🦅 Away Capitals 10-8-2
8–4
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 10-6-3
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦅 WSH 1438
🇨🇦 MTL 1214

Capitals at Canadiens

Capitals beat Canadiens 8–4 at Bell Centre on November 20, 2025.

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2025-26 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
3 G, 1 A
3 shots · 15:35 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Ethen Frank
2 G, 2 A
4 shots · 08:51 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Dylan Strome
3 A
1 shots · 18:59 TOI

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:00
Assists: Dylan Strome · beat Sam Montembeault
1–0
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher PP Tying 1st · 15:47
Assists: Noah Dobson, Ivan Demidov · beat Charlie Lindgren
1–1
2nd period
🦅 Ethen Frank PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:00
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome · beat Sam Montembeault
2–1
🦅 Ethen Frank 2nd · 03:38
Assists: Aliaksei Protas, Hendrix Lapierre · beat Sam Montembeault
3–1
🇨🇦 Joe Veleno 2nd · 07:53
Assists: Mike Matheson, Brendan Gallagher · beat Charlie Lindgren
3–2
🦅 Jakob Chychrun 2nd · 14:26
Assists: John Carlson · beat Jakub Dobes
4–2
🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki 2nd · 15:04
Assists: Alexandre Carrier, Zachary Bolduc · beat Charlie Lindgren
4–3
🦅 Sonny Milano 2nd · 17:25
Assists: Ethen Frank, Rasmus Sandin · beat Jakub Dobes
5–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 Mike Matheson 3rd · 05:37
Assists: Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson · beat Charlie Lindgren
5–4
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 16:03
Assists: Dylan Strome · beat Jakub Dobes
6–4
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 17:56
Assists: John Carlson
7–4
🦅 Sonny Milano 3rd · 18:34
Assists: Ethen Frank, Hendrix Lapierre · beat Jakub Dobes
8–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Protas · Strome · Wilson 19:46
L2 Ovechkin · McMichael · Sourdif 15:47
L3 Beauvillier · Leonard · Duhaime 15:15
L4 Milano · Frank · Lapierre 6:49
D1 Carlson · Chychrun 23:11
D2 Sandin · Fehervary 20:24
D3 Roy · McIlrath 15:40
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Suzuki · Bolduc · Caufield 18:25
L2 Slafkovsky · Veleno · Demidov 15:27
L3 Kapanen · Anderson · Gallagher 13:45
L4 Evans · Davidson · Roy 9:54
D1 Dobson · Matheson 24:24
D2 Hutson · Carrier 20:39
D3 Xhekaj · Struble 13:04

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦
36 Shots on goal 28
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
19 Hits 20
13 Blocked shots 15
4 Takeaways 2
16 Giveaways 16
10 Penalty minutes 12
WSH shooting 22.2% (8/36) MTL shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Charlie Lindgren
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jakub Dobes
21/25
.840 SV% · 4 GA · 35:48 TOI
Sam Montembeault
7/10
.700 SV% · 3 GA · 22:50 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

12 of 12 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 01:00 · 1–0 Brendan Gallagher · 1st 15:47 · 1–1 Ethen Frank · 2nd 02:00 · 2–1 Ethen Frank · 2nd 03:38 · 3–1 Joe Veleno · 2nd 07:53 · 3–2 Jakob Chychrun · 2nd 14:26 · 4–2 Nick Suzuki · 2nd 15:04 · 4–3 Sonny Milano · 2nd 17:25 · 5–3 Mike Matheson · 3rd 05:37 · 5–4 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 16:03 · 6–4 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 17:56 · 7–4 Sonny Milano · 3rd 18:34 · 8–4
WSH MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 5–3
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Apr 302025 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Apr 272025 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 Apr 252025 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6 Apr 232025 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Apr 212025 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 OT
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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on November 20, 2025?

Capitals won 8–4. The final score was Capitals 8, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (3), Ethen Frank (2), Sonny Milano (2), Jakob Chychrun.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher, Joe Veleno, Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jakub Dobes made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Canadiens season series?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeNov 19 🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH 4–7 AfterNov 22 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 5–3
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeNov 17 🇨🇦MTL @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 AfterNov 22 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–5
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