Capitals vs Canadiens

Final · Thu Nov 20 · 7:00 PM ET · Bell Centre

Washington CapitalsCapitals11-8-2

FinalNov 20, 2025

Montreal CanadiensCanadiens10-7-3

TVMNMTStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop

Moneyline

WSH+110

MTL−130

Puck line

WSH +1.5−235

MTL −1.5+190

Total O/U

Over 6.5+115

Under 6.5−135

Puck line: Capitals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 6.5 (12 goals).

Recap

The Washington Capitals routed the Montreal Canadiens 8-4 at Bell Centre in Montreal on Nov 20, 2025, a 4-goal win to move to 11-8-2.

The Capitals have won 3 straight. The Capitals scored 2 power-play goals.

Score by period

Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens, score by period
Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	4	3	8
MTL	1	2	1	4

W: Lindgren · L: Dobes

Scoring plays

First Period

WSHGoal · 1:00Alex Ovechkin Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (13)1-0
MTLGoal · 15:47Brendan Gallagher Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (12), Ivan Demidov (11)1-1

Second Period

WSHGoal · 2:00Ethen Frank Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (10), Dylan Strome (14)2-1
WSHGoal · 3:38Ethen Frank Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (7), Hendrix Lapierre (3)3-1
MTLGoal · 7:53Joseph Veleno Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (8), Brendan Gallagher (8)3-2
WSHGoal · 14:26Jakob Chychrun Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: John Carlson (14)4-2
MTLGoal · 15:04Nick Suzuki Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (6), Zachary Bolduc (3)4-3
WSHGoal · 17:25Sonny Milano Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ethen Frank (4), Rasmus Sandin (5)5-3

Third Period

MTLGoal · 5:37Mike Matheson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (8), Lane Hutson (15)5-4
WSHGoal · 16:03Alex Ovechkin Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (15)6-4
WSHGoal · 17:56Alex Ovechkin Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (15)7-4
WSHGoal · 18:34Sonny Milano Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ethen Frank (5), Hendrix Lapierre (4)8-4

Team stats

WSHMTL

Shots: 36; 28
Power Play Goals: 2; 1
Faceoff Win Percent: 45.5; 54.5
Hits: 19; 20
Blocked Shots: 13; 15
Penalty Minutes: 10; 12

Top performers

Washington CapitalsMontreal Canadiens

Goals

Alex Ovechkin3

Mike Matheson1

Assists

Dylan Strome3

Mike Matheson1

Points

Alex Ovechkin4

Brendan Gallagher2

Player stats

Capitals · Forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	FO%	PIM
Anthony Beauvillier LW	0	5	0	0	15:15	0	0	0	0.0	0
Brandon Duhaime RW	1	0	0	-1	12:02	0	0	0	0.0	0
Ethen Frank C	0	0	0	2	8:51	2	2	4	0.0	2
Hendrix Lapierre C	0	0	0	2	6:49	0	2	2	20.0	0
Ryan Leonard RW	0	4	0	-1	15:29	0	0	1	0.0	2
Connor McMichael C	0	0	1	-1	17:57	0	0	2	41.2	0
Sonny Milano LW	0	0	0	1	6:39	2	0	3	0.0	0
Alex Ovechkin LW	0	0	0	1	15:35	3	1	3	0.0	2
Aliaksei Protas C	1	1	0	2	19:46	0	1	2	0.0	0
Justin Sourdif RW	0	1	1	1	15:47	0	0	3	30.0	2
Dylan Strome C	1	0	0	1	18:59	0	3	1	57.1	0
Tom Wilson RW	1	2	0	1	20:26	0	0	0	100.0	0

Capitals · Defense

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	PIM
John Carlson D	1	0	0	2	23:56	0	2	0	0
Jakob Chychrun D	1	0	1	3	22:26	1	0	5	2
Martin Fehervary D	1	0	1	-3	20:10	0	0	1	0
Dylan McIlrath D	1	2	0	1	11:30	0	0	1	0
Matt Roy D	1	2	0	0	19:51	0	0	2	0
Rasmus Sandin D	4	2	0	4	20:38	0	1	5	0

Capitals · Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI	PIM
Charlie Lindgren G	4	28	24	.857	60:00	0

Canadiens · Forwards

Player	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	FO%	PIM
Josh Anderson RW	2	4	0	14:19	0	0	0	100.0	4
Zack Bolduc RW	0	5	1	17:16	0	1	0	100.0	0
Cole Caufield RW	0	0	0	18:25	0	1	8	0.0	0
Jared Davidson C	0	2	-1	9:33	0	0	1	0.0	0
Ivan Demidov RW	0	1	-3	15:07	0	1	0	0.0	0
Jake Evans C	0	0	-1	12:19	0	0	0	60.0	0
Brendan Gallagher RW	0	1	-1	13:45	1	1	3	0.0	0
Oliver Kapanen C	0	0	-1	12:27	0	0	1	33.3	0
Joshua Roy RW	0	1	0	9:54	0	0	1	0.0	2
Juraj Slafkovsky LW	0	2	-3	15:27	0	0	2	0.0	2
Nick Suzuki C	2	0	0	20:57	1	0	2	52.9	0
Joe Veleno C	3	2	-1	17:00	1	0	4	64.3	0

Canadiens · Defense

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	PIM
Alexandre Carrier D	4	0	0	0	19:34	0	1	0	0
Noah Dobson D	1	2	0	-3	26:15	0	1	0	0
Lane Hutson D	2	0	0	0	21:44	0	1	1	0
Mike Matheson D	0	0	2	0	22:34	1	1	2	4
Jayden Struble D	0	0	0	-1	12:41	0	0	1	0
Arber Xhekaj D	1	0	0	-2	13:28	0	0	2	0

Canadiens · Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI	PIM
Jakub Dobes G	4	25	21	.840	35:48	0
Sam Montembeault G	3	10	7	.700	22:50	0

Three stars

Alex Ovechkin (WSH)
Brendan Gallagher (MTL)
Ethen Frank (WSH)

Game info

VenueBell Centre, Montreal

Attendance20,962

OfficialsLinesman: Michel Cormier · Referee: Jake Brenk · Referee: Corey Syvret · Linesman: Jonathan Deschamps

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