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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

NHLJanuary 13, 2026Capital One Arena

CanadiensMontrealMTL26-14-7

Canadiens 2, Capitals 3

Final/OT
CapitalsWashingtonWSHWon24-17-6
Score by period
Team123OTT
MTL11002
WSH00213

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  3. 0:22Phillip Danault hit Dylan McIlrath
  4. 0:33Dylan Strome Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  5. 0:53Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  6. 0:56Alexandre Texier Slap Shot Hit Right Post
  7. 0:59Martin Fehervary Tripping against Nick Suzuki
  8. 0:59Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  9. 1:23Alexandre Texier Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  10. 1:24Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  11. 1:30Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  12. 1:31Juraj Slafkovský Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  13. 1:53Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier
  14. 2:12Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot Wide Right
  15. 2:22Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  16. 2:54Nick Suzuki shot blocked by John Carlson
  17. 2:57Lane Hutson shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  18. 3:08Connor McMichael shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  19. 3:10Puck in Netting
  20. 3:10Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  21. 3:40Ethen Frank Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  22. 3:42Goalie Stopped
  23. 3:42Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brett Leason
  24. 3:43Nic Dowd Batted Wide Left
  25. 4:49Sonny Milano shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  26. 5:13Josh Anderson hit Martin Fehervary
  27. 6:13Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Wide Left
  28. 6:16Goalie Stopped
  29. 6:16Dylan Strome faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  30. 6:41Oliver Kapanen hit Alex Ovechkin
  31. 6:55Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  32. 7:35Brandon Duhaime Tip-In saved by Samuel Montembeault
  33. 7:36Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  34. 7:42Joseph Veleno hit Nic Dowd
  35. 7:50Dylan McIlrath shot blocked by Samuel Blais
  36. 7:55Joseph Veleno Hooking against Nic Dowd
  37. 7:55Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  38. 8:14Josh Anderson Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: none
  39. 8:14Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  40. 8:27Giveaway by John Carlson
  41. 8:28Phillip Danault Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  42. 8:41Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  43. 9:21Off-side
  44. 9:21Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  45. 9:36Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  46. 9:37Puck in Netting
  47. 9:37Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  48. 9:57Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  49. 9:58Sonny Milano Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  50. 10:42High Stick
  51. 10:42Connor McMichael faceoff won against Alexandre Texier
  52. 10:50Cole Caufield shot blocked by John Carlson
  53. 11:33Ryan Leonard hit Lane Hutson
  54. 11:47Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  55. 11:51Puck in Crowd
  56. 11:51Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  57. 12:09Hand Pass
  58. 12:09Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  59. 12:33Jayden Struble hit Matt Roy
  60. 13:09Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  61. 13:45Zachary Bolduc hit Ethen Frank
  62. 13:51Off-side
  63. 13:51Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  64. 14:04John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  65. 14:06Goalie Stopped
  66. 14:06Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  67. 14:56Mike Matheson Snap Shot Wide Right
  68. 15:05Alexandre Texier hit Martin Fehervary
  69. 15:11Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
  70. 15:12Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  71. 15:17Alex Ovechkin hit Noah Dobson
  72. 15:27Dylan Strome shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  73. 15:34Puck in Benches
  74. 15:34Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  75. 16:22Nic Dowd hit Alexandre Carrier
  76. 16:24Dylan McIlrath hit Oliver Kapanen
  77. 16:56Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  78. 17:40Noah Dobson hit Martin Fehervary
  79. 17:54Phillip Danault Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  80. 17:58Mike Matheson shot blocked by Ethen Frank
  81. 18:22Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  82. 18:47Icing
  83. 18:47Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  84. 19:00Cole Caufield shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
  85. 19:24Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  86. 19:25Alex Ovechkin Deflected saved by Samuel Montembeault
  87. 19:32Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In saved by Samuel Montembeault
  88. 19:33Goalie Stopped
  89. 19:33Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  90. 19:37Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  91. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Connor McMichael faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:06Alexandre Texier hit Martin Fehervary
  4. 0:16Icing
  5. 0:16Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  6. 0:23Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  7. 0:25Cole Caufield Wrap-around Wide Left
