WSH
Washington Capitals
11-8-2 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
SO
L
W
L
L
W
SO
L
Final
8—4
2025-11-20 · Bell Centre
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
10-7-3 · L1 · L10: 3-4-3
SO
L
L
L
W
OT
SO
W
W
W
WSH dominated expected goals 3.6 to 3.2 · WSH controlled 56.9% of 5v5 shot attempts · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEWSH xG
3.60
ACTUAL
8 — 4
MTL xG
3.19
Scoring Timeline
0.06
MED xG
1P 01:00Power Play
8
Alex Ovechkin(8)
L · WSH · #8
Dylan Strome (13)WSH 1 - 0 MTL
0.48
HIGH xG
1P 15:47Power Play
11
Brendan Gallagher(1)
R · MTL · #11
Noah Dobson (12), Ivan Demidov (11)WSH 1 - 1 MTL
0.08
MED xG
2P 02:00Power Play
53
Ethen Frank(1)
C · WSH · #53
Alex Ovechkin (10), Dylan Strome (14)WSH 2 - 1 MTL
0.04
MED xG
2P 03:38Even Strength53
Ethen Frank(2)
C · WSH · #53
Aliaksei Protas (7), Hendrix Lapierre (3)WSH 3 - 1 MTL
0.08
MED xG
2P 07:53Even Strength
Joe Veleno(1)
C · MTL
Mike Matheson (8), Brendan Gallagher (8)WSH 3 - 2 MTL
0.04
LOW xG
2P 14:26Even Strength
6
Jakob Chychrun(5)
D · WSH · #6
John Carlson (14)WSH 4 - 2 MTL
0.17
HIGH xG
2P 15:04Even Strength
14
Nick Suzuki(5)
C · MTL · #14
Alexandre Carrier (6), Zack Bolduc (3)WSH 4 - 3 MTL
0.18
HIGH xG
2P 17:25Even Strength
15
Sonny Milano(2)
L · WSH · #15
Ethen Frank (4), Rasmus Sandin (5)WSH 5 - 3 MTL
0.02
LOW xG
3P 05:37Even Strength
8
Mike Matheson(4)
D · MTL · #8
Cole Caufield (8), Lane Hutson (15)WSH 5 - 4 MTL
0.14
HIGH xG
3P 16:03Even Strength8
Alex Ovechkin(9)
L · WSH · #8
Dylan Strome (15)WSH 6 - 4 MTL
0.46
HIGH xG
3P 17:56Power PlayEN8
Alex Ovechkin(10)
L · WSH · #8
John Carlson (15)WSH 7 - 4 MTL
0.11
HIGH xG
3P 18:34Even Strength15
Sonny Milano(3)
L · WSH · #15
Ethen Frank (5), Hendrix Lapierre (4)WSH 8 - 4 MTL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
8
Alex Ovechkin
L · WSH · #8
3G, 1A, 3 SOG
★2
53
Ethen Frank
C · WSH · #53
2G, 2A, 4 SOG
★3
79
Charlie Lindgren
G · WSH · #79
24/28 saves, .857 SV%, -0.6 GSAx
Team Stats
WSHMTL
36Shots28
3.60xGF3.19
56.9CF%43.1
45.5FO%54.5
2/4PP1/3
19Hits20
13Blocks15
16Giveaways16
4Takeaways2
10PIM12
Period Breakdown
| Period | WSH SOG | MTL SOG | WSH xG | MTL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | 11 | 0.55 | 1.42 |
| 2nd | 11 | 5 | 1.39 | 0.88 |
| 3rd | 12 | 8 | 1.66 | 0.89 |
| Total | 28 | 24 | 3.60 | 3.19 |
Penalties
11 TOTAL1P 00:58
Juraj Slafkovskýhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Aliaksei Protas1P 06:27
Mike Mathesontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ethen Frank1P 09:03
Justin Sourdifhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Demidov1P 14:28
Jakob Chychrunhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Zack Bolduc1P 15:58
Joshua Royhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Dylan Strome1P 17:11
Ethen Frankslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Mike Matheson1P 19:47
Josh Andersoncross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Ovechkin1P 19:47
Alex Ovechkinslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Anderson1P 20:00
Mike Mathesonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by John Carlson3P 19:25
Josh Andersonunsportsmanlike-conduct (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Leonard3P 19:25
Ryan Leonardunsportsmanlike-conduct (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Anderson