Washington Capitals 4, Montreal Canadiens 2: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals 4 to Montreal Canadiens 2, on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals.
NHLSaturday, December 7, 2024
DateDec 7, 2024
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVESPN+
Attendance21,105
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
19-6-2Record10-14-3
5th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding1st in Atlantic Division
3-3Road record / home record5-6
LLWWLLast 5LWLWW
L2StreakL1
Team stats
Washington CapitalsMontreal Canadiens
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Washington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReserveMontreal Canadiens
Mike Matheson D · Lower Body
OutChris Kreider LW · Lower Body
OutIvan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveBox score
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Dowd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:01 | 1:55 | 12:47 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:37 | 1:31 | 0:15 | 14:51 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 0:01 | 1:45 | 11:51 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Eller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:45 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 14:47 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 12:53 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 4:04 | 0:13 | 15:56 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:12 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 8:14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:45 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 13:11 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:29 | 1:34 | 0:00 | 12:55 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:48 | 4:06 | 0:00 | 11:42 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:15 | 3:00 | 1:25 | 11:50 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:21 | 3:59 | 0:57 | 18:25 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 4:04 | 0:00 | 16:09 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19:56 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 18:18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21:52 | 0:39 | 2:51 | 18:22 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:28 | 1:33 | 0:39 | 16:16 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 14:11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .917 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 13:41 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 11:51 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Armia | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 13:48 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 11:24 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:51 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 14:52 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:49 | 0:35 | 0:00 | 13:14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Christian Dvorak | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:55 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 11:44 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:00 | 0:00 | 3:26 | 11:34 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:38 | 0:35 | 0:00 | 11:03 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Heineman | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:11 | 0:35 | 0:00 | 10:36 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik Laine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:54 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 13:55 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:08 | 0:35 | 0:00 | 14:33 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 13:03 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:26 | 2:59 | 1:22 | 15:05 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiden Guhle | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 17:30 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 15:33 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:57 | 2:59 | 0:09 | 20:49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Matheson | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 26:14 | 2:09 | 3:47 | 20:18 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| David Savard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 0:00 | 3:31 | 15:31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 16:35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Montembeault | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .886 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 57:33 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens?
Washington Capitals won, 4-2, on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens?
Washington Capitals 4, Montreal Canadiens 2.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson (2 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Cole Caufield (1 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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