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Washington Capitals 6 , Montreal Canadiens 0
Shots: 33 - 22
PP: 0 of 8 (13 shots), Passing:77/87=88 %, Challenges:33/39=82 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:26/32=78 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:44 1-0 Calle Sprengporten [3] (Pavel Korneyev, Nicklas Lidstrom)
05:29 2-0 Karri Poutanen [3] (Mike Bossy, Matt Duchene)
17:38 3-0 Calle Sprengporten [4] (Nicklas Lidstrom, Erik Gudbranson)
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21:54 4-0 Jared Staal [1] (Jere Lehtinen, Johannes Sarpaneva)
31:34 5-0 Calle Sprengporten [5] (Phil Housley, Ulf Samuelsson)
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40:11 6-0 Jared Staal [2] (Trevor Wesley)
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Penalty summary:
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08:16 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for cross-checking)
13:04 Dan Boyle (2 min for slashing)
15:12 John Leclair (2 min for elbowing)
18:54 Lars Eller (2 min for tripping)
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26:01 Martin St-Louis (2 min for tripping)
29:09 Milos Mechtel (2 min for tripping)
32:15 Brad Kruse (2 min for slashing)
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41:14 Nicklas Lidstrom (2 min for hooking)
43:46 Brad Kruse (2 min for hooking)
53:08 Mark Messier (2 min for hooking)
55:33 Matt Duchene (2 min for high-sticking)
57:46 Martin St-Louis (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.50 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 13.30 7
R John Leclair 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16.00 7
L Karri Poutanen 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 6
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7.50 7
C Trevor Wesley 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 15.40 7
C Hugo Verville 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 16.00 8
C Matt Duchene 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 20.30 7
L Calle Sprengporten 3 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 4.50 9
R Jared Staal 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 15.40 9
L Éric Daze 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Mike Bossy 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11.50 5
D Erik Gudbranson 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
D Phil Housley 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 29.40 7
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 10.30 8
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 3 30.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 0 0 22 0 0 60.00 10
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Kruse 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 -1 13.50 6
C Lucas Barsness 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.50 6
R Pat Verbeek 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 12.40 6
R Martin St-Louis 0 0 5 1 0 1 4 -2 16.50 7
C Milos Mechtel 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 14.50 5
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 10.10 7
L Dino Ciccarelli 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 20.50 7
C Mark Messier 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 -2 18.30 7
R Lars Eller 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 8.00 5
L Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 5.50 5
R Brandon Sutter 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -2 20.30 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 19.50 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 8.40 6
D Jyri Marjamaa 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 21.40 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -4 24.30 5
D Karl Alzner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 10.10 6
D Daniel Byrne 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 24.30 8
D Frédéric Savard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 6 0 27 0 0 60.00 4
G Viktor Kubes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Miikka Kiprussof
2nd star: Calle Sprengporten
3rd star: Jared Staal

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Matt Duchene notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Jared Staal finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Other notes:

