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Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington CapitalsApr 30, 2025

FinalPlayoffs· Capital One Arena
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MTL
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WSH
4
Goals123TShots123T
MTL0011MTL961429
WSH2114WSH119828
MTL 71WSH 53
MTL 4.62WSH 4.08
PP goals
MTL 0WSH 2
Hits
MTL 44WSH 29
Blocks
MTL 9WSH 23
PIM
MTL 6WSH 4
MTL 57%WSH 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:19 together.

  1. Points
    Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:48.Wilson
  2. Points
    Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:40.Strome
  3. PP1
    WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:19 together.OvechkinCarlsonWilsonStromeChychrun
  4. Luck
    MTL scored 1 goal on 4.61 expected goals (71 attempts), well short of its chances.
  5. New line
    New look for WSH: Dowd–Duhaime–Protas skated 9:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DowdDuhaimeProtas
  6. Usage
    Tom Wilson (WSH) played 23:48, +4:13 up on his 19:35 season average over 9 games.Wilson
  7. Usage
    Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 13:51, −3:32 down on his 17:23 season average over 9 games.Ovechkin
  8. Usage
    Joel Armia (MTL) played 9:53, −3:09 down on his 13:02 season average over 4 games.Armia

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: 124 attempts, 57 on goal, 5 goals, 8.70 expected goals; best chance Brandon Duhaime at 0.93 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 124 of 124 attempts · WSH 53 · MTL 71

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 4.08 to 4.62 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 53 to 71, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdWSHMTLOCWHDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WSH
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHMTLcontrol2nd3rdOvechkin · 1st 9:12Chychrun · 1st 11:15Wilson · 2nd 16:59Heineman · 3rd 2:40Duhaime · 3rd 19:34
  • 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 44% of the game, WSH 21%.

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 60:00; most ice Logan Thompson (59:55) for WSH and Jakub Dobes (57:23) 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
6652
3.372.79
3.202.54
811
56
166
+0.067−0.067
44%21%

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. 9:12
    WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Dylan Strome)slap0.01 xG
    MTL: Savard, Matheson, Anderson, DvorakWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun
    MTL 0 – 1 WSH
  2. 11:15
    WSHJakob Chychrun (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson)wrist0.05 xG
    MTL: Savard, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýWSH: Carlson, Wilson, Chychrun, Dubois, McMichael
    MTL 0 – 2 WSH

2nd period

  1. 16:59
    WSHTom WilsonPP (John Carlson, Dylan Strome)snap0.29 xG
    MTL: Savard, Armia, Matheson, SuzukiWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun
    MTL 0 – 3 WSH

3rd period

  1. 2:40
    MTLEmil Heineman (Joel Armia, Oliver Kapanen)tip-in0.13 xG
    MTL: Savard, Armia, Heineman, Kapanen, XhekajWSH: Eller, van Riemsdyk, Mangiapane, Alexeyev, Leonard
    MTL 1 – 3 WSH
  2. 19:34
    WSHBrandon DuhaimeEN (Connor McMichael)snap0.93 xG
    MTL: Gallagher, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovWSH: Carlson, Chychrun, Dubois, Duhaime, McMichael
    MTL 1 – 4 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
Christian Dvorak CL1000010.0220017:47——6270
Josh Anderson RL1000040.8540016:19——5768
Brendan Gallagher RL1000-141.1650015:17——7286
Nick Suzuki CL2000-230.5950022:36——6055
Cole Caufield RL2000-230.4130019:16——6061
Juraj Slafkovský LL2000-200.1870219:00——5749
Ivan Demidov RL3000-100.0711018:21——4321
Alex Newhook CL3000000.1120016:27——4522
Jake Evans CL3000010.0730215:25——5022
Joel Armia RL4011+100.002009:53——6377
Emil Heineman LL4101+120.192007:37——5063
Oliver Kapanen CL4011+110.372007:10——4357
Alexandre Carrier DD1000020.0104023:12——5342
Mike Matheson DD1000030.0301222:03——5537
Lane Hutson DD2000-220.3001027:11——6575
Kaiden Guhle DD2000020.2430021:18——6983
David Savard DD3000000.0012010:50——3952
Arber Xhekaj DD3000+110.022009:59——5460
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jakub Dobes(start)L27243.8893.1557:23

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tom Wilson RL1112+120.5830023:48——5055
Connor McMichael LL1011+230.2841017:42——3957
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL1011+220.0840216:13——4660
Nic Dowd CL2000020.0510018:40——5875
Aliaksei Protas LL2000000.1811016:48——4079
Brandon Duhaime LL2101+121.3353212:22——5076
Dylan Strome CL3022010.0101015:40——3736
Anthony Beauvillier RL3000030.3440014:33——4131
Alex Ovechkin LL3101060.3631013:51——4238
Lars Eller CL4000-100.0011010:14——387
Ryan Leonard RL4000-120.061108:38——3821
Andrew Mangiapane LL4000-100.011008:08——4619
Matt Roy DD1000000.0304023:56——3850
Rasmus Sandin DD1000030.0514021:50——4254
Jakob Chychrun DD2101+210.0802025:51——4744
John Carlson DD2011+200.4401023:42——4835
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000-100.0503016:36——4241
Alexander Alexeyev DD3000-110.160007:33——5042
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W29281.9664.6259:55

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Ovechkin (WSH PP) 1st 9:12 · assists Dylan Strome · Off the faceoff · 73.5 mph shot.

Tom Wilson · 2nd 16:59 · WSH PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
0
Shot
36.7 mph
Distance
13 ft
Type
one-timer

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Emil Heineman · 3rd 2:40 · MTL

Play
deflection
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
30.3 mph
Distance
33 ft
Entry to goal
5.8 s

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