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Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 8–4 on Thursday, November 20, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 8 43-30-9
at Montreal Canadiens 4 48-24-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 4 3 8
Montreal Canadiens 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 6 15 15 36
Montreal Canadiens 12 7 9 28

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (3 goals, 1 assist)
  2. B. Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. E. Frank, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:00 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (8) Dylan Strome (13) Power play WSH 1, MTL 0
1st 15:47 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (1) Noah Dobson (12), Ivan Demidov (11) Power play WSH 1, MTL 1
2nd 02:00 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank (1) Alex Ovechkin (10), Dylan Strome (14) Power play WSH 2, MTL 1
2nd 03:38 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank (2) Aliaksei Protas (7), Hendrix Lapierre (3) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 1
2nd 07:53 Montreal Canadiens Joseph Veleno (1) Mike Matheson (8), Brendan Gallagher (8) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 2
2nd 14:26 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (5) John Carlson (14) Even strength WSH 4, MTL 2
2nd 15:04 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (5) Alexandre Carrier (6), Zachary Bolduc (3) Even strength WSH 4, MTL 3
2nd 17:25 Washington Capitals Sonny Milano (2) Ethen Frank (4), Rasmus Sandin (5) Even strength WSH 5, MTL 3
3rd 05:37 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson (4) Cole Caufield (8), Lane Hutson (15) Even strength WSH 5, MTL 4
3rd 16:03 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (9) Dylan Strome (15) Even strength WSH 6, MTL 4
3rd 17:56 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (10) John Carlson (15) Even strength, Empty net WSH 7, MTL 4
3rd 18:34 Washington Capitals Sonny Milano (3) Ethen Frank (5), Hendrix Lapierre (4) Even strength WSH 8, MTL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 36 28
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 19 20
Blocked shots 13 15
Giveaways 16 16
Takeaways 4 2
Faceoffs won 25/55 (45.5%) 30/55 (54.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 3 1 4 +1 2 3 0 0 1 15:35
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 0 0 15:29
15 S. Milano L 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 06:39
17 D. Strome C 0 3 3 +1 0 1 0 1 0 57.1% 18:59
21 A. Protas L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 1 0 19:46
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 12:02
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 41.2% 17:57
29 H. Lapierre C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 20% 06:49
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 +1 2 3 1 0 0 30% 15:47
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 100% 20:26
53 E. Frank R 2 2 4 +2 2 4 0 0 1 08:51
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 15:15
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 19:51
6 J. Chychrun D 1 0 1 +3 2 5 0 1 0 22:26
38 R. Sandin D 0 1 1 +4 0 5 2 4 0 20:38
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 1 0 20:10
52 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 11:30
74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 1 0 23:56
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 28 24 4 .857 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 1 1 2 -1 0 3 1 0 1 13:45
13 C. Caufield R 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 18:25
14 N. Suzuki C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 52.9% 20:57
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 2 0 100% 14:19
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -3 2 2 2 0 0 15:27
49 J. Davidson C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 09:33
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 60% 12:19
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 5 0 0 100% 17:16
89 J. Roy R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 09:54
90 J. Veleno C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 3 0 64.3% 17:00
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 12:27
93 I. Demidov R 0 1 1 -3 0 0 1 0 0 15:07
8 M. Matheson D 1 1 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 22:34
45 A. Carrier D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:34
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 12:41
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:44
53 N. Dobson D 0 1 1 -3 0 0 2 1 0 26:15
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 13:28
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 10 7 3 .700 22:50
75 J. Dobes 25 21 4 .840 35:48 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:58 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský High sticking 2
1st 06:27 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Tripping 2
1st 09:03 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif Hooking 2
1st 14:28 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun High sticking 2
1st 15:58 Montreal Canadiens Joshua Roy High sticking 2
1st 17:11 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank Slashing 2
1st 19:47 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Cross checking 2
1st 19:47 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Slashing 2
1st 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson High sticking 2
3rd 19:25 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 19:25 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Corey Syvret, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Jonathan Deschamps
Washington Capitals scratches
Nic Dowd, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Declan Chisholm
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Kirby Dach

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 Nov 20

Matchup Status Details
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St. Louis Blues 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Utah Mammoth 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final/SO Game page

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