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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 3, Montreal 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Jake Brenk, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 0101
Washington 0213
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Washington
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 0:00  
  0:05 Anthony Beauvillier hits Alexandre Carrier.
Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net 0:18  
  0:32 Rasmus Sandin hits Brendan Gallagher.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 1:02  
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 1:36  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 1:45  
  1:46 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Emil Heineman hits Alexander Alexeyev. 1:50  
  2:14 Giveaway by Logan Thompson.
David Savard shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 2:19  
  2:31 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Kaiden Guhle hits Ryan Leonard. 2:35  
  2:49 Ryan Leonard hits Kaiden Guhle.
  3:06 Ryan Leonard shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Joel Armia hits Matt Roy. 3:15  
Josh Anderson hits Rasmus Sandin. 3:17  
Alexandre Carrier shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 3:29  
  4:13 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
  4:21 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  4:22 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  4:45 Matt Roy shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 4:50  
  5:04 Shot by Matt Roy misses the net
  5:11 Brandon Duhaime hits Kaiden Guhle.
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle. 5:13  
  5:30 Nic Dowd hits Lane Hutson.
  5:55 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  6:40 Alex Ovechkin hits Alexandre Carrier.
Josh Anderson wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 6:46  
  6:56 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  7:06 Nic Dowd hits Alex Newhook.
Josh Anderson penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. Served by Ivan Demidov. 8:14  
Josh Anderson penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 8:14  
  8:14 Tom Wilson penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 8:14  
  8:36 Ryan Leonard shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Takeaway by Jake Evans. 8:53  
  8:55 Dylan Strome hits Jake Evans.
  9:05 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 9:47  
  9:54 Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  10:26 Shot by Rasmus Sandin misses the net
David Savard hits Connor McMichael. 10:30  
  10:35 Matt Roy hits Ivan Demidov.
Shot by Lane Hutson misses the net 10:43  
  11:07 Shot by Brandon Duhaime misses the net
Patrik Laine hits Lars Eller. 11:52  
  11:58 Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  12:32 Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 12:36  
  12:43 Giveaway by Connor McMichael.
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 12:46  
  12:50 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  12:58 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
  13:52 Matt Roy hits Christian Dvorak.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 14:18  
  14:27 Dylan Strome blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
  14:35 Matt Roy hits Mike Matheson.
  14:38 Anthony Beauvillier hits Alexandre Carrier.
  14:44 Anthony Beauvillier blocks shot from Christian Dvorak.
  14:57 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  14:59 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  15:19 Lars Eller hits Joel Armia.
  15:24 Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev.
  15:53 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from John Carlson. 15:55  
Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net 16:00  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 16:11  
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 16:19  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 16:34  
  16:46 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 16:49  
Giveaway by Ivan Demidov. 17:29  
  17:34 Andrew Mangiapane shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  17:54 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
  18:33 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
  18:38 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 18:40  
  18:46 Alex Ovechkin hits Christian Dvorak.
Giveaway by Christian Dvorak. 18:47  
2
Montreal   Washington
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 0:00  
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki. 0:09  
Takeaway by Cole Caufield. 0:11  
Alexandre Carrier hits Connor McMichael. 0:16  
  0:22 Tom Wilson hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 0:24  
  0:32 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  0:46 Alex Ovechkin hits Mike Matheson.
  1:00 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  1:13 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot Brendan Gallagher shoots
Christian Dvorak scores. Assisted by Josh Anderson and Brendan Gallagher. 1:16  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:16  
Emil Heineman shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 1:22  
  1:26 Alexander Alexeyev blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle.
  1:42 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  1:46 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  2:00 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 2:25  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 2:33  
Giveaway by Jayden Struble. 2:39  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 3:06  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 3:07  
  3:08 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Jayden Struble.
  3:20 Taylor Raddysh shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 3:25  
  3:30 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  3:44 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  3:47 Connor McMichael scores. Assisted by Taylor Raddysh.
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 3:47  
  4:12 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Patrik Laine blocks shot from John Carlson. 4:17  
Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Anthony Beauvillier. 4:18  
  4:22 Alex Ovechkin hits Joel Armia.
  4:28 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
  4:45 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  4:47 Dylan Strome scores. Assisted by Anthony Beauvillier and Ryan Leonard.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 4:47  
Josh Anderson hits Ryan Leonard. 4:59  
  5:08 Matt Roy penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 5:08  
Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net 5:21  
  5:36 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  5:47 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Lane Hutson. 6:03  
  6:12 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  7:11 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
  7:43 Dylan Strome hits Emil Heineman.
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 7:57  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Brandon Duhaime. 8:01  
  8:03 Lane Hutson shoots misses the net
Christian Dvorak hits Brandon Duhaime. 8:08  
  8:11 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 8:13  
  8:15 Anthony Beauvillier hits Mike Matheson.
  8:16 Takeaway by Dylan Strome.
Brendan Gallagher hits Rasmus Sandin. 8:36  
  8:39 Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  8:41 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  8:44 Giveaway by Connor McMichael.