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2/5/2026
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Washington Capitals 4 , Montreal Canadiens 6
Shots: 27 - 21
PP: 0 of 8 (6 shots), Passing:74/81=91 %, Challenges:34/40=82 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:57/73=78 %, Challenges:27/38=69 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:51 1-0 Karri Poutanen [4] (Mike Bossy, Nicklas Lidstrom)
02:32 1-1 Cal Clutterbuck [2])
10:44 2-1 Karri Poutanen [5] (Nicklas Lidstrom)
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21:17 2-2 Max Pacioretty [4] (Mark Messier, Milos Mechtel)
32:25 2-3 Mark Messier [1] (Max Pacioretty, Dan Boyle)
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42:52 3-3 Matt Duchene [4] (Mike Bossy, Nicklas Lidstrom)
43:28 3-4 Pat Verbeek [1] (Dino Ciccarelli, Brandon Sutter)
49:13 3-5 Brandon Sutter [2] (Jyri Marjamaa, Steve Mason)SH
51:04 4-5 Trevor Wesley [3] (Nicklas Lidstrom, Jared Staal)SH
59:26 4-6 Yanic Perreault [4] (Cal Clutterbuck) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:21 Martin St-Louis (2 min for hooking)
04:36 Jyri Marjamaa (2 min for elbowing)
16:22 Mark Messier (2 min for tripping)
17:03 Erik Gudbranson (2 min for roughing)
17:03 Milos Mechtel (2 min for roughing)
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37:19 Martin St-Louis (2 min for slashing)
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44:03 Pat Verbeek (2 min for slashing)
47:36 Max Pacioretty (2 min for elbowing)
50:39 Matt Duchene (2 min for cross-checking)
53:29 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for high-sticking)
56:25 John Leclair (2 min for roughing)
56:25 Karl Alzner (2 min for roughing)
56:47 Frédéric Savard (2 min for holding the stick)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.30 4
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 10.50 7
R John Leclair 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -3 16.50 7
L Karri Poutanen 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 22.50 7
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Trevor Wesley 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 11.40 7
C Hugo Verville 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -3 19.10 5
C Matt Duchene 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 21.40 7
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
R Jared Staal 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 6
L Éric Daze 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 19.10 6
L Mike Bossy 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.40 5
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 0 4 1 3 2 -2 18.20 7
D Phil Housley 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 29.40 8
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 11.00 7
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 -2 20.40 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 29.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 6 0 15 0 0 59.00 4
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Kruse 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 4
C Lucas Barsness 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 8.30 6
R Pat Verbeek 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 10.40 7
R Martin St-Louis 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -1 15.10 7
C Milos Mechtel 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.10 6
C Yanic Perreault 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 9.50 7
L Dino Ciccarelli 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 19.50 8
C Mark Messier 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 17.10 7
R Lars Eller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
L Cal Clutterbuck 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 8.30 7
R Brandon Sutter 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 19.50 9
L Max Pacioretty 1 1 5 0 1 0 2 -1 17.10 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 9.20 7
D Jyri Marjamaa 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 26.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 2 12.00 8
D Daniel Byrne 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 25.50 7
D Frédéric Savard 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 22.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 4 1 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Viktor Kubes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mark Messier
2nd star: Cal Clutterbuck
3rd star: Brandon Sutter

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Nicklas Lidstrom notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Pat Verbeek finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Mark Messier ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Cal Clutterbuck ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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4/5/2026
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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 26 - 28
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:48/56=85 %, Challenges:25/35=69 %
PP: 1 of 9 (14 shots), Passing:89/106=83 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Bell)
Ticket income: 989195 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:52 0-1 Karri Poutanen [6] (Mike Bossy, Matt Duchene)
19:24 1-1 Dino Ciccarelli [3] (Brandon Sutter, Pat Verbeek)
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26:11 2-1 Mark Messier [2] (Frédéric Savard)
31:18 2-2 John Leclair [2] (Hugo Verville, Éric Daze)
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40:42 2-3 Phil Housley [2] (Mike Bossy, Karri Poutanen)PP
59:14 2-4 John Leclair [3] (Nicklas Lidstrom, Johannes Sarpaneva) EN
59:37 3-4 Dan Boyle [2] (Mark Messier)
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Penalty summary:
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01:45 Dino Ciccarelli (2 min for boarding)
06:36 Petri Heikkilä (2 min for roughing)
09:19 Erik Gudbranson (2 min for holding the stick)
14:32 Éric Daze (2 min for hooking)
17:28 Karri Poutanen (2 min for hooking)
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20:03 Lucas Barsness (2 min for slashing)
21:49 Milos Mechtel (2 min for hooking)
36:23 Mark Messier (2 min for slashing)
37:54 Dan Boyle (2 min for slashing)
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40:24 Milos Mechtel (2 min for slashing)
42:21 Phil Housley (2 min for hooking)
45:37 Mark Messier (2 min for elbowing)
51:38 Lucas Barsness (2 min for tripping)
56:14 Milos Mechtel (2 min for tripping)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Kruse 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 4
C Lucas Barsness 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -1 8.10 5
R Pat Verbeek 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
R Martin St-Louis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
C Milos Mechtel 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 13.50 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
L Dino Ciccarelli 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 1 21.30 8
C Mark Messier 1 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 16.10 7
R Lars Eller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.10 4
R Brandon Sutter 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.30 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 8.30 6
D Jyri Marjamaa 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 20.00 7
D Dan Boyle 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 23.30 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
D Daniel Byrne 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 19.00 7
D Frédéric Savard 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 4 0 24 0 0 59.30 6
G Viktor Kubes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 14.20 6
R John Leclair 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 13.10 8
L Karri Poutanen 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 20.40 7
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 8.20 6
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 16.30 7
C Hugo Verville 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 14.10 6
C Matt Duchene 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.10 6
R Jared Staal 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 16.10 7
L Éric Daze 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 14.10 8
L Mike Bossy 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 19.10 8
D Phil Housley 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 29.00 8
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: John Leclair
2nd star: Karri Poutanen
3rd star: Mark Messier

