Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

13/01/2026 at 19:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Capital One Arena (Washington, DC).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Veikkaus TV, Viaplay
France	beIN Sports MAX 5
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
43	26
Shots off target
12	10
Shooting PCT
6.98% (3/43)	7.69% (2/26)
Blocked shots
19	15
Goalkeeper Saves
24	40
Saves PCT
92.31% (24/26)	93.02% (40/43)
Penalties
6	7
PIM
23	25
Power-play Goals
0	0
Shorthanded Goals
0	1
Power-play PCT
0% (0/7)	0% (0/6)
Pen. Killing PCT
100% (6/6)	100% (7/7)
Hits
18	21
Faceoffs Won
27	32
Faceoffs %
45.76	54.24
Giveaways
16	10
Takeaways
5	2
Empty Net Goals
0	0

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (0 - 1)
00:59, Fehervary M. (2 min),
07:55, Veleno J. (2 min),
08:14, 0 - 1, Anderson J. (G),
2nd Period (0 - 1)
07:40, 0 - 2, Gallagher B. (G), Danault P. (A), Bolduc Z. (A2)
08:03, McIlrath D. (5 min),
08:03, Xhekaj A. (2 min),
08:03, Xhekaj A. (5 min),
11:14, Caufield C. (2 min),
17:31, Strome D. (2 min),
18:27, Dowd N. (2 min),
3rd Period (2 - 0)
05:06, 1 - 2, Frank E. (G), Roy M. (A), Sandin R. (A2)
10:24, Blais S. (2 min),
13:42, Dowd N. (2 min),
13:42, Dowd N. (10 min),
18:06, 2 - 2, Frank E. (G), Sandin R. (A), Beauvillier A. (A2)
Overtime (1 - 0)
01:54, Suzuki N. (2 min),
04:21, 3 - 2, McMichael C. (G), Strome D. (A), Sandin R. (A2)

Highlights

Chances of winning

Washington Capitals
44.4%

Draw
22.6%

Montreal Canadiens
33.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

43.6%

22.6%

33.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

48.5%

25.1%

30.5%

Washington Capitals - Montreal Canadiens Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.14 ↓ (2.17)	4.21 ↑ (4.19)	2.88 ↑ (2.79)	5.2% (5.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

What is the prediction for Washington Capitals - Montreal Canadiens?

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. Washington will win (votes: 4 - 44.4%). Montreal will win (votes: 2 - 22.2%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 33.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Washington: 11.9% – 76.9%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Montreal (votes: 2 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 4:3.

Preview Facts

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 10 and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Washington won 4.
Recent performances by Washington have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Montreal is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).
Washington may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
Recently, Montreal has had a series of home games.
Washington will hold a modest advantage in this match.
There will not play in Washington: Chychrun J. (Illness) Dubois P. (Abdominal strain) Wilson T. (Lower-Body Injury)
There will not play in Montreal: Anderson J. (Upper-Body Injury) Dach K. (Broken Leg) Evans J. (Lower-Body Injury) Laine P. (Abdominal strain) Newhook A. (Ankle Injury)
There are questionable in Washington: Sourdif J. (Upper-Body Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Washington won 14 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 86:59. (average 4.3:3).
Including home matches between the teams, Washington won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 41:25. (average 4.1:2.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Washington Capitals won against Montreal Canadiens?

Washington Capitals has won 10 of their last 15 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Montreal Canadiens won against Washington Capitals?

Montreal Canadiens has won 5 of their last 15 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Washington Capitals - Montreal Canadiens were as follows:

20.11.2025 Montreal Canadiens - Washington Capitals 4:8

30.04.2025 Washington Capitals - Montreal Canadiens 4:1

27.04.2025 Montreal Canadiens - Washington Capitals 2:5

25.04.2025 Montreal Canadiens - Washington Capitals 6:3

23.04.2025 Washington Capitals - Montreal Canadiens 3:1

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Latest results of Montreal Canadiens

12.01.2026 Montreal Canadiens - Vancouver Canucks 6:3 ✺

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08.01.2026 Montreal Canadiens - Florida Panthers 6:2 ✺

07.01.2026 Montreal Canadiens - Calgary Flames 4:1 ✺

04.01.2026 Dallas Stars - Montreal Canadiens 3:4 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	48	31	3	9	5	191:114	77
2	Dallas Stars	50	24	4	9	13	169:141	65
3	Minnesota Wild	51	19	9	9	14	164:147	65
4	Vegas Golden Knights	48	17	7	12	12	161:147	60
5	Edmonton Oilers	51	20	5	8	18	171:160	58
6	Utah Mammoth	50	19	7	4	20	158:139	56
7	Anaheim Ducks	50	15	11	3	21	165:176	55
8	San Jose Sharks	49	14	11	3	21	153:173	53
9	Seattle Kraken	49	16	6	9	18	137:148	53
10	Los Angeles Kings	49	13	7	13	16	129:139	53
11	Nashville Predators	49	16	7	4	22	141:166	50
12	Chicago Blackhawks	49	16	4	7	22	135:154	47
13	Calgary Flames	50	17	4	5	24	128:149	47
14	Winnipeg Jets	49	18	2	6	23	147:151	46
15	St. Louis Blues	50	18	1	8	23	121:171	46
16	Vancouver Canucks	50	11	6	5	28	133:183	39

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	25	6	4	13	170:121	66
2	Carolina Hurricanes	50	22	9	4	15	173:145	66
3	Detroit Red Wings	51	21	10	4	16	159:154	66
4	Montreal Canadiens	50	18	10	7	15	172:167	63
5	Buffalo Sabres	49	21	6	5	17	163:153	59
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	49	20	4	11	14	160:148	59
7	New York Islanders	50	18	9	5	18	146:141	59
8	Boston Bruins	50	21	7	2	20	166:156	58
9	Toronto Maple Leafs	50	17	7	9	17	166:166	57
10	Philadelphia Flyers	49	16	7	9	17	147:155	55
11	New Jersey Devils	50	17	9	2	22	131:151	54
12	Washington Capitals	51	21	3	6	21	162:152	54
13	Florida Panthers	48	22	3	3	20	146:160	53
14	Ottawa Senators	49	18	5	7	19	163:164	53
15	Columbus Blue Jackets	49	13	9	7	20	149:164	51
16	New York Rangers	51	14	7	6	24	138:159	48

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