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Jakob Chychrun. 8:52  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 8:57  
  9:24 Alexander Alexeyev shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:26  
  9:55 Ryan Leonard shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  9:56 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  10:00 Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net
  10:19 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 10:21  
  10:50 Brandon Duhaime shoots misses the net
Christian Dvorak blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 10:53  
  10:59 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  11:01 Taylor Raddysh shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Josh Anderson hits Brandon Duhaime. 11:10  
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 11:35  
  11:52 Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin.
  12:06 Giveaway by Dylan Strome.
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle. 12:13  
  12:17 Anthony Beauvillier blocks shot from Patrik Laine.
Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net 12:30  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 12:40  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Jakob Chychrun. 12:51  
  13:14 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  13:17 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 13:56  
Emil Heineman hits Ryan Leonard. 14:00  
Emil Heineman blocks shot from Ryan Leonard. 14:20  
  14:48 Brandon Duhaime hits Mike Matheson.
  15:10 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  15:24 John Carlson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 15:40  
  15:59 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  16:12 Tom Wilson hits Kaiden Guhle.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 16:56  
  17:07 Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  17:12 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Christian Dvorak.
  17:25 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Christian Dvorak.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 17:30  
  17:41 Nic Dowd penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Christian Dvorak.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 17:41  
  17:53 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 18:14  
  19:09 Brandon Duhaime blocks shot from Patrik Laine.
  19:14 John Carlson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  19:57 Matt Roy blocks shot Mike Matheson shoots
  19:59 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
3
Montreal   Washington
  0:00 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  0:10 Alex Ovechkin hits Mike Matheson.
  0:29 Alex Ovechkin hits Alexandre Carrier.
  0:37 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot Christian Dvorak shoots
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle. 0:56  
  1:10 Pierre-Luc Dubois hits Kaiden Guhle.
Nick Suzuki hits John Carlson. 1:17  
Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 1:20  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 1:26  
  1:29 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  1:41 Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net
Emil Heineman blocks shot from Alexander Alexeyev. 1:44  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:57  
Josh Anderson hits Rasmus Sandin. 2:19  
David Savard hits Lars Eller. 2:25  
  2:32 Giveaway by Ryan Leonard.
Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net 2:44  
  3:30 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
  3:30 Jakob Chychrun hits Cole Caufield.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 3:38  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 3:49  
  3:53 John Carlson blocks shot from Ivan Demidov.
  3:57 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Lane Hutson.
  4:00 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  4:10 Taylor Raddysh shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Jake Evans hits Nic Dowd. 4:19  
  4:21 Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev.
Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 4:31  
Jake Evans hits Alexander Alexeyev. 4:34  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 5:04  
  5:06 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  5:15 Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun.
  5:28 Pierre-Luc Dubois hits Alexandre Carrier.
  6:14 Andrew Mangiapane shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Jayden Struble shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 6:22  
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 6:24  
Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 6:32  
  6:34 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  6:47 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Matt Roy.
Jake Evans blocks shot from Brandon Duhaime. 6:50  
  6:52 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Jake Evans blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 6:58  
Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. 7:01  
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 7:10  
Shot by Emil Heineman misses the net 7:31  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 7:47  
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. 7:51  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Pierre-Luc Dubois. 8:23  
Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Andrew Mangiapane. 8:28  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Tom Wilson. 8:32  
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 8:39  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 9:01  
  9:33 Shot by Ryan Leonard misses the net
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 9:59  
  9:59 Brandon Duhaime hits Alexandre Carrier.
  10:01 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  10:10 John Carlson blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Alexandre Carrier misses the net 10:16  
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki. 10:41  
  10:59 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Ivan Demidov hits Rasmus Sandin. 11:05  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 11:30  
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 11:42  
Shot by Kaiden Guhle misses the net 11:50  
  11:51 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Josh Anderson hits Alexander Alexeyev. 11:55  
Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier. 11:56  
Josh Anderson hits Alexander Alexeyev. 12:32  
  12:54 Jakob Chychrun hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
  13:00 Connor McMichael blocks shot from Jayden Struble.
  13:04 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
  13:22 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  13:37 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  13:59 Andrew Mangiapane shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 14:04  
Shot by Lane Hutson misses the net 14:43  
Shot by Alex Newhook misses the net 14:54  
  15:10 Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 15:23  
Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 15:38  
  16:09 Nic Dowd hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Takeaway by Cole Caufield. 16:12  
  16:15 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky.
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 16:18  
  16:19 John Carlson blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 16:34  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 17:17  
  17:30 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  17:31 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki. 18:05  
  18:29 Pierre-Luc Dubois blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
  18:43 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
  18:49 Giveaway by Nic Dowd.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 18:59  
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. 19:00  
Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net 19:14  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 19:16  
  19:19 Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun.
Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher. 19:36  
  19:55 Tom Wilson hits Cole Caufield.
  19:58 Connor McMichael scores on an empty net. Assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Tom Wilson.
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:58  
Josh Anderson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Duhaime. 20:00  
  20:00 Brandon Duhaime penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson.