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Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
2572H
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46M
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53S
The read
Logan Thompson has not had an answer for Cole Caufield: 5 goals on 36 shots. But Dylan Strome has made a habit of hurting the Canadiens: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.
Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals
Home · Capitals
1–1–0
2 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Capitals
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Logan Thompson
Expected
.939 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.923 SV% L5 · Locked in
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Capitals
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
CapitalsProjected lines
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Capitals
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
CanadiensInjury report
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
CapitalsInjury report
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Capitals lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Logan Thompson has not had an answer for Cole Caufield: 5 goals on 36 shots. But Dylan Strome has made a habit of hurting the Canadiens: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.
A milestone is in reach for Chris Kreider: 3 more goals for 700 career goals.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Cole Caufield has 5 goals on Logan Thompson (36 shots).
(Montreal)
5
goals on Logan Thompson
Matchup
Alex Ovechkin has 5 goals on Jakub Dobes (21 shots).
(Washington)
5
goals on Jakub Dobes
Player
Dylan Strome has 7 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Washington)
7
pts, last 4 vs MTL
Player
Ethen Frank has 6 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Washington)
6
pts, last 4 vs MTL
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697
career goals