Score by Period
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MTL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
WSH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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Canadiens| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josh Anderson#17 · RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:49 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 11:45 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Owen Beck#62 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zack Bolduc#76 · RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:18 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cole Caufield#13 · RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:53 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 17:47 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Kirby Dach#77 · C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:08 | 0:00 | 0:32 | 8:36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phillip Danault#24 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 | 0:33 | 5:14 | 11:52 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jake Evans#71 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:33 | 0:00 | 5:08 | 7:25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Kreider#22 · LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:31 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 13:25 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Newhook#15 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:52 | 0:09 | 2:36 | 13:07 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Juraj Slafkovsky#20 · LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:40 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 17:34 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Suzuki#14 · C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 20:15 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 18:09 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alexandre Texier#85 · LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:26 | 0:18 | 0:00 | 12:08 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Capitals| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Beauvillier#72 · LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:54 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boone Jenner#22 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:04 | 1:06 | 13:58 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Kyrou#25 · RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 3:39 | 0:00 | 11:36 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Leonard#9 · RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:55 | 4:06 | 0:00 | 10:49 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ivan Miroshnichenko#63 · LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:01 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 8:28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Alex Ovechkin#8 · LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:14 | 4:39 | 0:00 | 8:35 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aliaksei Protas#21 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:37 | 0:02 | 1:19 | 16:16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ilya Protas#62 · LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:22 | 3:45 | 0:00 | 8:37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Justin Sourdif#34 · RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 15:56 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Dylan Strome#17 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:56 | 4:02 | 0:00 | 14:54 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 65.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Alex Tuch#89 · RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:49 | 3:46 | 1:18 | 13:45 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Wilson#43 · RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 3:47 | 1:05 | 12:21 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Canadiens| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexandre Carrier#45 · D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:42 | 0:00 | 3:20 | 17:22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Noah Dobson#53 · D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:21 | 0:18 | 4:23 | 17:40 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Engstrom#42 · D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:57 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 11:49 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kaiden Guhle#21 · D | 2 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 22:22 | 0:18 | 3:24 | 18:40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Lane Hutson#48 · D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:14 | 2:06 | 0:05 | 22:03 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Arber Xhekaj#72 · D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:16 | 0:00 | 4:18 | 9:58 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Capitals| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jakob Chychrun#6 · D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:03 | 4:18 | 0:18 | 18:27 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Vincent Desharnais#73 · D | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:58 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 18:52 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Martin Fehervary#42 · D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:54 | 0:29 | 2:03 | 19:22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Justin Holl#4 · D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:08 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cole Hutson#44 · D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 13:30 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Timothy Liljegren#27 · D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:57 | 0:00 | 0:21 | 16:36 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Canadiens| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jakub Dobes#75 · G | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .783 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 57:14 | 0 | 0 |
Capitals| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Lindgren#79 · G | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .867 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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— Alex Tuch scored twice and added an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Division Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OT | Pct | PTS | DIFF | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurricanes | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | +12 | W6 |
Rangers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | +13 | W2 |
Capitals | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | +2 | W1 |
Penguins | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | +3 | L1 |
Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | +4 | W1 |
Devils | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | -6 | W1 |
Blue Jackets | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | -5 | L2 |
Flyers | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | -21 | L8 |


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FAQs: Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals
How can I watch Canadiens vs. Capitals live in Canada?
Prime Video will stream the game exclusively across Canada as part of Wednesday Night Hockey. Coverage is available in English and French, and Canadian Prime members can watch at no additional cost. This is Montreal’s first appearance on Wednesday Night Hockey this season.
What time does Canadiens vs. Capitals start?
The game starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Montreal visits Washington for this evening matchup on the Capitals’ home schedule.
Where is the game being played?
The teams will play at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. This game begins a five-game Capitals homestand that runs from October 14 through October 28, tied for their longest homestand of the season.
Is this a regular-season game?
Yes, Canadiens vs. Capitals is a 2026-27 NHL regular-season game, not a preseason matchup. The October 14 meeting is scheduled with Washington hosting Montreal.
Can I listen to the game on the radio?
You can hear the game on the Capitals Radio Network and 106.7 The Fan. Washington also offers game audio through WashingtonCaps.com and the Washington Caps mobile app, giving fans online listening options.
Are the Capitals playing on back-to-back nights?
Yes. Washington plays at Carolina on Tuesday, October 13, at 6:45 p.m. ET before hosting Montreal the next night. The Capitals return home for the Canadiens game after that road matchup.



















