🇨🇦 🦅
2024-25 regular season

Canadiens at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Canadiens 6–3 at Capital One Arena on October 31, 2024.

MTL – WSH
15–34
Shots on goal
1/6–1/5
Power play
23–22
Hits
24–22
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
Head-to-head →

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 17:30 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 17:18 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Aliaksei Protas
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 14:47 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Tom Wilson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:21
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Cayden Primeau
0–1
🇨🇦 Cole Caufield PP Tying 2nd · 09:52
Assists: Nick Suzuki · beat Charlie Lindgren
1–1
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Go-ahead 2nd · 10:31
Assists: Lane Hutson, Christian Dvorak · beat Charlie Lindgren
2–1
🦅 Brandon Duhaime Tying 2nd · 11:45
Assists: Taylor Raddysh, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Cayden Primeau
2–2
🦅 Jakub Vrana Go-ahead 2nd · 12:39
Unassisted · beat Cayden Primeau
2–3
🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki Tying 2nd · 18:00
Assists: David Savard, Lane Hutson · beat Charlie Lindgren
3–3
3rd period
🦅 Connor McMichael Go-ahead 3rd · 04:21
Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk, Tom Wilson · beat Cayden Primeau
3–4
🦅 Aliaksei Protas 3rd · 04:57
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome · beat Cayden Primeau
3–5
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 12:27
Assists: Aliaksei Protas, Dylan Strome · beat Cayden Primeau
3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 21:15
L2 Dach · Newhook · Evans 15:59
L3 Heineman · Armia · Gallagher 12:57
L4 Kapanen · Dvorak · Anderson 10:49
D1 Matheson · Guhle 24:38
D2 Savard · Hutson 19:53
D3 Barron · Struble 10:42
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · McMichael · Wilson 17:30
L2 Dubois · Dowd · Protas 16:58
L3 Mangiapane · Strome · Duhaime 14:01
L4 Vrana · Sgarbossa · Raddysh 10:07
D1 Carlson · Fehervary 26:07
D2 van Riemsdyk · Sandin 17:54
D3 Alexeyev · McIlrath 12:33

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅
15 Shots on goal 34
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
23 Hits 22
24 Blocked shots 22
3 Takeaways 3
24 Giveaways 14
15 Penalty minutes 17
MTL shooting 20.0% (3/15) WSH shooting 17.6% (6/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Cayden Primeau
28/34
.824 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Charlie Lindgren
12/15
.800 SV% · 3 GA · 59:46 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Tom Wilson · 2nd 03:21 · 0–1 Cole Caufield · 2nd 09:52 · 1–1 Brendan Gallagher · 2nd 10:31 · 2–1 Brandon Duhaime · 2nd 11:45 · 2–2 Jakub Vrana · 2nd 12:39 · 2–3 Nick Suzuki · 2nd 18:00 · 3–3 Connor McMichael · 3rd 04:21 · 3–4 Aliaksei Protas · 3rd 04:57 · 3–5 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 12:27 · 3–6
MTL WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Feb 172024 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 Feb 62024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Oct 212023 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 OT Apr 62023 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 Dec 312022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–9
🔮 Ask Puckey

Got a question about Canadiens vs Capitals?

Records, streaks, splits and player numbers, answered in seconds from real game results.

Try one

Questions and what's next

Quick answers, and the games either side of this one
Full schedule →

MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on October 31, 2024?

Capitals won 6–3. The final score was Canadiens 3, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, Brandon Duhaime, Connor McMichael, Jakub Vrana, Tom Wilson.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cayden Primeau made 28 saves on 34 shots (.824 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 12 saves on 15 shots (.800 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from real box scores.

Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeOct 29 🦑SEA @ 🇨🇦MTL 8–2 AfterNov 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 1–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeOct 29 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–5 AfterNov 2 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 2–7
Also on October 31
🦑SEA 1–4 🍁TOR 🎵STL 1–2 🔔PHI 🦆ANA 1–2 🐧PIT 🐻BOS 2–8 🌪️CAR 🛢️EDM 5–1 🐯NSH 🪶CHI 2–3 🦈SJS
Canadiens season page Capitals season page Full NHL schedule