Washington CapitalsvsMontréal Canadiens — Feb 27, 2026

Feb 27, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
C. Caufield
MTL logo

C. Caufield

MTL • #13 • R
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 5
Second Star
N. Suzuki
MTL logo

N. Suzuki

MTL • #14 • C
G 1A 2PTS 3SOG 2
Third Star
A. Ovechkin
WSH logo

A. Ovechkin

WSH • #8 • L
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 6

Linescore

Team123Total
WSH1012
MTL2226

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
WSH1091029
MTL79925

Goals

1st Period

C. Caufield
MTL

C. Caufield(34th)

0:30(EV)

Unassisted

A. Ovechkin
WSH

A. Ovechkin(23rd)

13:16(EV)

Assisted by A. Beauvillier and D. Chisholm

C. Caufield
MTL

C. Caufield(35th)

14:19(EV)

Assisted by N. Suzuki and J. Struble

2nd Period

M. Matheson
MTL

M. Matheson(6th)

12:22(EV)

Assisted by Z. Bolduc and A. Newhook

K. Dach
MTL

K. Dach(8th)

16:34(EV)

Assisted by N. Suzuki

3rd Period

A. Ovechkin
WSH

A. Ovechkin(24th)

12:12(EV)

Assisted by D. Strome and A. Beauvillier

N. Suzuki
MTL

N. Suzuki(19th)

16:44(EV)

Empty net (unassisted)

J. Evans
MTL

J. Evans(8th)

18:35(SH)

Short-handed goal (empty net) (unassisted)

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

29

Shots On Goal

25

50.0

Faceoff %

50.0

0-4 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-3

8

Penalty Minutes

10

20

Hits

13

13

Blocked Shots

12

15

Giveaways

16

4

Takeaways

3

Box Score

14N. Suzuki123+400011020.418:25
13C. Caufield202+300120050.016:19
15A. Newhook011+100001000.313:45
71J. Evans101+100020020.614:25
76Z. Bolduc011+100310010.012:24
77K. Dach101+220001010.013:44
11B. Gallagher000020201000.013:47
17J. Anderson000000201001.015:40
20J. Slafkovský000-100101031.014:23
24P. Danault000+200001100.517:53
91O. Kapanen000-100000000.711:41
93I. Demidov000-100000020.012:44
8M. Matheson101+420105030.024:04
47J. Struble011+100100000.011:08
21K. Guhle000+100232010.024:48
45A. Carrier000+120010020.018:01
48L. Hutson000000021110.020:14
53N. Dobson000+120001120.016:35
75J. Dobes.9312927220/2226/601/1060:00
35S. Montembeault-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
13th
WSH
195180+157-2-1W369
8th
MTL
202191+116-2-2OT173
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

MTLStatWSH
3.49Goals/Game3.16
3.20Goals Against/Game2.92
26.2Shots/Game29.2
24.3%Power Play %15.5%
77.1%Penalty Kill %79.3%
50.7%Faceoff %49.9%

Goaltenders

MTL

1
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

19-5-4

GAA

2.92

EV%

.914

PK%

.800

SV%

.893

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

10-8-3

GAA

3.37

EV%

.940

PK%

.818

SV%

.874

WSH

1
Logan Thompson

Logan Thompson

5 GP

Record

21-16-4

GAA

2.40

EV%

.953

PK%

.750

SV%

.913

2
Charlie Lindgren

Charlie Lindgren

5 GP

Record

8-7-3

GAA

3.41

EV%

.818

PK%

.941

SV%

.881

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

MTL

1
N. Dobson

N. Dobson

D | 5GP

G

3

A

5

P

8

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.60

2
N. Suzuki

N. Suzuki

C | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

3
L. Hutson

L. Hutson

D | 5GP

G

1

A

5

P

6

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

WSH

1
A. Protas

A. Protas

C | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

2
P. Dubois

P. Dubois

L | 3GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.67

3
J. Chychrun

J. Chychrun

D | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.801.00
1.101.10
1.211.19
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
WSH
MTL

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

WSH (6)MTL (4)

Goals / Game

WSH
4.20
MTL
3.30

Goals Against / Game

WSH
3.30
MTL
4.20

Shots / Game

WSH
16.4
MTL
12.2

Power Play %

WSH
23.8%
MTL
11.1%

Penalty Kill %

WSH
88.9%
MTL
76.2%

Face-Off %

WSH
46.2%
MTL
53.8%

Scratches

MTL

1
Alexandre Texier

Alexandre Texier

2
Joe Veleno

Joe Veleno

3
Arber Xhekaj

Arber Xhekaj

WSH

1
John Carlson

John Carlson

2
Dylan McIlrath

Dylan McIlrath

3
Hendrix Lapierre

Hendrix Lapierre

PIM Leaders (Season)

MTL

1
Arber Xhekaj

Arber Xhekaj

D

PIM

104

2
Josh Anderson

Josh Anderson

R

PIM

54

3
Juraj Slafkovský

Juraj Slafkovský

L

PIM

44

WSH

1
Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

R

PIM

78

2
Brandon Duhaime

Brandon Duhaime

R

PIM

60

3
Nic Dowd

Nic Dowd

C

PIM

53

Past H2H Results