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Montréal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Tuesday, January 19, 2027 · Capital One Arena

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Tuesday, January 19, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, RDS and MNMT.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 4 of a road trip: Nashville, Philadelphia and Buffalo, now Washington.

  1. 92027-01-09: vs PIT
  2. 102027-01-10: no game
  3. 112027-01-11: no game
  4. 122027-01-12: no game
  5. 132027-01-13: vs NJD
  6. 142027-01-14: at NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 152027-01-15: no game
  8. 162027-01-16: at PHI
  9. 172027-01-17: no game
  10. 182027-01-18: at BUF
  11. 192027-01-19: at WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~292 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,198 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Capitals

Back home after a game in Pittsburgh.

  1. 92027-01-09: no game
  2. 102027-01-10: at ANA
  3. 112027-01-11: no game
  4. 122027-01-12: vs VGK
  5. 132027-01-13: no game
  6. 142027-01-14: vs CAR
  7. 152027-01-15: no game
  8. 162027-01-16: vs COL
  9. 172027-01-17: no game
  10. 182027-01-18: at PIT
  11. 192027-01-19: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~190 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~381 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLWSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)WSH 49.8s (7th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)WSH 37% (4th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series