  8. 0:26Alexandre Texier Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  9. 0:38Cole Caufield shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  10. 0:42Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  11. 0:50Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  12. 0:54John Carlson Tip-In saved by Samuel Montembeault
  13. 1:05Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot Wide Left
  14. 1:30Oliver Kapanen Tip-In Wide Left
  15. 2:02Matt Roy shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  16. 2:14Nic Dowd shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  17. 2:44Puck in Crowd
  18. 2:44Nic Dowd faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  19. 3:21Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  20. 3:52Samuel Blais hit John Carlson
  21. 4:05Sonny Milano shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  22. 4:13Ethen Frank hit Noah Dobson
  23. 4:32Brendan Gallagher Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
  24. 4:37Samuel Blais hit John Carlson
  25. 5:16Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Matt Roy
  26. 5:18Matt Roy hit Nick Suzuki
  27. 5:23Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  28. 5:41Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin
  29. 5:43Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
  30. 5:48Connor McMichael hit Nick Suzuki
  31. 6:36John Carlson shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  32. 6:38Puck in Netting
  33. 6:38Nic Dowd faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  34. 6:41Matt Roy Slap Shot Wide Left
  35. 6:53Icing
  36. 6:53Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  37. 7:14Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
  38. 7:40Brendan Gallagher Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (9), Zachary Bolduc (8)
  39. 7:40Sonny Milano faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  40. 7:44Giveaway by Dylan McIlrath
  41. 7:56Ethen Frank hit Jayden Struble
  42. 8:01Samuel Blais shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  43. 8:03Arber Xhekaj Instigator against Dylan McIlrath served by Zachary Bolduc
  44. 8:03Arber Xhekaj Fighting against Dylan McIlrath
  45. 8:03Arber Xhekaj Instigator - Misconduct
  46. 8:03Dylan McIlrath Fighting against Arber Xhekaj
  47. 8:03Dylan Strome faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  48. 8:07Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  49. 8:09Goalie Stopped
  50. 8:09Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  51. 8:19Phillip Danault shot blocked by John Carlson
  52. 8:36Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  53. 8:36Alexandre Carrier Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  54. 9:21Connor McMichael shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  55. 9:36Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  56. 9:53Connor McMichael Tip-In saved by Samuel Montembeault
  57. 10:32Giveaway by Matt Roy
  58. 10:33Jayden Struble shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  59. 11:14Cole Caufield Tripping against Nic Dowd
  60. 11:14TV Timeout
  61. 11:14Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  62. 11:19Takeaway by Mike Matheson
  63. 12:04Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  64. 12:35Sonny Milano hit Phillip Danault
  65. 12:44Josh Anderson Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  66. 13:32Martin Fehervary Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  67. 13:34Goalie Stopped
  68. 13:34Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  69. 13:51Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  70. 14:09Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  71. 14:52Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  72. 14:58Off-side
  73. 14:58Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  74. 15:14Noah Dobson shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  75. 16:05Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  76. 16:16Icing
  77. 16:16Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  78. 16:24Lane Hutson hit Alex Ovechkin
  79. 16:43Joseph Veleno hit Martin Fehervary
  80. 17:31Dylan Strome Slashing against Alexandre Texier
  81. 17:31Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  82. 18:24Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  83. 18:27Nic Dowd High-sticking against Nick Suzuki
  84. 18:27Timeout - Visitor
  85. 18:27Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  86. 18:36Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
  87. 18:58Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  88. 19:00Goalie Stopped
  89. 19:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  90. 19:30Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Left
  91. 19:35Puck in Crowd
  92. 19:35Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
  93. 19:40Zachary Bolduc Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  94. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  3. 0:11Giveaway by Cole Caufield
  4. 0:21Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  5. 0:23Goalie Stopped
  6. 0:23Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  7. 0:24Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  8. 0:48Ethen Frank Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  9. 1:06Ethen Frank Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  10. 1:08Goalie Stopped
  11. 1:08Phillip Danault faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  12. 1:15Icing
