Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington CapitalsApr 23, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	0	1		MTL	4	8	14	26
WSH	0	2	1	3		WSH	9	18	5	32

: MTL 72WSH 62
: MTL 3.38WSH 4.23
PP goals: MTL 0WSH 0
Hits: MTL 28WSH 37
Blocks: MTL 12WSH 24
PIM: MTL 6WSH 8
: MTL 51%WSH 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1 at home. Connor McMichael (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL scored 1 goal on 3.38 expected goals (72 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
Connor McMichael had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:48.McMichael
Luck
MTL scored 1 goal on 3.38 expected goals (72 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for MTL: Armia–Laine–Newhook skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Armia Laine Newhook
New line
New look for MTL: Evans–Heineman–Demidov skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Evans Heineman Demidov
Usage
Joel Armia (MTL) played 7:27, −6:11 down on his 13:38 season average over 4 games.Armia
Usage
Brendan Gallagher (MTL) played 18:04, +3:04 up on his 15:00 season average over 4 games.Gallagher
Usage
Alexander Alexeyev (WSH) played 14:12, +4:12 up on his 10:00 season average over 9 games.Alexeyev
Usage
Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) played 22:33, +3:21 up on his 19:12 season average over 4 games.Slafkovský

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →

WSH
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 134 of 134 attempts · WSH 62 · MTL 72

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 36% of the game, WSH 41%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

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
Stat	MTL	WSH
	76	66
	3.29	3.77
	3.15	3.38
	11	14
	10	4
	22	24
	−0.015	+0.015
	36%	41%

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

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
14:2159% CF
L2Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
11:2760% CF
L3Evans – Heineman – Demidov
5:4338% CF
L4Armia – Laine – Newhook
4:1033% CF
D1Matheson – Carrier
17:3935% CF
D2Guhle – Hutson
16:0154% CF
D3Savard – Struble
6:0169% CF

PP1Laine – Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
2:5867% CF
PP2Gallagher – Matheson – Suzuki – Newhook – Demidov
0:43
PK1FEvans – Suzuki
0:46
PK2FArmia – Dvorak
0:27
PK1DSavard – Matheson
0:55
PK2DCarrier – Guhle
0:52

Current MTL line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Wilson – Dubois – McMichael
11:1333% CF
L2Ovechkin – Strome – Beauvillier
10:0552% CF
L3Dowd – Raddysh – Duhaime
9:0355% CF
L4Eller – Mangiapane – Leonard
7:2458% CF
D1Roy – Sandin
17:2141% CF
D2Carlson – Chychrun
15:0250% CF
D3van Riemsdyk – Alexeyev
12:5256% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Strome – Chychrun – Leonard
1:04100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Mangiapane – Dubois – Sandin – McMichael
0:43100% CF
PK1FDowd – Duhaime
1:19
PK2FEller – Wilson
0:35
PK1DCarlson – Roy
1:59
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Sandin
0:00

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

1:16
MTLChristian Dvorak (Josh Anderson, Brendan Gallagher)wrist0.47 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Anderson, Dvorak, Guhle, HutsonWSH: Ovechkin, Strome, Beauvillier, Roy, Sandin
MTL 1 – 0 WSH
3:47
WSHConnor McMichael (Taylor Raddysh)backhand0.35 xG
MTL: Savard, Suzuki, Caufield, Struble, SlafkovskýWSH: Dowd, Roy, Raddysh, Alexeyev, McMichael
MTL 1 – 1 WSH
4:47
WSHDylan Strome (Anthony Beauvillier, Ryan Leonard)backhand0.24 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Anderson, Carrier, NewhookWSH: Carlson, Strome, Beauvillier, Chychrun, Leonard
MTL 1 – 2 WSH

3rd period

19:58
WSHConnor McMichaelEN (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson)wrist0.54 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Dvorak, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýWSH: Carlson, Wilson, Chychrun, Dubois, McMichael
MTL 1 – 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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	23:58	—	—	58	39
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	0	0	-2	5	0.90	3	1	0	22:33	—	—	60	42
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.42	0	0	0	20:16	—	—	60	42
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.04	1	0	0	18:04	—	—	56	48
Christian Dvorak C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.70	1	1	0	18:01	—	—	53	58
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.18	6	0	6	13:18	—	—	52	47
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	2	2	0	14:45	—	—	52	69
Ivan Demidov R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:50	—	—	60	66
Emil Heineman L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	2	2	0	7:39	—	—	42	46
Alex Newhook C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.21	3	0	0	16:56	—	—	47	39
Patrik Laine L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	1	1	0	10:10	—	—	33	14
Joel Armia R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:27	—	—	31	40
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.16	0	1	0	25:07	—	—	40	27
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	1	3	0	22:46	—	—	43	29
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	1	0	0	25:36	—	—	56	68
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.03	1	1	0	20:25	—	—	58	70
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	10:27	—	—	71	41
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	0	0	9:35	—	—	65	48

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	L	31	29	2	.935	3.69	58:07

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.42	5	1	2	18:11	—	—	33	46
Connor McMichael L	L1	2	0	2	+2	4	1.07	0	1	0	17:48	—	—	34	66
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	1	0	17:07	—	—	45	58
Dylan Strome C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.55	1	1	0	15:19	—	—	44	42
Anthony Beauvillier R	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.15	3	2	0	14:53	—	—	51	47
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	8	0	0	14:23	—	—	46	30
Brandon Duhaime L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	4	1	2	16:06	—	—	50	41
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.35	3	4	2	14:57	—	—	44	61
Taylor Raddysh R	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.21	1	0	0	11:58	—	—	50	62
Andrew Mangiapane L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.40	0	0	0	12:28	—	—	57	54
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	0	0	12:05	—	—	53	51
Ryan Leonard R	L4	0	1	1	+1	3	0.29	1	0	0	11:12	—	—	67	70
Matt Roy D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	3	1	2	22:56	—	—	39	47
Rasmus Sandin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.21	1	4	0	21:26	—	—	41	41
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.07	0	3	0	24:10	—	—	50	65
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.13	2	4	0	21:48	—	—	44	57
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	0	0	0	15:01	—	—	55	50
Alexander Alexeyev D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	14:12	—	—	55	63

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	26	25	1	.962	3.38	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Christian Dvorak (MTL) 2nd 1:16 · assists Josh Anderson, Brendan Gallagher · Forecheck turnover · 10.5 mph shot.

Christian Dvorak · 2nd 1:16 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 10.5 mph
Distance: 20 ft

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Connor McMichael · 2nd 3:47 · WSH

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 46.9 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Dylan Strome · 2nd 4:47 · WSH

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 28.5 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s
Type: rebound

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Connor McMichael · 3rd 19:58 · WSH EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 63.0 mph
Distance: 53 ft
Entry to goal: 0.9 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.