WSH
Washington Capitals
31-24-7 · L1 · L10: 6-3-1
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
OT
W
Final
2—6
2026-02-28 · Bell Centre
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
33-17-9 · W1 · L10: 6-2-2
OT
W
OT
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
MTL dominated expected goals 4.2 to 4.1 · 2 empty-net goals padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEWSH xG
4.13
ACTUAL
2 — 6
MTL xG
4.17
Scoring Timeline
0.16
HIGH xG
1P 00:30Even Strength
13
Cole Caufield(34)
R · MTL · #13
WSH 0 - 1 MTL
0.16
HIGH xG
1P 13:16Even Strength
8
Alex Ovechkin(23)
L · WSH · #8
Anthony Beauvillier (9), Declan Chisholm (5)WSH 1 - 1 MTL
0.44
HIGH xG
1P 14:19Even Strength13
Cole Caufield(35)
R · MTL · #13
Nick Suzuki (48), Jayden Struble (9)WSH 1 - 2 MTL
0.22
HIGH xG
2P 12:22Even Strength
8
Mike Matheson(6)
D · MTL · #8
Zack Bolduc (14), Alex Newhook (8)WSH 1 - 3 MTL
0.03
LOW xG
2P 16:34Even Strength
77
Kirby Dach(8)
C · MTL · #77
Nick Suzuki (49)WSH 1 - 4 MTL
0.26
HIGH xG
3P 12:12Even Strength8
Alex Ovechkin(24)
L · WSH · #8
Dylan Strome (32), Anthony Beauvillier (10)WSH 2 - 4 MTL
0.43
HIGH xG
3P 16:44Power PlayEN
14
Nick Suzuki(19)
C · MTL · #14
WSH 2 - 5 MTL
0.58
HIGH xG
3P 18:35Power PlayEN
71
Jake Evans(8)
C · MTL · #71
WSH 2 - 6 MTL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
27/29 saves, .931 SV%, +1.7 GSAx
★2
79
Charlie Lindgren
G · WSH · #79
19/23 saves, .826 SV%, -0.8 GSAx
★3
14
Nick Suzuki
C · MTL · #14
1G, 2A, 2 SOG
Team Stats
WSHMTL
29Shots25
4.13xGF4.16
50.7CF%49.3
50FO%50
0/4PP0/3
20Hits13
13Blocks12
15Giveaways16
4Takeaways3
8PIM10
Period Breakdown
| Period | WSH SOG | MTL SOG | WSH xG | MTL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 5 | 0.82 | 1.34 |
| 2nd | 9 | 7 | 2.14 | 1.15 |
| 3rd | 9 | 7 | 1.18 | 1.67 |
| Total | 27 | 19 | 4.14 | 4.16 |
Penalties
9 TOTAL1P 06:06
Brandon Duhaimeroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Kirby Dach1P 08:24
Mike Mathesonholding (2 min)
Drawn by Brandon Duhaime2P 10:09
Ryan Leonardroughing-removing-opponents-helmet (2 min)
Drawn by Kaiden Guhle2P 17:17
Brendan Gallagherslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Declan Chisholm3P 06:00
Nic Dowdcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Kirby Dach3P 06:00
Kirby Dachroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Nic Dowd3P 07:51
Noah Dobsontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois3P 13:33
Connor McMichaelholding (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Demidov3P 17:37
Alexandre Carrierholding-the-stick (2 min)
Drawn by Brandon Duhaime