18:06
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 50% 19:31
3 M. Roy D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 23:53
38 R. Sandin D 0 3 3 +2 0 3 0 2 24:36
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 18:46
52 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 05:58
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16:20
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 27:46
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 25 23 2 .920 63:52 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:59 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry Tripping 2
1st 07:55 Montreal Canadiens Joseph Veleno Hooking 2
2nd 08:03 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Instigator 2
2nd 08:03 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Fighting (major) 5
2nd 08:03 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Instigator misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 08:03 Washington Capitals Dylan McIlrath Fighting (major) 5
2nd 11:14 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield Tripping 2
2nd 17:31 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Slashing 2
2nd 18:27 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd High sticking 2
3rd 10:24 Montreal Canadiens Sammy Blais Tripping 2
3rd 13:42 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Holding 2
3rd 13:42 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Misconduct (misconduct) 10
OT 01:54 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Tripping 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Travis Gawryletz
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Kaiden Guhle, Owen Beck, Jacob Fowler
Washington Capitals scratches
Jakob Chychrun, Declan Chisholm, Justin Sourdif

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 8 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 13

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Winnipeg Jets 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Utah Mammoth 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Anaheim Ducks 3 Final Game page

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