  13. 1:15Connor McMichael faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  14. 1:17Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  15. 1:19Goalie Stopped
  16. 1:19Connor McMichael faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  17. 1:22Matt Roy shot blocked by Ivan Demidov
  18. 1:24Goalie Stopped
  19. 1:24Connor McMichael faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  20. 1:30Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  21. 1:51Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
  22. 2:11Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  23. 2:31Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Above Crossbar
  24. 2:33Puck in Netting
  25. 2:33Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  26. 2:49Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher
  27. 2:52Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  28. 3:04Trevor van Riemsdyk hit Brendan Gallagher
  29. 3:17John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  30. 3:19Goalie Stopped
  31. 3:19Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  32. 3:26Icing
  33. 3:26Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  34. 3:32Giveaway by Cole Caufield
  35. 3:38John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Left
  36. 3:39Nic Dowd Snap Shot Wide Right
  37. 3:48Jayden Struble hit John Carlson
  38. 3:54Nic Dowd hit Alexandre Carrier
  39. 4:15Giveaway by Josh Anderson
  40. 4:25Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  41. 4:26Zachary Bolduc hit Connor McMichael
  42. 4:31Matt Roy shot blocked by Josh Anderson
  43. 4:33Puck in Crowd
  44. 4:33Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  45. 4:44Zachary Bolduc hit Rasmus Sandin
  46. 5:06Ethen Frank Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Matt Roy (13), Rasmus Sandin (12)
  47. 5:06Nic Dowd faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  48. 5:16Ryan Leonard hit Noah Dobson
  49. 5:22Ryan Leonard Wrist Shot Wide Right
  50. 5:29Nic Dowd shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  51. 5:53Jayden Struble hit Nic Dowd
  52. 6:47Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  53. 6:51Matt Roy shot blocked by Alexandre Texier
  54. 7:02Giveaway by Cole Caufield
  55. 7:13Ethen Frank Tip-In saved by Samuel Montembeault
  56. 7:26Icing
  57. 7:26Dylan Strome faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  58. 7:36Josh Anderson hit Martin Fehervary
  59. 7:38Zachary Bolduc hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  60. 7:45Ethen Frank hit Mike Matheson
  61. 7:49Icing
  62. 7:49Dylan Strome faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  63. 7:52John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  64. 8:02John Carlson shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
  65. 8:04Alex Ovechkin Backhand Wide Left
  66. 8:12Puck Frozen - Goalie
  67. 8:12Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  68. 8:56Ethen Frank hit Oliver Kapanen
  69. 9:26Rasmus Sandin Tip-In saved by Samuel Montembeault
  70. 9:32Connor McMichael Wrap-around saved by Samuel Montembeault
  71. 9:43Connor McMichael hit Samuel Blais
  72. 9:56Giveaway by Connor McMichael
  73. 10:10Samuel Blais hit Connor McMichael
  74. 10:14Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  75. 10:24Samuel Blais Tripping against Trevor van Riemsdyk
  76. 10:24TV Timeout
  77. 10:24Dylan Strome faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  78. 10:26Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  79. 11:22Joseph Veleno hit John Carlson
  80. 11:40Giveaway by Sonny Milano
  81. 12:01Brett Leason Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  82. 12:15Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  83. 12:27Sonny Milano Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  84. 12:35Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  85. 13:00Giveaway by Martin Fehérváry
  86. 13:16Nic Dowd hit Noah Dobson
  87. 13:42Nic Dowd Holding against Arber Xhekaj served by Ethen Frank
  88. 13:42Nic Dowd Misconduct
  89. 13:42Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  90. 13:49Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
  91. 14:47Cole Caufield shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  92. 14:49Matt Roy hit Juraj Slafkovský
  93. 15:11Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  94. 15:13Goalie Stopped
  95. 15:13Connor McMichael faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  96. 16:02Giveaway by John Carlson
  97. 16:17Josh Anderson Tip-In High and Wide Left
  98. 16:47Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  99. 16:57Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  100. 17:01Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Matt Roy
  101. 17:45Phillip Danault Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  102. 18:06Ethen Frank Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Sandin (13), Anthony Beauvillier (7)
  103. 18:06Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  104. 18:33Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  105. 18:35Goalie Stopped
  106. 18:35Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  107. 18:57Ethen Frank hit Noah Dobson
  108. 19:28Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  109. 19:31Goalie Stopped
  110. 19:31Phillip Danault faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  111. 19:50Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier
  112. 19:56Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  113. 20:00End of 3rd Period

