Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens

31-24-7, 12-14-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	0	1	2
Canadiens MTL	2	2	2	6

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

33-17-9, 17-11-2 Home

Caufield scores 2 in the first period as the Canadiens beat the Capitals 6-2

— Cole Caufield scored two first-period goals to help propel the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

Mar 1, 2026, 03:34 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	0	1	2
	Canadiens	2	2	2	6

1st Period		WSH	MTL
0:30	Cole Caufield (34) Unassisted	0	1
13:16	Alex Ovechkin (23) Assists: Anthony Beauvillier (9), Declan Chisholm (5)	1	1
14:19	Cole Caufield (35) Assists: Nick Suzuki (48), Jayden Struble (9)	1	2

2nd Period			WSH	MTL
12:22		Mike Matheson (6) Assists: Zack Bolduc (14), Alex Newhook (8)	1	3
16:34		Kirby Dach (8) Assists: Nick Suzuki (49)	1	4

3rd Period		WSH	MTL
12:12	Alex Ovechkin (24) Assists: Dylan Strome (32), Anthony Beauvillier (10)	2	4
16:44	Nick Suzuki (19) (Empty Net) Unassisted	2	5
18:35	Jake Evans (8) (Empty Net) Unassisted	2	6

Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Cole Caufield
Cole Caufield Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: none
Josh Anderson hit Martin Fehervary
Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Oliver Kapanen Tip-In Wide Right
Zachary Bolduc hit Justin Sourdif
Juraj Slafkovský faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right
Brendan Gallagher hit Matt Roy
Zachary Bolduc hit Jakob Chychrun
Mike Matheson Holding against Brandon Duhaime
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Cole Caufield
Cole Caufield hit Declan Chisholm
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Cole Caufield Goal (35) Backhand, assists: Nick Suzuki (48), Jayden Struble (9)
Brendan Gallagher hit Rasmus Sandin
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Takeaway by Lane Hutson
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
Juraj Slafkovský hit Matt Roy
Jake Evans faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Giveaway by Alex Newhook
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
Jake Evans faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Giveaway by Phillip Danault
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Right
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In High and Wide Left
Cole Caufield Tip-In Short
Mike Matheson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (14), Alex Newhook (8)
Zachary Bolduc hit Rasmus Sandin
Zachary Bolduc Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
Josh Anderson faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Kaiden Guhle hit Anthony Beauvillier
Kaiden Guhle Backhand Wide Left
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Kirby Dach Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (49)
Phillip Danault shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
Lane Hutson Snap Shot Wide Left
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Brendan Gallagher Slashing against Declan Chisholm
Jake Evans Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jake Evans faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Mike Matheson hit Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Kirby Dach
Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Kaiden Guhle hit Ryan Leonard
Kirby Dach shot blocked by Josh Anderson
Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Kirby Dach Roughing against Nic Dowd
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Noah Dobson Tripping against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Josh Anderson hit Nic Dowd
Takeaway by Phillip Danault
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Jayden Struble hit Ryan Leonard
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Wide Right
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Giveaway by Josh Anderson
Nick Suzuki Goal (19) Backhand, assists: none
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Alexandre Carrier Holding the stick against Brandon Duhaime
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jake Evans
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jake Evans
Jake Evans Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jake Evans faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Alex Ovechkin hit Noah Dobson
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
Justin Sourdif hit Juraj Slafkovský
Aliaksei Protas hit Zachary Bolduc
Giveaway by Declan Chisholm
Puck in Benches
Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Icing
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Puck in Netting
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Puck in Netting
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jake Evans
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Brandon Duhaime Roughing against Kirby Dach
TV Timeout
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Off Crossbar
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Ethen Frank Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Martin Fehervary Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Jake Evans
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Martin Fehervary hit Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Declan Chisholm
Goalie Stopped
Declan Chisholm Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Alex Ovechkin Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Beauvillier (9), Declan Chisholm (5)
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Ethen Frank
Goalie Stopped
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Nic Dowd hit Lane Hutson
Nic Dowd hit Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Dylan Strome Snap Shot Wide Right
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Martin Fehervary hit Brendan Gallagher
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Declan Chisholm hit Kirby Dach
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Ethen Frank
Icing
Alex Newhook shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Tom Wilson hit Mike Matheson
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Ryan Leonard Tip-In Wide Right
Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In Above Crossbar
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Ethen Frank
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Oliver Kapanen shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Ryan Leonard Roughing - Removing opponent's helmet against Kaiden Guhle
TV Timeout
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Matt Roy
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael hit Alexandre Carrier
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Puck in Netting
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Kirby Dach
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jake Evans
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Alex Ovechkin hit Jake Evans
Ethen Frank hit Alexandre Carrier
Icing
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Puck in Crowd
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In Wide Right
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Martin Fehervary hit Brendan Gallagher
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Oliver Kapanen shot blocked by Matt Roy
Off-side
Icing
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Alex Newhook shot blocked by Matt Roy
Tom Wilson hit Alex Newhook
Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Rasmus Sandin hit Nick Suzuki
Puck in Netting
Nic Dowd Cross-checking against Kirby Dach
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Martin Fehérváry Tip-In Wide Left
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Connor McMichael Deflected saved by Jakub Dobes
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Ethen Frank Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Takeaway by Matt Roy
Puck in Crowd
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Alex Ovechkin Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (32), Anthony Beauvillier (10)
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Tom Wilson hit Cole Caufield
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Mike Matheson
Ryan Leonard hit Nick Suzuki
Connor McMichael Holding against Ivan Demidov
Timeout - Home
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Goalie Stopped
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Martin Fehervary hit Kirby Dach
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Justin Sourdif Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Declan Chisholm
Puck in Benches

CAPITALS

CANADIENS

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Capitals
8
Canadiens
4

Game 1

21/11

Canadiens
2
Capitals
3

Game 2

14/1

Capitals
2
Canadiens
6

Game 3

1/3

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

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

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Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots, rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game as the Flyers shut out the Penguins 3-0 to take a 2-0 series lead.

Hurricanes and Senators tied at 2-2 entering OT in Game 2 of first-round series

— The Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators headed to overtime tied at 2-2 in Monday's Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

Vladar stops 27 shots as Flyers top Penguins 3-0 to take commanding 2-0 lead in first-round series

— Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots, rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game and the Philadelphia Flyers shut out Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven

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Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens

Stars of the Game

Cole CaufieldRW - MTL

Nick SuzukiC - MTL

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

Video Highlights

Caufield scores 2 in the first period as the Canadiens beat the Capitals 6-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

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