Washington Capitals vs. Montreal CanadiensApr 25, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	1	3		WSH	7	7	7	21
MTL	1	2	3	6		MTL	15	11	14	40

: WSH 45MTL 81
: WSH 2.17MTL 4.28
PP goals: WSH 0MTL 2
Hits: WSH 26MTL 45
Blocks: WSH 19MTL 11
PIM: WSH 24MTL 18
: WSH 46%MTL 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:37 together.

Points
Alex Newhook had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:16.Newhook
Points
Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 11 shots in 19:29.Caufield
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:37 together.Suzuki Caufield Hutson Slafkovský Demidov
Goalie
Logan Thompson (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 30 (.857), +6 against a season average of 29.0; the loss.Thompson
New line
New look for MTL: Armia–Heineman–Kapanen skated 6:19 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 Heineman Kapanen
Luck
MTL scored 6 goals on 4.28 expected goals (81 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Joel Armia (MTL) played 15:18, +3:38 up on his 11:40 season average over 4 games.Armia
Usage
Tom Wilson (WSH) played 14:41, −5:55 down on his 20:36 season average over 9 games.Wilson

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

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

MTL
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · MTL 81 · WSH 45

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL pressure
WSH pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WSH 14% of the game, MTL 51%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

WSH

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	WSH	MTL
	43	77
	1.63	3.27
	1.55	2.88
	8	13
	1	7
	14	19
	−0.029	+0.029
	14%	51%

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.

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Strome – Beauvillier
7:5233% CF
L2Dowd – Raddysh – Duhaime
7:4450% CF
L3Wilson – Dubois – McMichael
6:4326% CF
L4Eller – Mangiapane – Leonard
5:1986% CF
D1Roy – Sandin
14:3429% CF
D2Carlson – Chychrun
13:4035% CF
D3van Riemsdyk – Alexeyev
7:5650% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun
2:53100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Mangiapane – Dubois – Sandin – McMichael
0:3950% CF
PK1FDowd – Duhaime
2:45
PK2FEller – McMichael
1:52
PK1DCarlson – Roy
4:51
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Sandin
1:00

Current WSH line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
11:5574% CF
L2Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
8:4459% CF
L3Evans – Newhook – Demidov
7:4867% CF
L4Armia – Heineman – Kapanen
6:1933% CF
D1Matheson – Carrier
17:3576% CF
D2Guhle – Hutson
15:4968% CF
D3Savard – Xhekaj
6:4845% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
5:3791% CF
PP2Gallagher – Matheson – Suzuki – Newhook – Heineman
1:25
PK1FArmia – Evans
3:07
PK2FAnderson – Dvorak
0:48
PK1DSavard – Matheson
3:07
PK2DCarrier – Guhle
0:48

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Dylan Strome C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.19	1	2	0	16:51	—	—	31	27
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.26	1	0	0	15:16	—	—	28	22
Anthony Beauvillier R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	4	0	0	13:05	—	—	36	35
Nic Dowd C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	3	2	0	15:02	—	—	50	49
Brandon Duhaime L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.15	1	0	4	15:02	—	—	50	36
Taylor Raddysh R	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	12:40	—	—	40	44
Connor McMichael L	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.20	1	0	0	16:47	—	—	25	22
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	16:02	—	—	23	20
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.31	4	0	12	14:41	—	—	23	29
Lars Eller C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	2	12:11	—	—	54	54
Ryan Leonard R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.07	1	0	2	12:00	—	—	69	78
Andrew Mangiapane L	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.13	1	0	0	11:56	—	—	59	40
Matt Roy D	D1	0	1	1	-2	0	0.00	1	4	0	25:53	—	—	32	21
Rasmus Sandin D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.01	0	3	0	20:30	—	—	26	16
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.19	0	2	0	24:45	—	—	41	56
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	1	0	1	0	3	0.45	1	5	2	21:58	—	—	31	40
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	2	16:52	—	—	48	59
Alexander Alexeyev D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	1	0	0	10:27	—	—	53	24

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	L	35	30	5	.857	3.98	53:23
Charlie Lindgren	—	5	4	1	.800	0.30	6:37

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.33	3	0	2	22:03	—	—	74	73
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	1	0	1	+2	5	1.02	3	0	0	19:56	—	—	71	78
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	1	2	+1	11	0.85	2	0	0	19:29	—	—	70	67
Christian Dvorak C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.05	1	2	0	15:11	—	—	65	58
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	1	1	-1	4	0.40	5	0	0	15:07	—	—	64	53
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.28	6	0	12	11:46	—	—	56	57
Ivan Demidov R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.38	2	1	0	15:37	—	—	58	70
Alex Newhook C	L3	1	1	2	0	3	0.41	0	0	2	15:16	—	—	58	74
Jake Evans C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.04	4	0	0	14:50	—	—	69	74
Joel Armia R	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	0	0	0	15:18	—	—	67	69
Emil Heineman L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	5	1	0	10:50	—	—	46	61
Oliver Kapanen C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:06	—	—	25	7
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.09	3	1	0	24:22	—	—	77	72
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	1	0	1	0	2	0.17	3	3	0	21:38	—	—	69	67
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.10	0	0	0	24:50	—	—	69	81
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	3	2	0	20:33	—	—	55	63
David Savard D	D3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:03	—	—	46	30
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	4	0	2	10:05	—	—	42	61

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	—	13	11	2	.846	1.56	31:39
Jakub Dobes	W	8	7	1	.875	0.62	28:21

Goal anatomy

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

Connor McMichael (WSH) 1st 3:20 · assists Matt Roy, Rasmus Sandin · Deflection · passed in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 28.7 mph shot · 6.5 s from entry to goal.

Connor McMichael · 1st 3:20 · WSH

Play: deflection
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 28.7 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 6.5 s
Type: deflection, rebound

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Alexandre Carrier · 1st 19:07 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 73.3 mph
Distance: 53 ft

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Nick Suzuki · 2nd 8:37 · MTL PP

Play: faceoff
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.5 mph
Distance: 13 ft

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Jakob Chychrun · 2nd 10:47 · WSH

Play: cycle
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 89.3 mph
Distance: 26 ft

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Cole Caufield · 2nd 19:51 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 46.7 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 9.0 s
Type: one-timer

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Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 2:39 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 56.8 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 3.6 s
Type: one-timer

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Christian Dvorak · 3rd 4:17 · MTL

Play: deflection
Entry: dump
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 43.3 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 4.6 s

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Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 13:23 · MTL

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 11.5 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Alex Newhook · 3rd 17:35 · MTL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 45.0 mph
Distance: 18 ft
Entry to goal: 9.2 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.

Washington Capitals vs. Montreal CanadiensApr 25, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Washington Capitals

Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Washington Capitals

Montreal Canadiens

Goal anatomy

Connor McMichael · 1st 3:20 · WSH

Alexandre Carrier · 1st 19:07 · MTL

Nick Suzuki · 2nd 8:37 · MTL PP

Jakob Chychrun · 2nd 10:47 · WSH

Cole Caufield · 2nd 19:51 · MTL

Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 2:39 · WSH

Christian Dvorak · 3rd 4:17 · MTL

Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 13:23 · MTL

Alex Newhook · 3rd 17:35 · MTL PP