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Washington Capitals v Montreal Canadiens: head to head | Lineball
Montreal Canadiens edge 3–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 96 meetings in NHL on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Washington Capitals lead the head to head 56–39 (1 draw) from 96 meetings since 1999.
2026-27: Washington Capitals 8–6, Montreal Canadiens 10–6. Montreal Canadiens have the better margin, +0.4 a game to +0.1.
Last five: Washington Capitals 3 wins, Montreal Canadiens 4.
Washington Capitals average more power play goals per game: 0.6 to 0.4.
Washington Capitals concede fewer penalties per game: 4.3 to 5.4.
Montreal Canadiens average more penalty minutes per game: 12 to 9.9.
At home: Washington Capitals win 56%, Montreal Canadiens 50% (every game we hold).
Washington Capitals’ biggest win in the rivalry: 9–2 in 2022-23, by 7.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
5696 games · 1 drawn since 199939
15 Oct 2026 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonWashington Capitals 5Montreal Canadiens 4
1 Mar 2026 · Bell Centre, MontrealWashington Capitals 2Montreal Canadiens 6
14 Jan 2026 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonWashington Capitals 3Montreal Canadiens 2
21 Nov 2025 · Bell Centre, MontrealWashington Capitals 8Montreal Canadiens 4
1 May 2025 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonWashington Capitals 4Montreal Canadiens 1
28 Apr 2025 · Bell Centre, MontrealWashington Capitals 5Montreal Canadiens 2
26 Apr 2025 · Bell Centre, MontrealWashington Capitals 3Montreal Canadiens 6
24 Apr 2025 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonWashington Capitals 3Montreal Canadiens 1
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
3.549 totalScored per gameper game3.657 total
3.448 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better3.251 total
27.6386 totalShots totalper game27.6442 total
22.7318 totalHitsper game20.3324 total
16.7234 totalBlocked shotsper game13.9223 total
17,732.3248,252 totalAttendanceper game
20,596.7
329,547 total
48.6680.1 totalFaceoff percentper game51.6825.1 total
27.1380 totalFaceoffs wonper game31.1498 total
15.8221 totalGiveawaysper game16.2259 total
4.360 totalPenaltiesper game · lower is better5.486 total