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31-24-7
Washington Capitals
2
SOG: 29
33-17-9
Montréal Canadiens
6
SOG: 25
Centre Bell - Montreal
OFF
February 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
WSH
A. Ovechkin
WSH • 2G 0A
A. Beauvillier
WSH • 0G 2A
D. Chisholm
WSH • 0G 1A
D. Strome
WSH • 0G 1A
MTL
C. Caufield
MTL • 2G 0A
N. Suzuki
MTL • 1G 2A
J. Struble
MTL • 0G 1A
M. Matheson
MTL • 1G 0A
Z. Bolduc
MTL • 0G 1A
A. Newhook
MTL • 0G 1A
K. Dach
MTL • 1G 0A
J. Evans
MTL • 1G 0A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
C. Caufield
MTL • R • 2G 0A
⭐ 2
N. Suzuki
MTL • C • 1G 2A
⭐ 3
A. Ovechkin
WSH • L • 2G 0A
31-23-7 - L1
Washington Capitals
32-17-9 - W1
Montréal Canadiens
Montreal - Centre Bell
February 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
24G - 26A
(50P)
2
R
Tom Wilson
23G - 26A
(49P)
3
C
Dylan Strome
16G - 32A
(48P)
4
D
Jakob Chychrun
22G - 26A
(48P)
5
D
John Carlson
10G - 36A
(46P)
WSH Injuries
Carlson, John
Lower Body
Day to Day
Carlson (lower body) has been ruled out against the Knights and Canadiens on Friday and Saturday, respectively, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Mar 3, 2026
Mateiko, Eriks
Achilles
Season
Mateiko underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn right Achilles sustained in AHL Hershey's game Sunday. He is out for the rest of the season.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Metropolitan
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MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
19G - 49A
(68P)
2
R
Cole Caufield
35G - 25A
(60P)
3
D
Lane Hutson
10G - 49A
(59P)
4
R
Ivan Demidov
12G - 35A
(47P)
5
L
Juraj Slafkovský
21G - 25A
(46P)
MTL Injuries
Laine, Patrik
Abdomen
Day to Day
Laine (abdomen) practiced Saturday in a non-contact jersey, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Feb 28, 2026
Trades
Atlantic
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Goaltending
WSH
21-16-4
2.40 GAA
91.3% SV
MTL
19-5-4
2.92 GAA
89.3% SV
WSH
8-7-3
3.41 GAA
88.1% SV
MTL
10-8-3
3.37 GAA
87.4% SV
WSH
2-1-0
2.33 GAA
90.4% SV
MTL
4-4-2
2.62 GAA
90.2% SV
Goaltenders
WSH
31-23-7
GAA: 2.87
SV%: 0.898
vs
MTL
32-17-9
GAA: 3.22
SV%: 0.882