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Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6–2 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 2 43-30-9
at Montreal Canadiens 6 48-24-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 0 1 2
Montreal Canadiens 2 2 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 10 9 10 29
Montreal Canadiens 7 9 9 25

Three stars

  1. C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
  2. N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:30 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (34) Unassisted Even strength WSH 0, MTL 1
1st 13:16 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (23) Anthony Beauvillier (9), Declan Chisholm (5) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 1
1st 14:19 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (35) Nick Suzuki (48), Jayden Struble (9) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 2
2nd 12:22 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson (6) Zachary Bolduc (14), Alex Newhook (8) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 3
2nd 16:34 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach (8) Nick Suzuki (49) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 4
3rd 12:12 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (24) Dylan Strome (32), Anthony Beauvillier (10) Even strength WSH 2, MTL 4
3rd 16:44 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (19) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net WSH 2, MTL 5
3rd 18:35 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans (8) Unassisted Shorthanded, Empty net WSH 2, MTL 6

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 29 25
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 20 13
Blocked shots 13 12
Giveaways 15 16
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 27/54 (50%) 27/54 (50%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 0 2 -2 0 6 2 0 15:30
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 15:09
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 38.5% 16:07
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 18:05
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 10:43
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 40% 15:09
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 1 53.8% 14:48
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 37.5% 12:43
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 0 19:16
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 11:30
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 12:42
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 -4 0 3 2 0 71.4% 18:22
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 3 20:58
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 -5 0 2 0 0 23:20
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 19:06
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 21:28
47 D. Chisholm D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 13:00
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 1 15:12
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 23 19 4 .826 58:52 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13:47
13 C. Caufield R 2 0 2 +3 0 5 1 2 16:19
14 N. Suzuki C 1 2 3 +4 0 2 0 1 38.5% 18:25
15 A. Newhook C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 25% 13:45
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 100% 15:40
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 100% 14:23
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 53.8% 17:53
71 J. Evans C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 2 55.6% 14:25
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 1 12:24
77 K. Dach C 1 0 1 +2 2 1 0 0 13:44
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 66.7% 11:41
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 12:44
8 M. Matheson D 1 0 1 +4 2 3 1 0 24:04
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 3 24:48
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 1 18:01
47 J. Struble D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 11:08
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 20:14
53 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 0 16:35
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 29 27 2 .931 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:06 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Roughing 2
1st 08:24 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Holding 2
2nd 10:09 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Roughing removing opponents helmet 2
2nd 17:17 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Slashing 2
3rd 06:00 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Cross checking 2
3rd 06:00 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Roughing 2
3rd 07:51 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson Tripping 2
3rd 13:33 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael Holding 2
3rd 17:37 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Carrier Holding the stick 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Cody Beach, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Devin Berg, Travis Toomey
Washington Capitals scratches
John Carlson, Dylan McIlrath, Hendrix Lapierre
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Alexandre Texier, Joseph Veleno, Arber Xhekaj

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 Feb 28

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 0 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Seattle Kraken 5 Final Game page

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