Thursday, November 20, 2025
- Expected goals, WSH–MTL
- 3.5–3.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 46.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 36–28
- WSH–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Capitals won 8-4 and earned it, out-chancing the Canadiens 3.6 to 2.9 in expected goals. Alex Ovechkin scored three goals and added one assist. Four points for Ethen Frank: two goals and two assists.
- Alex OvechkinHat trick
Alex Ovechkin scored three goals and added one assist. He has now scored in 4 straight. That was his tenth goal of the season. The Capitals beat the Canadiens 8-4.
- Ethen FrankBig night
Four points for Ethen Frank: two goals and two assists. It was his first goal in 18 games. He has 2 goals this season. It finished 8-4 for the Capitals.
- Dylan StromeBig night
Dylan Strome had three points, three assists. He has 20 points in 19 games this season. He played 18:59 and had one shot on goal. It finished 8-4 for the Capitals.
- Cole CaufieldVolume
Cole Caufield had 11 shot attempts. Eight got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.9. The Canadiens lost 8-4 to the Capitals.
- Brendan GallagherDrought over
Brendan Gallagher scored for the first time in 28 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Canadiens lost 8-4 to the Capitals.
- Sonny MilanoTwo goals
Sonny Milano scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 3 goals this season. He played 6:39 and had three shots on goal. It finished 8-4 for the Capitals.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
12 goals from 94 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Washington Capitals
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson D | 23:56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Jakob Chychrun D | 22:26 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 20:38 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.23 | 2 | 4 | 71 |
| Tom Wilson R | 20:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| Martin Fehérváry D | 20:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Matt Roy D | 19:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 1 | 64 |
| Aliaksei Protas C | 19:46 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 2 | 55 |
| Dylan Strome C | 18:59 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| Connor McMichael C | 17:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Justin Sourdif R | 15:47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.39 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Alex Ovechkin L | 15:35 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Ryan Leonard R | 15:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| Anthony Beauvillier L | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 5 | 0 | 73 |
| Brandon Duhaime R | 12:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| Dylan McIlrath D | 11:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 68 |
| Ethen Frank C | 8:51 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 6:49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Sonny Milano L | 6:39 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Dobson D | 26:15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| Mike Matheson D | 22:34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Lane Hutson D | 21:44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 20:57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 19:34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| Cole Caufield R | 18:25 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 17:16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 5 | 0 | 42 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 17:00 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.29 | 2 | 4 | 49 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 15:27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.37 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 15:07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Josh Anderson R | 14:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 13:45 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.40 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 13:28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Jayden Struble D | 12:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 12:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Jake Evans C | 12:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Joshua Roy R | 9:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Jared Davidson C | 9:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
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