Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · Capital One Arena · 2026–27 Regular Season

Montréal Canadiens

4 – 5

Final

Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals beat the Montréal Canadiens 5–4 on Wed, Oct 14, 2026 at Capital One Arena. Josh Anderson scored twice; Alex Tuch scored twice. Charlie Lindgren made 25 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 29–24.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MTL	2	1	1	4	29
WSH	2	1	2	5	24

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	04:29	MTL	EV	Josh Anderson (3) · snap	Alex Newhook (2)	1–0
1st	07:56	WSH	EV	Jordan Kyrou (2) · snap	Cole Hutson (3), Alex Tuch (1)	1–1
1st	11:15	MTL	EV	Lane Hutson (2) · snap	Zachary Bolduc (2), Noah Dobson (2)	2–1
1st	19:34	WSH	PP	Ivan Miroshnichenko (1) · wrist	Ilya Protas (3), Jordan Kyrou (2)	2–2
2nd	06:16	WSH	SH	Alex Tuch (4) · slap	Unassisted	2–3
2nd	12:58	MTL	EV	Josh Anderson (4) · snap	Alex Newhook (3)	3–3
3rd	12:29	WSH	EV	Justin Holl (2) · snap	Ilya Protas (4), Alex Ovechkin (2)	3–4
3rd	17:05	WSH	EV	Alex Tuch (5) · snap	Unassisted	3–5
3rd	18:21	MTL	PP	Nick Suzuki (4) · snap	Lane Hutson (6)	4–5

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	05:54	MTL	Cole Caufield	interference	2
1st	12:59	MTL	Alexandre Carrier	tripping	2
1st	12:59	WSH	Vincent Desharnais	roughing	2
1st	17:46	MTL	Lane Hutson	holding	2
2nd	04:34	WSH	Justin Sourdif	tripping	2
2nd	07:36	MTL	Josh Anderson	holding	2
2nd	15:42	MTL	Alexandre Carrier	roughing	2
2nd	15:42	WSH	Ivan Miroshnichenko	roughing	2
2nd	15:42	MTL	Kaiden Guhle	roughing	2
3rd	17:57	WSH	Dylan Strome	slashing	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: MTL 4.43 · WSH 3.59 · xG% MTL 55.2

Montréal Canadiens

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
48	Lane Hutson	D	1	1	2	0	2	3	0	1		24:14	26
15	Alex Newhook	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	1	60.0	15:52	23
17	Josh Anderson	R	2	0	2	+2	2	3	1	0		13:49	20
53	Noah Dobson	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	4		22:21	26
14	Nick Suzuki	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	58.8	20:15	19
76	Zachary Bolduc	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		12:34	15
21	Kaiden Guhle	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	4	2		22:22	27
45	Alexandre Carrier	D	0	0	0	-2	4	1	0	2		20:42	28
13	Cole Caufield	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		19:53	19
20	Juraj Slafkovský	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		19:40	20
24	Phillip Danault	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22.2	17:39	24
22	Chris Kreider	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		15:31	18
72	Arber Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		14:16	15
71	Jake Evans	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	42.9	12:33	16
85	Alexandre Texier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		12:26	15
42	Adam Engstrom	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		11:57	14
77	Kirby Dach	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		9:08	10
62	Owen Beck	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		7:46	9

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
75	Jakub Dobes	L	24	19	5	.792	57:14

Washington Capitals

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
89	Alex Tuch	R	2	1	3	+2	0	3	1	0		18:49	21
25	Jordan Kyrou	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	0		15:15	18
62	Ilya Protas	L	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	2	80.0	12:22	14
44	Cole Hutson	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		17:07	20
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		13:14	15
4	Justin Holl	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		13:08	16
63	Ivan Miroshnichenko	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	1		10:01	14
6	Jakob Chychrun	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		23:03	22
42	Martin Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		21:54	21
73	Vincent Desharnais	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	4		20:58	23
17	Dylan Strome	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	65.0	18:56	21
21	Aliaksei Protas	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		17:37	18
43	Tom Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		17:13	20
27	Timothy Liljegren	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		16:57	22
34	Justin Sourdif	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	58.3	16:05	18
22	Boone Jenner	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9	15:08	21
9	Ryan Leonard	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		14:55	15
72	Anthony Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	100.0	12:54	15

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
79	Charlie Lindgren	W	29	25	4	.862	60:00