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Washington Capitals vs. Montreal CanadiensNov 20, 2025

Final· Centre Bell
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WSH
8
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MTL
4
Goals123TShots123T
WSH1438WSH6151536
MTL1214MTL127928
WSH 72MTL 56
WSH 3.40MTL 3.18
PP goals
WSH 2MTL 1
Hits
WSH 19MTL 20
Blocks
WSH 13MTL 15
PIM
WSH 10MTL 12
WSH 45%MTL 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout Montreal Canadiens 8–4

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 8–4 at MTL. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

  1. Points
    Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 15:35.Ovechkin
  2. Points
    Ethen Frank had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 8:51.Frank
  3. Points
    Dylan Strome had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:59.Strome
  4. Points
    Sonny Milano had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 6:39.Milano
  5. Points
    Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:45.Gallagher
  6. Points
    Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:34.Matheson
  7. Points
    Hendrix Lapierre had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 6:49.Lapierre
  8. Points
    John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:56.Carlson

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, WSH at MTL: 128 attempts, 64 on goal, 12 goals, 6.57 expected goals; best chance Brendan Gallagher at 0.57 xG.

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

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · MTL 56 · WSH 72

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at MTL: expected goals 3.18 to 3.40 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 72, 12 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdMTLWSHOGFFVCSMMOOMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLWSHcontrol2nd3rdOvechkin · 1st 1:00Gallagher · 1st 15:47Frank · 2nd 2:00Frank · 2nd 3:38Veleno · 2nd 7:53Chychrun · 2nd 14:26Suzuki · 2nd 15:04Milano · 2nd 17:25Matheson · 3rd 5:37Ovechkin · 3rd 16:03Ovechkin · 3rd 17:56Milano · 3rd 18:34
  • 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 32% of the game, MTL 24%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, WSH at MTL: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Jakub Dobes (35:48) for MTL and Charlie Lindgren (60:00) for WSH, 12 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

MTL skaters (rows) against WSH skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the MTL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, MTL rows versus WSH columns: 250 matchups; most common Matheson vs Strome, 9:15 at 81% xGF.

MTL ↓ · WSH →WilsonProtasSourdifStromeOvechkinBeauvillierMcMichaelLeonardDuhaimeFrankLapierreMilanoCarlsonFehérvárySandinMcIlrathChychrunRoyL1 SuzukiL1 CaufieldL1 BolducL2 VelenoL2 GallagherL2 DavidsonL3 SlafkovskýL3 DemidovL3 KapanenL4 AndersonL4 EvansL4 RoyD1 DobsonD1 MathesonD2 CarrierD2 XhekajD3 HutsonD3 Struble
MTL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatWSHMTL
7053
2.782.22
2.702.17
167
62
1817
+0.017−0.017
32%24%

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

Current WSH line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:00
    WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Dylan Strome)snap0.05 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, ChychrunMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Carrier
    WSH 1 – 0 MTL
  2. 15:47
    MTLBrendan GallagherPP (Noah Dobson, Ivan Demidov)snap0.57 xG
    WSH: Wilson, Beauvillier, Roy, SandinMTL: Gallagher, Dobson, Caufield, Kapanen, Demidov
    WSH 1 – 1 MTL

2nd period

  1. 2:00
    WSHEthen FrankPP (Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome)snap0.11 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Strome, Sandin, Frank, LeonardMTL: Anderson, Evans, Carrier, Dobson
    WSH 2 – 1 MTL
  2. 3:38
    WSHEthen Frank (Aliaksei Protas, Hendrix Lapierre)snap0.07 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Chychrun, Protas, Lapierre, FrankMTL: Matheson, Dobson, Kapanen, Slafkovský, Demidov
    WSH 3 – 1 MTL
  3. 7:53
    MTLJoseph Veleno (Mike Matheson, Brendan Gallagher)snap0.09 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Beauvillier, FehérváryMTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Veleno, Dobson, Davidson
    WSH 3 – 2 MTL
  4. 14:26
    WSHJakob Chychrun (John Carlson)slap0.05 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Wilson, Chychrun, Protas, SourdifMTL: Matheson, Evans, Dobson, Slafkovský, Demidov
    WSH 4 – 2 MTL
  5. 15:04
    MTLNick Suzuki (Alexandre Carrier, Zachary Bolduc)snap0.21 xG
    WSH: Roy, Duhaime, Fehérváry, McMichael, LeonardMTL: Carrier, Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson
    WSH 4 – 3 MTL
  6. 17:25
    WSHSonny Milano (Ethen Frank, Rasmus Sandin)snap0.17 xG
    WSH: Milano, Roy, Sandin, Lapierre, FrankMTL: Gallagher, Carrier, Veleno, Xhekaj, Davidson
    WSH 5 – 3 MTL