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-John Leclair ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Jared Staal had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

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Montreal Canadiens 6 , Washington Capitals 0
Shots: 27 - 22
PP: 0 of 6 (4 shots), Passing:64/73=87 %, Challenges:38/47=79 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:65/81=80 %, Challenges:30/35=83 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Bell)
Ticket income: 989195 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:29 1-0 Pat Verbeek [2] (Martin St-Louis, Frédéric Savard)
05:07 2-0 Dino Ciccarelli [4] (Brandon Sutter, Jyri Marjamaa)
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23:14 3-0 Frédéric Savard [2] (Lars Eller, Milos Mechtel)
32:34 4-0 Karl Alzner [3] (Daniel Byrne)
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40:15 5-0 Lucas Barsness [2] (Cal Clutterbuck, Yanic Perreault)
40:32 6-0 Cal Clutterbuck [3] (Karl Alzner, Yanic Perreault)
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Penalty summary:
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07:59 Mike Bossy (2 min for high-sticking)
11:45 Pavel Korneyev (2 min for high-sticking)
17:17 Mike Bossy (2 min for elbowing)
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20:55 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for hooking)
25:07 Mike Bossy (2 min for hooking)
27:24 Yanic Perreault (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:01 Nicklas Lidstrom (2 min for roughing)
44:01 Lucas Barsness (2 min for roughing)
58:46 Erik Gudbranson (2 min for tripping)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Kruse 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11.00 4
C Lucas Barsness 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 11.10 6
R Pat Verbeek 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 8
R Martin St-Louis 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Milos Mechtel 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 9.20 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 18.00 8
L Dino Ciccarelli 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 20.10 9
C Mark Messier 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 19.30 7
R Lars Eller 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
L Cal Clutterbuck 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 11.20 7
R Brandon Sutter 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 18.50 8
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 4 12.20 8
D Jyri Marjamaa 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 14.40 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 25.50 7
D Karl Alzner 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 3 17.40 10
D Daniel Byrne 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 15.40 8
D Frédéric Savard 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 0 0 22 0 0 60.00 10
G Viktor Kubes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 7.40 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.20 7
R John Leclair 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 10.50 7
L Karri Poutanen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 20.00 4
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 16.40 8
C Hugo Verville 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 6
C Matt Duchene 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -5 20.00 5
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 7.40 6
R Jared Staal 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 16.40 7
L Éric Daze 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 9.40 7
L Mike Bossy 0 0 5 1 0 0 6 -5 20.00 7
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 5
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 18.50 8
D Phil Housley 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -6 28.10 6
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.50 6
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -6 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 6 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Mason
2nd star: Karl Alzner
3rd star: Cal Clutterbuck

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Karri Poutanen had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Karri Poutanen had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Mike Bossy had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

