Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals

20-7-4, 6-5-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	1	1	0	2
Capitals WSH	0	1	0	1

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

19-8-3, 11-5-0 Home

		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	1	1	0	2
	Capitals	0	1	0	1

1st Period			MTL	WSH
14:41		Artturi Lehkonen (6) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	1	0

2nd Period			MTL	WSH
14:16		Nicklas Backstrom (9) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Justin Williams (4), Alex Ovechkin (9)	1	1
16:39		Jeff Petry (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Max Pacioretty (13), Phillip Danault (7)	2	1

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Canadiens
2
Capitals
1

Game 1

18/12

Capitals
4
Canadiens
1

Game 2

10/1

Capitals
3
Canadiens
2

Game 3

4/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Stars keep 'cornerstone' Jason Robertson with one-year deal

After a season in which he led the club with 96 points, Dallas forward Jason Robertson, who nixed a trade to the Seattle Kraken this summer, avoided a salary arbitration hearing with the Stars, accepting a one-year deal worth $12 million on Tuesday night.

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, along with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, will have their games produced and distributed by the NHL for the coming season as the league branches out into centralized production.

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension

The Utah Mammoth have signed defenseman John Marino to an 8-year, $54M extension, the team announced Tuesday.

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Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals

Jeff PetryD - MTL

Tom WilsonRW - WSH

Artturi LehkonenLW - MTL

Stars keep 'cornerstone' Jason Robertson with one-year deal

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension