MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
26-14-7 · OT1 · L10: 6-2-2
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
SO
W
Final/OT
2—3
2026-01-13 · Capital One Arena
WSH
WSH
Washington Capitals
24-17-6 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
L
W
L
W
SO
L
W
L
W
L
WSH dominated expected goals 4.4 to 2.4 · WSH controlled 63.4% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
MTL xG
2.45
ACTUAL
2 — 3
WSH xG
4.37

Scoring Timeline

0.09
MED xG
MTL1P 08:14Power Play
Josh Anderson
17
Josh Anderson(10)
R · MTL · #17
MTL 1 - 0 WSH
0.11
HIGH xG
MTL2P 07:40Even Strength
Brendan Gallagher
11
Brendan Gallagher(4)
R · MTL · #11
Phillip Danault (9), Zack Bolduc (8)
MTL 2 - 0 WSH
0.05
MED xG
WSH3P 05:06Even Strength
Ethen Frank
53
Ethen Frank(9)
C · WSH · #53
Matt Roy (13), Rasmus Sandin (12)
MTL 2 - 1 WSH
0.07
MED xG
WSH3P 18:06Power Play
Ethen Frank
53
Ethen Frank(10)
C · WSH · #53
Rasmus Sandin (13), Anthony Beauvillier (7)
MTL 2 - 2 WSH
0.48
HIGH xG
WSHOT 04:213 on 3
Connor McMichael
24
Connor McMichael(7)
C · WSH · #24
Dylan Strome (25), Rasmus Sandin (14)
MTL 2 - 3 WSH

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Sam Montembeault
35
Sam Montembeault
G · MTL · #35
39/42 saves, .928 SV%, +2.1 GSAx
★2
Logan Thompson
48
Logan Thompson
G · WSH · #48
23/25 saves, .920 SV%, +0.3 GSAx
★3
Ethen Frank
53
Ethen Frank
C · WSH · #53
2G, 6 SOG, 5 HIT

Team Stats

MTLWSH
25Shots42
2.44xGF4.37
36.6CF%63.4
54.2FO%45.8
0/4PP0/5
21Hits18
20Blocks15
10Giveaways16
2Takeaways5
25PIM23

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGWSH SOGMTL xGWSH xG
1st7120.880.66
2nd1051.090.30
3rd5130.431.52
OT190.061.89
Total23392.464.37

Penalties

13 TOTAL
1P 00:59
WSH
Martin Fehérvárytripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Suzuki
1P 07:55
MTL
Joe Velenohooking (2 min)
Drawn by Nic Dowd
2P 08:03
MTL
Arber Xhekajfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Dylan McIlrath
2P 08:03
WSH
Dylan McIlrathfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Arber Xhekaj
2P 08:03
MTL
Arber Xhekajinstigator-misconduct (10 min)
2P 08:03
MTL
Arber Xhekajinstigator (2 min)
Drawn by Dylan McIlrath
2P 11:14
MTL
Cole Caufieldtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nic Dowd
2P 17:31
WSH
Dylan Stromeslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Alexandre Texier
2P 18:27
WSH
Nic Dowdhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Suzuki
3P 10:24
MTL
Sammy Blaistripping (2 min)
Drawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk
3P 13:42
WSH
Nic Dowdholding (2 min)
Drawn by Arber Xhekaj
3P 13:42
WSH
Nic Dowdmisconduct (10 min)
OT 01:54
MTL
Nick Suzukitripping (2 min)
Drawn by Connor McMichael