Washington Capitals 8, Montreal Canadiens 4: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals 8 to Montreal Canadiens 4, on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals.
NHLThursday, November 20, 2025
DateNov 20, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVESPN+
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
11-8-2Record10-7-3
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
3-2Road record / home record5-5
WWLLWLast 5LWWLW
W2StreakL1
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 ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMontreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 14:01 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:02 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:51 | 1:34 | 0:00 | 7:17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:49 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 15:29 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 13:46 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:57 | 0:59 | 3:10 | 13:48 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Milano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:39 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:35 | 3:28 | 0:00 | 12:07 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:46 | 0:00 | 2:07 | 17:39 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:47 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 15:39 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:59 | 4:16 | 0:07 | 14:36 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:26 | 3:31 | 2:16 | 14:39 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:56 | 3:32 | 2:47 | 17:37 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22:26 | 3:41 | 0:06 | 18:39 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Fehervary | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 20:10 | 0:00 | 2:44 | 17:26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:30 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 11:23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:51 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 18:08 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20:38 | 1:44 | 1:39 | 17:15 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .857 | 21 | 3 | 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 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 | 0:08 | 1:37 | 12:34 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Zack Bolduc | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 14:31 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 15:13 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Davidson | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 15:07 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 13:27 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:19 | 0:14 | 4:14 | 7:51 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:45 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 12:17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:27 | 1:23 | 0:58 | 10:06 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Roy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | 0:16 | 0:00 | 9:38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 15:27 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 12:35 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:57 | 3:40 | 0:38 | 16:39 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:00 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 15:45 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:34 | 0:04 | 3:53 | 15:37 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 26:15 | 1:20 | 3:45 | 21:10 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:44 | 3:08 | 0:39 | 17:57 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:34 | 0:19 | 1:15 | 21:00 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jayden Struble | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:41 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 12:30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 12:29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .840 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Montembeault | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .700 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22:50 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens?
Washington Capitals won, 8-4, on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens?
Washington Capitals 8, Montreal Canadiens 4.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin (3 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Mike Matheson (1 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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