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Game Recap: Capitals 5, Canadiens 4

Capitals 5, Canadiens 4

Game 7 of 84 for the Canadiens · Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · Capital One Arena, Washington · 7:30 PM ET start · Canadiens lose

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4 – 5FINAL

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The Canadiens lost to the Capitals 5-4 on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at Capital One Arena. Jakub Dobes stopped 19 of 24 shots (.792). Three stars: Alex Tuch (2 goals and 1 assist), Jordan Kyrou (1 goal and 1 assist) and Josh Anderson (2 goals).

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Final
Montréal Canadiens	2	1	1	4
Washington Capitals	2	1	2	5

Shots on Goal by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Montréal Canadiens	7	13	9	29
Washington Capitals	9	5	10	24

Team Stats

Team Stats	Hits	BLK	GIVE	TAKE	FO%	PP	PIM	5v5 G	5v5 SOG
Montréal Canadiens	16	12	13	3	42.6%	1/2	12	3	21
Washington Capitals	15	17	11	2	57.4%	1/4	8	3	18

BLK = shots blocked by the team. GIVE/TAKE = giveaways/takeaways. 5v5 = goals and shots on goal at even strength (5-on-5), from the play-by-play.

Scoring Summary

1st period

04:29

Josh Anderson (3)Assists: Alex Newhook

MTL 1, WSH 0

07:56

Jordan Kyrou (2)Assists: Cole Hutson, Alex Tuch

MTL 1, WSH 1

11:15

Lane Hutson (2)Assists: Zachary Bolduc, Noah Dobson

MTL 2, WSH 1

19:34

Ivan Miroshnichenko (1)PPAssists: Ilya Protas, Jordan Kyrou

MTL 2, WSH 2

2nd period

06:16

Alex Tuch (4)SHAssists: Unassisted

MTL 2, WSH 3

12:58

Josh Anderson (4)Assists: Alex Newhook

MTL 3, WSH 3

3rd period

12:29

Justin Holl (2)Assists: Ilya Protas, Alex Ovechkin

MTL 3, WSH 4

17:05

Alex Tuch (5)Assists: Unassisted

MTL 3, WSH 5

18:21

Nick Suzuki (4)PPAssists: Lane Hutson

MTL 4, WSH 5

Penalties

Period	Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Length	Drawn by
1st	05:54	MTL	Cole Caufield	Interference	2 min	Boone Jenner
1st	12:59	MTL	Alexandre Carrier	Tripping	2 min	Aliaksei Protas
1st	12:59	WSH	Vincent Desharnais	Roughing	2 min	Juraj Slafkovský
1st	17:46	MTL	Lane Hutson	Holding	2 min	Ryan Leonard
2nd	04:34	WSH	Justin Sourdif	Tripping	2 min	Cole Caufield
2nd	07:36	MTL	Josh Anderson	Holding	2 min	Dylan Strome
2nd	15:42	MTL	Alexandre Carrier	Roughing	2 min	Ivan Miroshnichenko
2nd	15:42	WSH	Ivan Miroshnichenko	Roughing	2 min	Alexandre Carrier
2nd	15:42	MTL	Kaiden Guhle	Roughing	2 min	Ivan Miroshnichenko
3rd	17:57	WSH	Dylan Strome	Slashing	2 min	Cole Caufield

Team Numbers

	MTL	WSH
Shots on goal	29	24
Hits	16	15
Blocked shots	12	17
Giveaways	11	11
Takeaways	3	2
Penalty minutes	12	8
Faceoff wins	23 of 54 (42.6%)	31 of 54 (57.4%)
Power play	1 for 2	1 for 4

Goalies

Team	Goalie	TOI	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	Even strength	Power play
	Jakub Dobes (L)	57:14	24	19	5	.792	17 of 20	2 of 3
	Charlie Lindgren (W)	60:00	29	25	4	.862	20 of 23	5 of 6

Three Stars

1ST STARAlex TuchWSH, #89 · 2G 1A

2ND STARJordan KyrouWSH, #25 · 1G 1A

3RD STARJosh AndersonMTL, #17 · 2G 0A

Player Stats

Montréal Canadiens

#	Player	Pos	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	FO%	TOI
13	Cole Caufield	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	–	19:53
14	Nick Suzuki	C	1	0	1	-1	3	1	0	0	59%	20:15
15	Alex Newhook	C	0	2	2	+1	3	0	1	0	60%	15:52
17	Josh Anderson	R	2	0	2	+2	3	1	0	2	–	13:49
20	Juraj Slafkovský	L	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	–	19:40
22	Chris Kreider	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	–	15:31
24	Phillip Danault	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22%	17:39
62	Owen Beck	C	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0%	07:46
71	Jake Evans	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	43%	12:33
76	Zachary Bolduc	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	–	12:34
77	Kirby Dach	C	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0%	09:08
85	Alexandre Texier	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	–	12:26
21	Kaiden Guhle	D	0	0	0	-2	2	4	2	2	–	22:22
42	Adam Engstrom	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	–	11:57
45	Alexandre Carrier	D	0	0	0	-2	1	0	2	4	–	20:42
48	Lane Hutson	D	1	1	2	0	3	0	1	2	–	24:14
53	Noah Dobson	D	0	1	1	0	5	1	4	0	–	22:21
72	Arber Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	14:16

Washington Capitals

#	Player	Pos	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	FO%	TOI
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	–	13:14
9	Ryan Leonard	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	–	14:55
17	Dylan Strome	C	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	2	65%	18:56
21	Aliaksei Protas	L	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	17:37
22	Boone Jenner	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43%	15:08
25	Jordan Kyrou	R	1	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	–	15:15
34	Justin Sourdif	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	58%	16:05
43	Tom Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	–	17:13
62	Ilya Protas	L	0	2	2	+1	0	0	2	0	–	12:22
63	Ivan Miroshnichenko	L	1	0	1	+1	1	1	1	2	–	10:01
72	Anthony Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	–	12:54
89	Alex Tuch	R	2	1	3	+2	3	1	0	0	–	18:49
4	Justin Holl	D	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	13:08
6	Jakob Chychrun	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	23:03
27	Timothy Liljegren	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	–	16:57
42	Martin Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	–	21:54
44	Cole Hutson	D	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	–	17:07
73	Vincent Desharnais	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	–	20:58

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Shots on goal include goals. Faceoff wins are counted from the play-by-play. Power play shows goals for power play chances (minor penalties only; offsetting penalties and the final-buzzer penalty are not counted). Numbers come from the NHL game data.

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