3rd period

  1. 5:37
    MTLMike Matheson (Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson)snap0.03 xG
    WSH: Milano, Roy, Fehérváry, Lapierre, FrankMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson
    WSH 5 – 4 MTL
  2. 16:03
    WSHAlex Ovechkin (Dylan Strome)snap0.14 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Strome, Roy, Chychrun, SandinMTL: Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson
    WSH 6 – 4 MTL
  3. 17:56
    WSHAlex OvechkinEN (John Carlson)snap0.42 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Beauvillier, SandinMTL: Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov
    WSH 7 – 4 MTL
  4. 18:34
    WSHSonny Milano (Ethen Frank, Hendrix Lapierre)snap0.16 xG
    WSH: McIlrath, Milano, Sandin, Lapierre, FrankMTL: Gallagher, Veleno, Struble, Xhekaj, Davidson
    WSH 8 – 4 MTL

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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tom Wilson RL1000+100.1221020:26——6261
Aliaksei Protas LL1011+220.0911019:46——6057
Justin Sourdif CL1000+130.2710215:47——6261
Dylan Strome CL2033+110.0601018:59——6274
Alex Ovechkin LL2314+130.6100215:35——5263
Anthony Beauvillier RL2000000.2550015:15——6969
Connor McMichael LL3000-120.3000017:57——4234
Ryan Leonard RL3000-110.2340215:29——3931
Brandon Duhaime LL3000-100.0001012:02——3034
Ethen Frank RL4224+240.400028:51——7593
Hendrix Lapierre CL4022+220.030006:49——6474
Sonny Milano LL4202+130.430006:39——7387
John Carlson DD1022+200.0001023:56——5642
Martin Fehérváry DD1000-310.0501020:10——4737
Rasmus Sandin DD2011+450.1624020:38——6969
Dylan McIlrath DD2000+110.0721011:30——5272
Jakob Chychrun DD3101+350.3101222:26——5461
Matt Roy DD3000020.0221019:51——6259
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)W28244.8573.1860:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1101020.4302020:57——4546
Cole Caufield RL1011080.7700018:25——4443
Zachary Bolduc RL1011+100.0250017:16——4748
Joseph Veleno CL2101-140.2723017:00——5341
Brendan Gallagher RL2112-130.7610013:45——4838
Jared Davidson CL2000-110.072009:33——5951
Juraj Slafkovský LL3000-320.3520215:27——3554
Ivan Demidov RL3011-300.0210015:07——3552
Oliver Kapanen CL3000-110.1500012:27——4059
Josh Anderson RL4000000.0842414:19——3636
Jake Evans CL4000-100.0000012:19——198
Joshua Roy RL4000010.011029:54——2718
Noah Dobson DD1011-300.0021026:15——5058
Mike Matheson DD1112020.0500422:34——5155
Alexandre Carrier DD2011000.0104019:34——3345
Arber Xhekaj DD2000-220.0401013:28——4046
Lane Hutson DD3011010.0202021:44——4436
Jayden Struble DD3000-110.1300012:41——4338
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jakub DobesL25214.8402.0835:48
Samuel Montembeault(start)—1073.7000.9122:50

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Ovechkin (WSH PP) 1st 1:00 · assists Dylan Strome · Off the faceoff · 69.5 mph shot.

Brendan Gallagher · 1st 15:47 · MTL PP

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
4
Shot
3.6 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
9.0 s
Type
rebound

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Ethen Frank · 2nd 3:38 · WSH

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
56.8 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Nick Suzuki · 2nd 15:04 · MTL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
58.1 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
5.9 s
Type
one-timer

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Sonny Milano · 2nd 17:25 · WSH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
44.3 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 16:03 · WSH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
67.0 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 17:56 · WSH EN

Play
rebound
Entry
loose
Odd man
5-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
46.6 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s
Type
rebound

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Sonny Milano · 3rd 18:34 · WSH

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2
Shot
61.3 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s

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