NHL

Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

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Montreal Canadiens
20-18-3
Final
3 - 2
Washington Capitals
27-10-5

Nick Suzuki scores in overtime to lift the Canadiens past the Capitals, 3-2

Nick Suzuki's OT heroics lift Canadiens past Capitals

Suzuki got to the front and put the puck up and over goalie Logan Thompson. The Canadiens are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games.

Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal. Jakub Dobes stopped 15 shots to improve to 3-0-0 in the NHL.

Defenseman Jakob Chychrun and Lars Eller scored and Ethen Frank picked up his first NHL point in his debut for Washington. The Capitals have dropped three of five games.

Thompson made 18 saves. He came on in relief after Charlie Lindgren, who stopped all nine shots he faced, left with injury after a collision with Suzuki in the crease.

Takeaways Canadiens: Caufield scored his 23rd goal of the season. He has goals in five straight outings.

Capitals: Chychrun has 12 goals this season, the third-most in the league among defensemen.

Key stat The Canadiens have five short-handed goals this season, the third-most in the NHL.

Up next Both teams are back in action Saturday night. The Canadiens return home to play Dallas, and the Capitals are at Nashville.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:56 Jakob Chychrun Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 4:56 Cole Caufield Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (19), Kaiden Guhle (7)
Goal 2nd Period 13:22 Josh Anderson Goal (7) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 1:54 Lars Eller Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ethen Frank (1), Taylor Raddysh (14)
Goal 4th Period 1:15 Nick Suzuki Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (17), Lane Hutson (28)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 18
19 Hits 25
4 Takeaways 4
30 Shots 17
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 25
49.0 Faceoff Win Percent 51.0
16 Giveaways 16
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,573 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 2 16 58 28
Florida 3 17 55 26
Tampa Bay 3 16 51 24
Boston 5 19 49 22
Ottawa 4 18 48 22
Montreal 4 18 48 22
Detroit 4 19 46 21
Buffalo 5 23 39 17

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 5 10 65 30
New Jersey 6 15 58 26
Carolina 3 16 57 27
Columbus 6 17 50 22
Philadelphia 6 20 46 20
Pittsburgh 8 20 46 19
NY Rangers 3 20 45 21
NY Islanders 7 20 41 17
Full Standings