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Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington CapitalsApr 21, 2025

Final / OTPlayoffs· Capital One Arena
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MTL
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WSH
3
Goals1231OTTShots1231OTT
MTL00202MTL13814035
WSH11013WSH1497232
MTL 72WSH 61
MTL 2.91WSH 3.53
PP goals
MTL 1WSH 1
Hits
MTL 33WSH 42
Blocks
MTL 12WSH 19
PIM
MTL 8WSH 8
MTL 53%WSH 47%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Washington Capitals edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:39 together.

  1. Points
    Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:45.Ovechkin
  2. Points
    Dylan Strome had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:49.Strome
  3. Points
    Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:42.Beauvillier
  4. Points
    Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:35.Hutson
  5. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:39 together.LaineSuzukiCaufieldHutsonSlafkovský
  6. PP1
    WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:01 together.OvechkinCarlsonWilsonStromeChychrun
  7. Goalie
    Logan Thompson (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +6 against a season average of 29.0; the win.Thompson
  8. Usage
    Alexander Alexeyev (WSH) played 14:02, +4:01 up on his 10:01 season average over 9 games.Alexeyev

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at WSH: 133 attempts, 67 on goal, 5 goals, 6.44 expected goals; best chance Cole Caufield at 0.50 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • WSH
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 133 of 133 attempts · WSH 61 · MTL 72

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at WSH: expected goals 3.53 to 2.91 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 72, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTWSHMTLOBCSOnet xGcumulative expected goals · 62:26
  • WSH
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHMTLcontrol2nd3rdOTOvechkin · 1st 18:34Beauvillier · 2nd 12:09Caufield · 3rd 10:32Suzuki · 3rd 15:45Ovechkin · OT 2:26
  • WSH pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 24% of the game, WSH 38%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at WSH: 38 players over 62:26; most ice Logan Thompson (62:26) for WSH and Samuel Montembeault (62:21) for MTL, 5 goals.

WSH
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLWSH
7465
2.323.92
2.063.64
1017
46
1926
+0.019−0.019
24%38%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 18:34
    WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome)snap0.09 xG
    MTL: Savard, Matheson, Anderson, DvorakWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun
    MTL 0 – 1 WSH

2nd period

  1. 12:09
    WSHAnthony Beauvillier (Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome)wrist0.30 xG
    MTL: Laine, Struble, Newhook, Hutson, DemidovWSH: Ovechkin, van Riemsdyk, Strome, Beauvillier, Alexeyev
    MTL 0 – 2 WSH

3rd period

  1. 10:32
    MTLCole CaufieldPP (Patrik Laine, Lane Hutson)wrist0.50 xG
    MTL: Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýWSH: Carlson, Dowd, Roy, Duhaime
    MTL 1 – 2 WSH
  2. 15:45
    MTLNick Suzuki (Alexandre Carrier, Lane Hutson)snap0.21 xG
    MTL: Carrier, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýWSH: Carlson, Dowd, Wilson, Chychrun, McMichael
    MTL 2 – 2 WSH

OT period

  1. 2:26
    WSHAlex Ovechkin (Anthony Beauvillier, Dylan Strome)other0.33 xG
    MTL: Laine, Newhook, Guhle, Hutson, DemidovWSH: Ovechkin, Strome, Beauvillier, Roy, Chychrun
    MTL 2 – 3 WSH

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1101+170.5000021:27——7365
Cole Caufield RL1101+151.0700020:41——7460
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000+140.2210219:31——7256
Christian Dvorak CL2000010.0001015:26——4417
Josh Anderson RL2000000.0040014:02——4216
Brendan Gallagher RL2000040.1130013:42——4616
Alex Newhook CL3000-220.1201214:33——4424
Patrik Laine LL3011-250.3830213:14——4318
Ivan Demidov RL3000-200.0220011:57——328
Joel Armia RL4000020.0720014:24——5051
Jake Evans CL4000000.0010013:59——4744
Emil Heineman LL4000010.0160010:56——3720
Mike Matheson DD1000010.1631024:39——4431
Alexandre Carrier DD1011+120.0625022:27——5458
Lane Hutson DD2022-100.1101025:35——6142
Kaiden Guhle DD2000-110.0740224:00——5722
Jayden Struble DD3000-100.0020014:09——4621
David Savard DD3000000.0103011:57——5554
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)L32293.9063.5362:21

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tom Wilson RL1011-120.1711022:05——3946
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL1000030.1821216:32——4771
Connor McMichael LL1000-130.4320016:29——3350
Dylan Strome CL2033+210.0100017:49——6285
Alex Ovechkin LL2213+240.5870016:45——5984
Anthony Beauvillier RL2112+250.7840014:42——5773
Nic Dowd CL3000-110.0733016:58——2827
Brandon Duhaime LL3000020.3051015:48——3573
Taylor Raddysh RL3000000.0040411:46——3351
Andrew Mangiapane LL4000020.3211211:50——5663
Ryan Leonard RL4000010.1020011:27——6184
Lars Eller CL4000010.1050011:10——5477
Matt Roy DD1000+110.1024026:12——5071
Rasmus Sandin DD1000000.1902023:19——4762
John Carlson DD2000-110.0100022:43——3240
Jakob Chychrun DD2000040.1722021:24——4251
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000+100.0001016:40——5582
Alexander Alexeyev DD3000+110.0123014:02——6192
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W35332.9432.9162:26

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Alex Ovechkin (WSH) OT 2:26 · assists Anthony Beauvillier, Dylan Strome · Rebound · 18.4 mph shot.

Alex Ovechkin · 1st 18:34 · WSH PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
4
Shot
72.0 mph
Distance
43 ft
Entry to goal
3.0 s

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