NHL

Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

· National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens
25-14-6

vs
Washington Capitals
23-17-6
Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 1-0

Statistics

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3.20 Goals Against Average 2.78
27.0 Shots Against per Game 28.2
78.8 Penalty Kill Percentage 76.7
31 Power Play Goals Against 34
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.31 Goals For per Game 3.26
25.9 Shots per Game 29.1
29 Power Play Goals 21
22.5 Power Play Percentage 15.9
3 Short Handed Goals 1
476 Penalty Minutes 413
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jakob Chychrun, D Day-To-Day Jan 12
Justin Sourdif, RW Day-To-Day Jan 11
Tom Wilson, RW Injured Reserve Jan 9
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Injured Reserve Jan 3
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Anderson, RW Out Jan 12
Patrik Laine, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10
Jake Evans, C Injured Reserve Dec 27

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 27 15 58 4
Tampa Bay 27 13 57 3
Montreal 25 14 56 6
Buffalo 24 15 52 4
Boston 25 19 52 2
Toronto 22 15 51 7
Florida 23 18 49 3
Ottawa 20 19 45 5

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 28 14 59 3
NY Islanders 25 15 55 5
Philadelphia 22 13 52 8
Washington 23 17 52 6
Pittsburgh 21 14 51 9
New Jersey 22 21 46 2
NY Rangers 20 20 46 6
Columbus 19 19 45 7
Full Standings
Canadiens Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ STL L 2-0
@ DAL W 4-3 OT
vs CGY W 4-1
vs FLA W 6-2
vs DET L 4-0
Capitals Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs CHI L 3-2 SO
vs ANA W 7-4
vs DAL L 4-1
@ CHI W 5-1
@ NSH L 3-2