Washington Capitals 3–2 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Washington Capitals 3–2 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Washington Capitals24-17-6

32Final/OT

Montreal Canadiens26-14-7

Shots

42Shots25
0/5Power plays0/4
0Short-handed goals1

Puck

27 (46%)Faceoffs won32 (54%)
5Takeaways2
16Giveaways10
18Hits21
15Blocked shots20

Discipline

6Penalties7
23Penalty minutes25

Shots

42Shots25
0/5Power plays0/4
0Short-handed goals1

Puck

27 (46%)Faceoffs won32 (54%)
5Takeaways2
16Giveaways10

Stats

Shots

42Shots25
0/5Power plays0/4
0Short-handed goals1

Puck

27 (46%)Faceoffs won32 (54%)
5Takeaways2
16

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Carlson	3	0	0	0	27:46	7:12	3:29	17:05	27	0	9	0	7	2	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
M. Fehervary	2	0	0	0	18:46	0:00	2:45	16:01	22	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
D. McIlrath	0	1	0	0	5:58	0:00	0:00	5:58	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	5
M. Roy	2	2	0	0	23:53	0:29	3:53	19:31	24	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
R. Sandin	2	0	1	2	24:36	2:48	0:49	20:59	25	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
T. van Riemsdyk	0	1	0	0	16:20	0:04	2:58	13:18	22	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	4	0	0

Canadiens

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Anderson	1	2	0	0	12:32	0:00	2:57	9:35	19	1	10	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
S. Blais	1	3	0	0	6:18	0:00	0:00	6:18	10	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Z. Bolduc	1	4	0	0	11:08	1:42	0:00	9:26	15	0	10	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
C. Caufield	0	0	0	0	18:23	4:50	0:00	13:33	19	0	21	0	3	2	0	0	0	0.0	3	1	2
P. Danault	1	1	0	0	16:28	0:00	5:16	11:12	23	0	0	1	3	0	0	12	10	54.5	0	0	0
I. Demidov	1	0	0	0	16:03	3:13	0:00	12:50	15	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
B. Gallagher	0	0	0	1	8:43	2:05	0:00	6:38	14	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
O. Kapanen	2	1	0	-1	23:10	2:01	4:03	17:06	25	0	16	0	2	2	0	5	6	45.5	0	0	0
J. Slafkovsky	0	0	1	-2	20:34	4:29	0:00	16:05	19	0	17	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
N. Suzuki	0	0	0	-1	21:15	4:57	1:49	14:29	24	0	14	0	2	0	0	12	7	63.2	1	1	2
A. Texier	1	2	0	0	17:18	3:39	0:01	13:38	17	0	7	0	2	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
J. Veleno	0	3	0	0	12:58	0:00	3:54	9:04	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	50.0	0	1	2

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. Carrier	5	0	0	0	22:35	0:00	5:40	16:55	30

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
S. Montembeault	3	42	0	0	39	.929	28	9	2	63:59	0	0

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	OilersEdmonton Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15
3	MammothUtah Mammoth	10	7	3	0	+7	14
4	WildMinnesota Wild	10	6	2	2	+6	14
5	KrakenSeattle Kraken	10	6	3	1	+5	13
6	StarsDallas Stars	9	5	3	1	+8	11
7	AvalancheColorado Avalanche	10	5	4	1	+10	11
8	SharksSan Jose Sharks	10	5	4	1	−8	11
9	JetsWinnipeg Jets	9	4	3	2	−2	10
10	PredatorsNashville Predators	8	3	2	3	−1	9
11	BluesSt. Louis Blues	9	4	4	1	0	9
12	DucksAnaheim Ducks	9	4	5	0	−3	8
13	BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks	9	3	6	0	−15	6
14	CanucksVancouver Canucks	11	2	8	1	−18	5
15	KingsLos Angeles Kings	7	1	4	2	−10	4
16	FlamesCalgary Flames	8	2	6	0	−20	4

Players

Capitals

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. Beauvillier	1	0	2	0	19:31	2:38	2:02	14:51	24	0	9	1	1	0	0	1	1	50.0	1	0	0
N. Dowd	1	3	0	0	13:31	0:05	2:09	11:17	18	0	2	0	0	2	0	6	4	60.0	0	3	14
B. Duhaime	1	0	0	0	7:34	0:00	0:50	6:44	9	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
E. Frank	1	5	0	1	18:06	4:44	0:00	13:22	20	2	10	0	6	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
H. Lapierre	1	0	0	0	6:27	0:00	0:00	6:27	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
B. Leason	0	0	0	0	10:09	1:05	0:00	9:04	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
R. Leonard	0	2	0	-2	14:36	4:20	0:00	10:16	19	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
C. McMichael	1	2	0	1	22:32	4:09	4:49	13:34	29	1	7	0	4	0	0	6	11	35.3	1	0	0
S. Milano	0	1	0	0	9:21	3:06	0:00	6:15	9	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
A. Ovechkin	0	1	1	1	24:45	9:43	0:01	15:01	23	0	20	0	4	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
A. Protas	0	0	1	0	20:20	1:49	2:45	15:46	25	0	16	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
D. Strome	0	0	0	1	23:26	5:48	0:10	17:28	26	0	10	1	5	1	0	13	14	48.1	3	1	2

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Carlson	3	0	0	0	27:46	7:12	3:29	17:05	27

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
L. Thompson	2	25	0	0	23	.920	12	8	3	63:52	0	0

Canadiens

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Anderson	1	2	0	0	12:32	0:00	2:57	9:35

Game

Team	1	2	3	OT
WSH	0	0	2	1
MTL	1	1	0	0

Leaders

Face-off: 14 Jan 2026, 01:00
Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington
Attendance: 18’347

Match report on ESPN: Capitals rally with 2 in the third, then beat Montreal 3-2 on McMichael's goal in OT

Top stats

42Shots25

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Hurricanes	11	8	2	1	+15	17
2	Bruins	10	7	2	1	+14	15
3	Rangers	11	7	3	1	+9	15
4	Lightning	9	7	2	0	+8	14
5	Senators	9	6	3	0	+1	12
6	Panthers	9	5	2	2	+5	12
7	Maple Leafs	11	5	4	2	+3	12
8	Islanders	9	5	3	1	+7	11
9	Capitals	9	5	4	0	+1	10
12	Canadiens	9	4	3	2	−4	10

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15

Head to head

Last 2 meetings

Capitals wins: 1
Draws: 0
Canadiens wins: 1

Earlier meetings

21 NovFinal
Montreal Canadiens4
Washington Capitals8