Montréal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals
Playoffs · Wednesday, April 30, 2025 · Capital One Arena
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-1 on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The Canadiens outshot the Capitals 29-28.
Goals came from Alex Ovechkin, Jakob Chychrun, Tom Wilson, Emil Heineman and Brandon Duhaime.
Logan Thompson made 28 saves on 29 shots for the win; Jakub Dobes stopped 24 of 27.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (4)Dylan Strome (6)0–109:12 WSH · PPG
Jakob Chychrun (2)Pierre-Luc Dubois (2), Tom Wilson (3)Savard 1:23 into shift0–211:15 WSH
2nd period
Tom Wilson (2)John Carlson (1), Dylan Strome (7)Matheson 1:32 into shift0–316:59 WSH · PPG
3rd period
Emil Heineman (1)Joel Armia (2), Oliver Kapanen (1)1–302:40 MTL
Brandon Duhaime (3)Connor McMichael (2)1–419:34 WSH · EN
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
0–3 · 2nd 16:59 · Wilson. MTL stayed on through an icing. Matheson was 1:32 into his shift when it went in.
0–1 WSH
1st 9:12 · PP · Ovechkin
Matheson 0:38
0–2 WSH
1st 11:15 · Chychrun
Long shift: Savard 1:23
0–3 WSH
2nd 16:59 · PP · Wilson
Stuck out there: Matheson 1:32
1–3 MTL
3rd 2:40 · Heineman
van Riemsdyk 0:40
1–4 WSH
3rd 19:34 · EN · Duhaime
Hutson 2:50
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.6×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).
29%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 07:06
Pierre-Luc Dubois · interference2 min - 1st 08:34
Juraj Slafkovský · slashing2 min - 1st 13:50Brandon Duhaime · roughing2 min
- 2nd 05:45Mike Matheson · slashing2 min
- 2nd 16:41Jake Evans · holding2 min
Season series
Montréal Canadiens
| 40Joel ArmiaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 09:53 |
| 51Emil HeinemanL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 07:37 |
| 91Oliver KapanenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 07:10 |
| 11Brendan GallagherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 15:17 |
| 13Cole CaufieldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 19:16 |
| 14Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 22:36 |
| 15Alex NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:27 |
| 17Josh AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:19 |
| 20Juraj SlafkovskýL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:00 |
| 28Christian DvorakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:47 |
| 71Jake EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:25 |
| 93Ivan DemidovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:21 |
| 8Mike MathesonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:03 |
| 21Kaiden GuhleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:18 |
| 45Alexandre CarrierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:12 |
| 48Lane HutsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 27:11 |
| 58David SavardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 |
| 72Arber XhekajD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 09:59 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Cayden PrimeauG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 75Jakub DobesG | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 57:23 |
Washington Capitals
| 17Dylan StromeC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:40 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 23:48 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13:51 |
| 22Brandon DuhaimeR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:22 |
| 24Connor McMichaelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 17:42 |
| 80Pierre-Luc DuboisL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 16:13 |
| 6Jakob ChychrunD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 25:51 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 23:42 |
| 9Ryan LeonardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 08:38 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:14 |
| 21Aliaksei ProtasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:40 |
| 72Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:33 |
| 88Andrew MangiapaneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:08 |
| 3Matt RoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:56 |
| 27Alexander AlexeyevD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 07:33 |
| 38Rasmus SandinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:50 |
| 57Trevor van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:36 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48Logan ThompsonG | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | .966 | 59:55 |
| 79Charlie LindgrenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |