Capitals at Canadiens
Capitals 8, Canadiens 4 · first star Alex Ovechkin (3 G, 1 A).
2025-26 regular season · Preseason. The 2026-27 regular season starts Sep 29. Data as of September 28, 2026, source NHL.
Washington Capitals 8 at Montreal Canadiens 4
Shot chart
Every shot attempt, computed from the league's play-by-play coordinates. Capitals attack left, Canadiens attack right, all periods folded onto one rink. Attempts are plotted where the league recorded them, so the 4 marks in a team's own end are attempts logged from there: empty-net shots, long dumps on the net; 1 empty-net goal is drawn as a diamond. Boxscore shots on goal: WSH 36, MTL 28.
Shots by period
| Period | WSH SOG | WSH G | MTL SOG | MTL G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 2nd | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 3rd | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 8 | 28 | 4 |
Shots by situation
| Situation | WSH SOG | WSH G | MTL SOG | MTL G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even strength | 32 | 6 | 24 | 3 |
| Power play | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Short-handed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Into an empty net | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Attempt share by period
Capitals took 56.3% of the shot attempts, and 56.9% of the 102 attempts taken at 5-on-5. An attempt is a goal, a shot on goal, a miss or a blocked shot; CF% is the share of them belonging to the Canadiens and FF% their share of the ones that were not blocked, so the Capitals hold the remainder. All situations unless the 5-on-5 figure is named. All 32 teams
| Period | MTL CF% | MTL FF% |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 53.1 | 60.0 |
| 2nd | 39.1 | 34.4 |
| 3rd | 42.0 | 37.8 |
| Game | 43.8 | 42.5 |
Team totals only: per-player on-ice numbers need shift data, which this source does not publish.
Scoring summary
1st period
- 01:00
Alex Ovechkin (8) PP Dylan Strome (13) · snap 1–0 - 15:47
Brendan Gallagher (1) PP Noah Dobson (12), Ivan Demidov (11) · snap 1–1
2nd period
- 02:00 Ethen Frank (1) PP Alex Ovechkin (10), Dylan Strome (14) · snap 2–1
- 03:38 Ethen Frank (2) Aliaksei Protas (7), Hendrix Lapierre (3) · snap 3–1
- 07:53 Joe Veleno (1) Mike Matheson (8), Brendan Gallagher (8) · snap 3–2
- 14:26 Jakob Chychrun (5) John Carlson (14) · slap 4–2
- 15:04 Nick Suzuki (5) Alexandre Carrier (6), Zachary Bolduc (3) · snap 4–3
- 17:25 Sonny Milano (2) Ethen Frank (4), Rasmus Sandin (5) · snap 5–3
3rd period
- 05:37 Mike Matheson (4) Cole Caufield (8), Lane Hutson (15) · snap 5–4
- 16:03 Alex Ovechkin (9) Dylan Strome (15) · snap 6–4
- 17:56 Alex Ovechkin (10) EN John Carlson (15) · snap 7–4
- 18:34 Sonny Milano (3) Ethen Frank (5), Hendrix Lapierre (4) · snap 8–4
Three stars
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Alex Ovechkin WSH · L #8 · 3 G, 1 A -
Brendan Gallagher MTL · R #11 · 1 G, 1 A -
Ethen Frank WSH · C #53 · 2 G, 2 A
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:58 | MTL | Juraj Slafkovský | high sticking | 2 |
| 06:27 | MTL | Mike Matheson | tripping | 2 |
| 09:03 | WSH | Justin Sourdif | hooking | 2 |
| 14:28 | WSH | Jakob Chychrun | high sticking | 2 |
| 15:58 | MTL | Joshua Roy | high sticking | 2 |
| 17:11 | WSH | Ethen Frank | slashing | 2 |
| 19:47 | MTL | Josh Anderson | cross checking | 2 |
| 19:47 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | slashing | 2 |
| 20:00 | MTL | Mike Matheson | high sticking | 2 |
| 19:25 | MTL | Josh Anderson | unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
| 19:25 | WSH | Ryan Leonard | unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
Boxscore
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin #8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15:35 |
| Ethen Frank #53 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 08:51 |
 Dylan Strome #17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18:59 |
 Sonny Milano #15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 06:39 |
 Hendrix Lapierre #29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 06:49 |
 John Carlson #74 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23:56 |
 Jakob Chychrun #6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22:26 |
 Aliaksei Protas #21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:46 |
 Rasmus Sandin #38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20:38 |
 Justin Sourdif #34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:47 |
 Brandon Duhaime #22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:02 |
 Connor McMichael #24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:57 |
 Anthony Beauvillier #72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 |
 Ryan Leonard #9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:29 |
 Tom Wilson #43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 |
 Dylan McIlrath #52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:30 |
 Martin Fehérváry #42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:10 |
 Matt Roy #3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlie Lindgren #79 | W | 28 | 4 | .857 | 60:00 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Gallagher #11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13:45 |
 Mike Matheson #8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22:34 |
 Joe Veleno #90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17:00 |
 Nick Suzuki #14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:57 |
 Cole Caufield #13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18:25 |
 Ivan Demidov #93 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:07 |
 Zachary Bolduc #76 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:16 |
 Alexandre Carrier #45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:34 |
 Lane Hutson #48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21:44 |
 Noah Dobson #53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26:15 |
 Jake Evans #71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:19 |
 Jared Davidson #49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:33 |
 Oliver Kapanen #91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:27 |
 Juraj Slafkovský #20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:27 |
 Josh Anderson #17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 |
 Joshua Roy #89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:54 |
 Arber Xhekaj #72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:28 |
 Jayden Struble #47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:41 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samuel Montembeault #35 | — | 10 | 3 | .700 | 22:50 |
 Jakub Dobes #75 | L | 25 | 4 | .840 | 35:48 |
SOG shots on goal · BLK blocked shots · FO% faceoff win percentage · EV / PP saves over shots by strength. Skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Source NHL (boxscore, play-by-play, game summary). Shot locations are the league's tracked coordinates; the chart and the situation tables are computed by Play-Pause Hockey. Data as of 2026-09-28.