🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 0-0 in series
2–3
Final / OT
WSH leads 4–1
🦅 Home Capitals 0-0 in series
Goals 1st2nd3rdOTF
🇨🇦 MTL 00202
🦅 WSH 11013

Canadiens at Capitals — First Round Game 1

Capitals, First Round Game 1, beat Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 21, 2025.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2024-25 playoffs
🏒 The series ⚔️ Head-to-head

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

MTL vs WSH · WSH leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
2–3
OT · WSH
Game 2
1–3
Final · WSH
Game 3
3–6
Final · MTL
Game 4
5–2
Final · WSH
Game 5
1–4
Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 16:45 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Dylan Strome
3 A
1 shots · 17:49 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Logan Thompson
33 saves
0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:34
Assists: Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome · beat Sam Montembeault
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Anthony Beauvillier 2nd · 12:09
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome · beat Sam Montembeault
0–2
3rd period
🇨🇦 Cole Caufield PP 3rd · 10:32
Assists: Patrik Laine, Lane Hutson · beat Logan Thompson
1–2
🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki Tying 3rd · 15:45
Assists: Alexandre Carrier, Lane Hutson · beat Logan Thompson
2–2
Overtime
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead OT · 02:26
Assists: Anthony Beauvillier, Dylan Strome · beat Sam Montembeault
2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 20:41
L2 Dvorak · Newhook · Armia 14:33
L3 Evans · Anderson · Gallagher 13:59
L4 Laine · Heineman · Demidov 11:57
D1 Hutson · Matheson 25:07
D2 Guhle · Carrier 23:14
D3 Struble · Savard 13:03
🦅Capitals
L1 Strome · Dowd · Wilson 17:49
L2 Ovechkin · Dubois · McMichael 16:32
L3 Beauvillier · Mangiapane · Duhaime 14:42
L4 Eller · Raddysh · Leonard 11:27
D1 Roy · Sandin 24:46
D2 Carlson · Chychrun 22:04
D3 van Riemsdyk · Alexeyev 15:21

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅
35 Shots on goal 32
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
33 Hits 42
12 Blocked shots 19
3 Takeaways 5
17 Giveaways 13
8 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 5.7% (2/35) WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Sam Montembeault
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 62:21 TOI
🦅Capitals
Logan Thompson
33/35
.943 SV% · 2 GA · 62:26 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 18:34 · 0–1 Anthony Beauvillier · 2nd 12:09 · 0–2 Cole Caufield · 3rd 10:32 · 1–2 Nick Suzuki · 3rd 15:45 · 2–2 Alex Ovechkin · OT 02:26 · 2–3
MTL WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 9-10-2 (43% win rate, 21 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-4-2 (70% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 0–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-11-1 (0% win rate, 12 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 15-1-1 (88% win rate, 17 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Jan 102025 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT Dec 72024 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Oct 312024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Feb 172024 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 Feb 62024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 5–2
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❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on April 21, 2025?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Canadiens 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Anthony Beauvillier.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Capitals played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeApr 16 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 AfterApr 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 17 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–5 AfterApr 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–3
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