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Washington Capitals 3 , Montreal Canadiens 5
Shots: 31 - 20
PP: 0 of 4 (2 shots), Passing:84/97=86 %, Challenges:41/44=91 %
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:61/67=91 %, Challenges:26/41=61 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:58 1-0 Karri Poutanen [7] (Mike Bossy, Matt Duchene)
12:48 1-1 Pat Verbeek [3] (Martin St-Louis, Frédéric Savard)PP
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20:58 1-2 Lucas Barsness [3] (Dan Boyle)
26:08 1-3 Brandon Sutter [3] (Jyri Marjamaa, Dan Boyle)
29:26 2-3 Éric Daze [2] (Ulf Samuelsson, Nicklas Lidstrom)
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42:55 2-4 Mark Messier [3] (Max Pacioretty, Frédéric Savard)
46:51 3-4 Matt Duchene [5] (Mike Bossy, Nicklas Lidstrom)
59:03 3-5 Brad Kruse [3] (Dan Boyle, Steve Mason)SH EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:14 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for diving)
10:56 Éric Daze (2 min for tripping)
12:57 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for high-sticking)
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32:16 Frédéric Savard (2 min for high-sticking)
34:36 Milos Mechtel (2 min for high-sticking)
38:44 Pavel Korneyev (2 min for tripping)
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48:08 Martin St-Louis (2 min for roughing)
50:05 Mike Bossy (2 min for roughing)
50:05 Jyri Marjamaa (2 min for roughing)
54:02 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for slashing)
58:09 Milos Mechtel (2 min for holding the stick)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.00 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
R John Leclair 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
L Karri Poutanen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 19.00 6
C Hugo Verville 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 -1 13.40 7
C Matt Duchene 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 6.00 7
R Jared Staal 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 19.00 7
L Éric Daze 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 14.10 7
L Mike Bossy 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 18.40 8
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 11.50 6
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 2 5 0 3 0 -2 20.50 7
D Phil Housley 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 27.20 8
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 11.40 8
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -2 18.50 6
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 5 0 15 0 0 58.50 4
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Kruse 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
C Lucas Barsness 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 14.50 7
R Pat Verbeek 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
R Martin St-Louis 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 -1 19.30 7
C Milos Mechtel 0 0 1 2 3 0 4 0 12.00 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.10 6
L Dino Ciccarelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19.00 7
C Mark Messier 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
R Lars Eller 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 9.20 4
R Brandon Sutter 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 16.10 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 6
D Jyri Marjamaa 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 12.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 27.30 9
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 10.30 6
D Daniel Byrne 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
D Frédéric Savard 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 3 1 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Viktor Kubes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dan Boyle
2nd star: Brad Kruse
3rd star: Lucas Barsness

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Mike Bossy notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Other notes:

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10/5/2026
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Montreal Canadiens 5 , Washington Capitals 6
Shots: 23 - 24
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:44/57=77 %, Challenges:33/40=80 %
PP: 0 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:87/94=92 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Bell)
Ticket income: 989195 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:19 1-0 Lucas Barsness [4] (Ed Jovanovski, Jyri Marjamaa)
10:04 2-0 Brandon Sutter [4] (Dino Ciccarelli)
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25:53 3-0 Pat Verbeek [4] (Dino Ciccarelli, Mark Messier)
28:46 3-1 John Leclair [4] (Karri Poutanen, Matt Duchene)
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45:07 4-1 Max Pacioretty [5] (Frédéric Savard)
46:23 4-2 John Leclair [5] (Hugo Verville, Matt Duchene)
48:16 5-2 Lucas Barsness [5] (Ed Jovanovski, Yanic Perreault)
49:21 5-3 Matt Duchene [6] (Mike Bossy, Nicklas Lidstrom)
50:27 5-4 Éric Daze [3] (Hugo Verville, John Leclair)
53:38 5-5 Hugo Verville [4] (Ulf Samuelsson, Nicklas Lidstrom)
54:58 5-6 Jere Lehtinen [2] (Johannes Sarpaneva, Ulf Samuelsson)
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Penalty summary:
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04:13 Mark Messier (2 min for hooking)
07:56 Mike Bossy (2 min for slashing)
10:14 Lucas Barsness (2 min for tripping)
13:28 Martin St-Louis (2 min for hooking)
18:01 Hugo Verville (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:01 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for high-sticking)
34:12 Martin St-Louis (2 min for hooking)
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41:41 Pavel Korneyev (2 min for high-sticking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Kruse 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.10 6
C Lucas Barsness 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 10.20 7
R Pat Verbeek 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 8
R Martin St-Louis 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -4 18.10 7
C Milos Mechtel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 13.30 8
L Dino Ciccarelli 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 21.40 8
C Mark Messier 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 -4 18.10 7
R Lars Eller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 5
L Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 10.20 5
R Brandon Sutter 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 21.20 9
L Max Pacioretty 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 -4 18.30 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 11.50 7
D Jyri Marjamaa 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 22.00 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 23.00 5
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 3 16.10 9
D Daniel Byrne 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 22.20 7
D Frédéric Savard 0 1 1 7 1 0 0 -5 21.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 6 0 18 0 0 59.30 4
G Viktor Kubes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 5.20 5
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 8
R John Leclair 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 14.40 9
L Karri Poutanen 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 22.30 6
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 8.30 6
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 14.20 6
C Hugo Verville 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 3 14.40 8
C Matt Duchene 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 8
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 5.20 6
R Jared Staal 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 14.20 7
L Éric Daze 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 14.40 8
L Mike Bossy 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 22.30 7
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 20.00 8
D Phil Housley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 28.40 7
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 11.30 8
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 18.40 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 -2 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 5 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: John Leclair
2nd star: Hugo Verville
3rd star: Matt Duchene

