Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals

20-18-3, 9-11-1 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Canadiens MTL	0	2	0	1	3
Capitals WSH	1	0	1	0	2

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

27-10-5, 14-4-4 Home

Nick Suzuki scores in overtime to lift the Canadiens past the Capitals, 3-2

— Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

Jan 11, 2026, 11:09 am - AP

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Canadiens	0	2	0	1	3
	Capitals	1	0	1	0	2

1st Period			MTL	WSH
2:56		Jakob Chychrun (12) (Power Play) Unassisted	0	1

2nd Period			MTL	WSH
4:56		Cole Caufield (23) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (19), Kaiden Guhle (7)	1	1
13:22		Josh Anderson (7) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	2	1

3rd Period			MTL	WSH
1:54		Lars Eller (8) Assists: Ethen Frank (1), Taylor Raddysh (14)	2	2

OT Summary			MTL	WSH
1:15		Nick Suzuki (13) Assists: Cole Caufield (17), Lane Hutson (28)	3	2

Alex Ovechkin hit Kaiden Guhle
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
John Carlson Backhand Wide Right
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Jakob Chychrun Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: none
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by John Carlson
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Nic Dowd hit Arber Xhekaj
Matt Roy hit Lane Hutson
Tom Wilson hit Christian Dvorak
Alex Ovechkin hit Alexandre Carrier
Lars Eller faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Connor McMichael hit Lane Hutson
Tom Wilson hit Lane Hutson
Martin Fehervary hit Alex Newhook
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Left
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Lars Eller Snap Shot Wide Right
Pierre-Luc Dubois Hooking against Mike Matheson
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Brandon Duhaime hit Nick Suzuki
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Taylor Raddysh
Joel Armia shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Matt Roy
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Alex Ovechkin hit Lane Hutson
Giveaway by John Carlson
Tom Wilson hit Kaiden Guhle
Takeaway by Ethen Frank
Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot Wide Left
Lars Eller hit Arber Xhekaj
Ethen Frank Tripping against Alex Newhook
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Pierre-Luc Dubois Delaying Game - Puck over glass
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Aliaksei Protas faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Lars Eller faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Ethen Frank hit Michael Pezzetta
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jake Evans
Pierre-Luc Dubois Slap Shot Short
Andrew Mangiapane Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Nic Dowd Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Brandon Duhaime hit Arber Xhekaj
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Brandon Duhaime hit Alexandre Carrier
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Tom Wilson hit Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Kaiden Guhle
Rasmus Sandin hit Jake Evans
Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Lars Eller faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Lars Eller Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ethen Frank (1), Taylor Raddysh (14)
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jake Evans
Jake Evans shot blocked by Matt Roy
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jake Evans
Kirby Dach shot blocked by Matt Roy
Ethen Frank hit Alexandre Carrier
John Carlson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Brandon Duhaime Batted saved by Jakub Dobes
Lars Eller faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Taylor Raddysh hit Kaiden Guhle
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
Rasmus Sandin hit Brendan Gallagher
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Martin Fehervary hit Juraj Slafkovsky
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Lars Eller faceoff won against Alex Newhook
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Lars Eller faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Taylor Raddysh Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide Right
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Wide Left
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Nic Dowd hit Lane Hutson
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Takeaway by John Carlson
Martin Fehervary hit Emil Heineman
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot Wide Left
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Alexandre Carrier
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Right
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jake Evans
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
Puck in Benches
Brendan Gallagher hit Dylan Strome
Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Alex Newhook
Michael Pezzetta hit Brandon Duhaime
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Jayden Struble
Michael Pezzetta Tripping against Brandon Duhaime
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Jake Evans
Emil Heineman hit Lars Eller
Lars Eller shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
Jayden Struble Hooking against Brandon Duhaime
Goalie Stopped
Jake Evans faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Arber Xhekaj hit Connor McMichael
Joel Armia Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Alex Newhook hit Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
Puck in Benches
John Carlson shot blocked by Michael Pezzetta
Jayden Struble hit Ethen Frank
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Christian Dvorak
Icing
John Carlson shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
John Carlson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Emil Heineman hit Lars Eller
Jayden Struble hit Ethen Frank
Giveaway by Emil Heineman
Icing
Jake Evans faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Lane Hutson Slap Shot Wide Left
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Kirby Dach hit Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
TV Timeout
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Lane Hutson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Juraj Slafkovsky Wrist Shot Short
Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
On-Ice Official
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Emil Heineman Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Puck in Netting
Kirby Dach faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Lars Eller
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Mike Matheson Snap Shot Wide Left
Josh Anderson hit Alex Ovechkin
Nick Suzuki Tip-In Wide Left
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Cole Caufield Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (19), Kaiden Guhle (7)
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Lane Hutson Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
Michael Pezzetta hit John Carlson
TV Timeout
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Kirby Dach Tip-In Above Crossbar
Cole Caufield Slap Shot Wide Left
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
High Stick
Brendan Gallagher Slap Shot Hit Right Post
Off-side
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Michael Pezzetta hit Matt Roy
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Kirby Dach Tripping against Tom Wilson
Jake Evans faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
High Stick
Josh Anderson Goal (7) Backhand, assists: none
Jayden Struble Tripping against Jakob Chychrun
TV Timeout
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dylan Strome
On-Ice Official
Kaiden Guhle hit Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
Off-side
Giveaway by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
Brendan Gallagher Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Juraj Slafkovsky Tip-In Wide Right
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Nick Suzuki Poke saved by Logan Thompson
Joel Armia Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Joel Armia Snap Shot Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Juraj Slafkovsky Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Icing
Jake Evans Slap Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Emil Heineman Snap Shot Wide Right
Mike Matheson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Goalie Stopped
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot High and Wide Right
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Arber Xhekaj
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
Kirby Dach hit Matt Roy
Kaiden Guhle hit Brandon Duhaime
Joel Armia Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Brendan Gallagher hit Rasmus Sandin
Alex Newhook Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Lars Eller shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Cole Caufield
Giveaway by Cole Caufield
Off-side
Jake Evans faceoff won against Nic Dowd
High Stick
Jake Evans faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Lars Eller
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Takeaway by Lane Hutson
Takeaway by Joel Armia
Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Josh Anderson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jake Evans Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Kaiden Guhle hit Tom Wilson
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Jake Evans faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Mike Matheson Snap Shot Wide Right
Kaiden Guhle hit Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Off-side
Jake Evans hit Andrew Mangiapane
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Right
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Nick Suzuki Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (17), Lane Hutson (28)

CANADIENS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Canadiens
3
Capitals
6

Game 1

1/11

Capitals
4
Canadiens
2

Game 2

8/12

Canadiens
3
Capitals
2

Game 3

11/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Nick SuzukiC - MTL

Ethen FrankC - WSH

Cole CaufieldRW - MTL

Game Information

Nick Suzuki scores in overtime to lift the Canadiens past the Capitals, 3-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

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