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Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens: game summary

Final · November 20, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Washington Capitals logoWashington Capitals8
Montreal Canadiens logoMontreal Canadiens4

Shots on goal : WSH 36 — MTL 28 · Centre Bell

Three stars

Washington Capitals logo WSH

Game stats

MTL Montreal Canadiens logo
36Shots on goal28
45 %Faceoff win %55 %
2/4Power play1/3
10Penalty minutes12
19Hits20
13Blocked shots15
16Giveaways16
4Takeaways2

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
WSH6151536
MTL127928

Season series WSH 2 – 1 MTL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Washington Capitals logoWSH 8 / 36 / 544 / 28 / 40 MTLMontreal Canadiens logo →
Missed shot — Connor McMichael (WSH), P1 02:36 · snapMissed shot — John Carlson (WSH), P1 04:24 · snapMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P1 06:31 · tip-inMissed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 15:08 · snapMissed shot — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 15:18 · slapMissed shot — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P1 18:03 · snapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 18:47 · snapMissed shot — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P2 01:51 · slapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 02:15 · snapMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 03:09 · snapMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 03:57 · slapMissed shot — Joseph Veleno (MTL), P2 05:15 · snapMissed shot — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P2 10:22 · snapMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P2 14:07 · tip-inMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 14:17 · snapMissed shot — Jared Davidson (MTL), P2 15:34 · tip-inMissed shot — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 16:45 · snapMissed shot — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 00:23 · snapMissed shot — Hendrix Lapierre (WSH), P3 02:04 · wristMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 02:55 · tip-inMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 04:41 · snapMissed shot — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P3 05:51 · snapMissed shot — Lane Hutson (MTL), P3 07:25 · snapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 08:18 · snapMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 08:23 · snapMissed shot — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P3 10:36 · snapMissed shot — Anthony Beauvillier (WSH), P3 11:17 · snapMissed shot — Josh Anderson (MTL), P3 14:52 · snapMissed shot — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P3 15:05 · tip-inMissed shot — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P3 16:23 · slapShot on goal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P1 02:20 · snapShot on goal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P1 02:22 · backhandShot on goal — Jared Davidson (MTL), P1 03:01 · tip-inShot on goal — Joshua Roy (MTL), P1 04:59 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 05:37 · snapShot on goal — Joseph Veleno (MTL), P1 12:07 · snapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P1 13:11 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 13:25 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 13:36 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 14:26 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 14:57 · snapShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P1 15:45 · tip-inShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P1 17:25 · snapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 18:30 · snapShot on goal — Matt Roy (WSH), P1 19:39 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P1 19:54 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P2 00:57 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 00:59 · wristShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P2 04:56 · snapShot on goal — Joseph Veleno (MTL), P2 05:12 · tip-inShot on goal — Joseph Veleno (MTL), P2 05:29 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 06:43 · snapShot on goal — Ethen Frank (WSH), P2 06:53 · snapShot on goal — Ethen Frank (WSH), P2 06:54 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 08:01 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 08:19 · snapShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 08:42 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 09:00 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 10:29 · snapShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 10:43 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 14:16 · snapShot on goal — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P2 14:34 · snapShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P3 01:00 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P3 01:20 · backhandShot on goal — Hendrix Lapierre (WSH), P3 02:07 · snapShot on goal — Matt Roy (WSH), P3 02:51 · snapShot on goal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P3 04:52 · snapShot on goal — Oliver Kapanen (MTL), P3 05:49 · snapShot on goal — Lane Hutson (MTL), P3 07:26 · snapShot on goal — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P3 09:10 · backhandShot on goal — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P3 09:11 · backhandShot on goal — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P3 09:20 · deflectedShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 09:58 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 10:04 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 11:11 · snapShot on goal — Jayden Struble (MTL), P3 14:48 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 17:50 · snapShot on goal — Charlie Lindgren (WSH), P3 18:56 · tip-inShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P3 19:29 · snapShot on goal — Hendrix Lapierre (WSH), P3 19:42 · snapShot on goal — Dylan McIlrath (WSH), P3 19:52 · slapShot on goal — Sonny Milano (WSH), P3 19:55 · tip-inGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 01:00 · snapGoal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P1 15:47 · snapGoal — Ethen Frank (WSH), P2 02:00 · snapGoal — Ethen Frank (WSH), P2 03:38 · snapGoal — Joseph Veleno (MTL), P2 07:53 · snapGoal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 14:26 · slapGoal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P2 15:04 · snapGoal — Sonny Milano (WSH), P2 17:25 · snapGoal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P3 05:37 · snapGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 16:03 · snapGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 17:56 · snapGoal — Sonny Milano (WSH), P3 18:34 · snap

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 00:58MTLJuraj Slafkovský — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Aliaksei Protas
  • 06:27MTLMike Matheson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Ethen Frank
  • 09:03WSHJustin Sourdif — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Ivan Demidov
  • 14:28WSHJakob Chychrun — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Zachary Bolduc
  • 15:58MTLJoshua Roy — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Dylan Strome
  • 17:11WSHEthen Frank — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Mike Matheson
  • 19:47MTLJosh Anderson — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Alex Ovechkin
  • 19:47WSHAlex Ovechkin — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Josh Anderson
  • 20:00MTLMike Matheson — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by John Carlson

3rd period

  • 19:25MTLJosh Anderson — Unsportsmanlike conduct (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Leonard
  • 19:25WSHRyan Leonard — Unsportsmanlike conduct (2 min) · drawn by Josh Anderson

Box score

Washington Capitals

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL3113015:35
R. LeonardR00-11415:29
S. MilanoL2013006:39
D. StromeC0311018:59
A. ProtasL0122119:46
B. DuhaimeL00-10012:02
C. McMichaelL00-12017:57
H. LapierreC0222006:49
J. SourdifC0013115:47
T. WilsonR0010220:26
E. FrankR2224008:51
A. BeauvillierR0000515:15
M. RoyD0002219:51
J. ChychrunD1035022:26
R. SandinD0145220:38
M. FehérváryD00-31020:10
D. McIlrathD0011211:30
J. CarlsonD0220023:56
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
L. Thompson0/0—00:00
C. Lindgren(W)24/2885.7 %60:00

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. GallagherR11-13113:45
C. CaufieldR0108018:25
N. SuzukiC1002020:57
J. AndersonR0000414:19
J. SlafkovskýL00-32215:27
J. DavidsonC00-11209:33
J. EvansC00-10012:19
Z. BolducR0110517:16
J. RoyR0001109:54
J. VelenoC10-14217:00
O. KapanenC00-11012:27
I. DemidovR01-30115:07
M. MathesonD1102022:34
A. CarrierD0100019:34
J. StrubleD00-11012:41
L. HutsonD0101021:44
N. DobsonD01-30226:15
A. XhekajD00-22013:28
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
S. Montembeault7/1070.0 %22:50
J. Dobes(L)21/2584.0 %35:48

Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com) · View the game on NHL.com ↗

About this game

Who won Capitals vs Canadiens?

Capitals won 8-4 over Canadiens on Thursday, November 20, 2025.

When was Capitals vs Canadiens played?

On Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 7:00 PM ET at Centre Bell.

Where was Capitals vs Canadiens played?

At Centre Bell, in Montreal.

Have the Capitals and Canadiens played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.