Saturday, February 28, 2026
- Expected goals, WSH–MTL
- 3.7–3.1
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 45.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 29–25
- WSH–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Capitals created more, 3.7 expected goals to 3.0, and lost 6-2 to the Canadiens. Three points for Nick Suzuki: one goal and two assists. Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Mike Matheson scored the winner.
- Nick SuzukiBig night
Three points for Nick Suzuki: one goal and two assists. That was his 19th goal of the season. He played 18:25 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-2 for the Canadiens.
- Alex OvechkinTwo goals
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. He has 24 goals this season. He played 15:30 and had six shots on goal. The Capitals lost 6-2 to the Canadiens.
- Cole CaufieldTwo goals
Cole Caufield scored twice. He has 35 goals this season. He played 16:19 and had five shots on goal. It finished 6-2 for the Canadiens.
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
8 goals from 80 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Washington Capitals
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun D | 23:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Martin Fehérváry D | 21:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| Matt Roy D | 20:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| Tom Wilson R | 19:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 3 | 1 | 74 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 19:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 67 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois L | 18:22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.52 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Aliaksei Protas C | 18:05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 1 | 0 | 82 |
| Dylan Strome C | 16:07 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.58 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| Alex Ovechkin L | 15:30 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.63 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | 15:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Connor McMichael C | 15:09 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Ryan Leonard R | 15:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Nic Dowd C | 14:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| Declan Chisholm D | 13:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Justin Sourdif R | 12:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Anthony Beauvillier L | 12:42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Ethen Frank C | 11:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.35 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Brandon Duhaime R | 10:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiden Guhle D | 24:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Mike Matheson D | 24:04 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Lane Hutson D | 20:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 18:25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.20 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 18:01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Phillip Danault C | 17:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Noah Dobson D | 16:35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Cole Caufield R | 16:19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.85 | 1 | 2 | 74 |
| Josh Anderson R | 15:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jake Evans C | 14:25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.85 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 14:23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.58 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 13:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Alex Newhook C | 13:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Kirby Dach C | 13:44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 12:44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 12:24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 3 | 1 | 64 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 11:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Jayden Struble D | 11:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
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