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Jere Lehtinen ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Hugo Verville ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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12/5/2026
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Washington Capitals 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 31 - 23
PP: 0 of 8 (11 shots), Passing:72/83=86 %, Challenges:32/39=80 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:26/35=72 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:48 0-1 Dino Ciccarelli [5] (Brandon Sutter, Pat Verbeek)
03:23 1-1 Jere Lehtinen [3] (John Leclair, Miikka Kiprussof)
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28:31 2-1 Nicklas Lidstrom [3] (Matt Duchene)
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43:33 3-1 Hugo Verville [5])
46:08 3-2 Daniel Byrne [1] (Jyri Marjamaa)
50:07 3-3 Lars Eller [3])
51:05 4-3 Matt Duchene [7] (Karri Poutanen, Mike Bossy)
57:42 5-3 Hugo Verville [6] (Éric Daze)
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Penalty summary:
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03:53 Martin St-Louis (2 min for roughing)
05:13 Brandon Sutter (2 min for tripping)
10:38 Pat Verbeek (2 min for hooking)
14:09 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for tripping)
17:48 Calle Sprengporten (2 min for hooking)
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20:26 Martin St-Louis (2 min for tripping)
26:29 Brandon Sutter (2 min for hooking)
29:54 Max Pacioretty (2 min for boarding)
37:37 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for roughing)
37:37 Éric Daze (2 min for roughing)
37:53 Dan Boyle (2 min for tripping)
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46:17 Brandon Sutter (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pavel Korneyev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10.10 8
R John Leclair 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 16.40 7
L Karri Poutanen 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 8
C Petri Heikkilä 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Trevor Wesley 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 14.30 6
C Hugo Verville 2 0 5 2 1 2 0 2 17.50 8
C Matt Duchene 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
L Calle Sprengporten 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 7.50 6
R Jared Staal 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 16.20 7
L Éric Daze 0 1 2 2 4 0 2 2 13.40 6
L Mike Bossy 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.10 7
D Jonas Mickelsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.00 5
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 19.10 7
D Phil Housley 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 28.50 7
D Johannes Sarpaneva 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 10.50 7
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 -1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprussof 3 1 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Devin Odelein 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Kruse 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 17.00 4
C Lucas Barsness 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
R Pat Verbeek 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 13.50 8
R Martin St-Louis 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 -1 15.40 7
C Milos Mechtel 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.50 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.20 5
L Dino Ciccarelli 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 19.40 7
C Mark Messier 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
R Lars Eller 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 5
L Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 9.30 5
R Brandon Sutter 0 1 0 6 0 3 6 2 17.50 9
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 15.40 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 9.40 6
D Jyri Marjamaa 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 25.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -3 20.40 5
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 9.40 6
D Daniel Byrne 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 25.40 9
D Frédéric Savard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 24.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Viktor Kubes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Hugo Verville
2nd star: Matt Duchene
3rd star: Jere Lehtinen

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Lucas Barsness had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Pat Verbeek had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Lars Eller ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Daniel Byrne finally ended his 48 game goal drought.
-Frédéric Savard had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

en 7 Match!!!