OT

  1. 0:00Start of Overtime
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  3. 0:38Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  4. 0:39Goalie Stopped
  5. 0:39Dylan Strome faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  6. 0:56Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  7. 1:21Ethen Frank Backhand saved by Samuel Montembeault
  8. 1:49John Carlson Backhand saved by Samuel Montembeault
  9. 1:51Goalie Stopped
  10. 1:51Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  11. 1:54Nick Suzuki Tripping against Connor McMichael
  12. 1:54Dylan Strome faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  13. 2:08John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  14. 2:30Dylan Strome Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  15. 2:39John Carlson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  16. 3:14Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  17. 3:15Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  18. 3:45John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  19. 3:46Goalie Stopped
  20. 3:46Timeout - Home
  21. 3:46Dylan Strome faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  22. 3:50Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  23. 3:52Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  24. 3:59Puck Frozen - Goalie
  25. 3:59Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  26. 4:19Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  27. 4:21Connor McMichael Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (25), Rasmus Sandin (14)
  28. 4:21End of OT
  29. 4:21Game End

1st

  1. 8:14MTL 1, WSH 0Josh Anderson Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: none

2nd

  1. 7:40MTL 2, WSH 0Brendan Gallagher Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (9), Zachary Bolduc (8)

3rd

  1. 5:06MTL 2, WSH 1Ethen Frank Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Matt Roy (13), Rasmus Sandin (12)
  2. 18:06MTL 2, WSH 2Ethen Frank Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Sandin (13), Anthony Beauvillier (7)

OT

  1. 4:21MTL 2, WSH 3Connor McMichael Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (25), Rasmus Sandin (14)

Game leaders

CanadiensMontreal

CapitalsWashington

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Brendan Gallagher RW10100008:430.020010001446:382:050:00
Josh Anderson RW100021012:320.0200101019109:350:002:57
Alexandre Texier LW000021017:180.0210001017713:383:390:01
Cole Caufield RW000000218:230.03003120192113:334:500:00
Ivan Demidov RW000001016:030.01000000151012:503:130:00
Joe Veleno C000030212:5850.003301001929:040:003:54
Juraj Slafkovsky LW00-2000020:340.03000001191716:054:290:00
Nick Suzuki C00-1000221:1563.227121100241414:294:571:49
Oliver Kapanen C00-1012023:1045.52650020251617:062:014:03
Phillip Danault C010011016:2854.531012000023011:120:005:16
Sammy Blais LW00003126:180.000001001036:180:000:00
Zack Bolduc RW010041011:080.0200001015109:261:420:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Alexandre Carrier D000005022:3510000000.030316:550:005:40
Arber Xhekaj D000000177:0300003000.0917:030:000:00
Jayden Struble D00003009:4400000000.01209:410:000:03
Lane Hutson D000014024:5800000000.028821:582:450:15
Mike Matheson D00-1000027:5410040110.026517:220:439:49
Noah Dobson D000013028:3710000200.029919:464:384:13
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Sam Montembeault G42339.92963:5900289200

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