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%): Montreal Canadiens will win (4 of 5 users predict this - 80%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

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

Latest results of Washington Capitals

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05.01.2026 Washington Capitals - Anaheim Ducks 7:4 ✺

03.01.2026 Washington Capitals - Chicago Blackhawks 2:3 ✺

Latest results of Montreal Canadiens

12.01.2026 Montreal Canadiens - Vancouver Canucks 6:3 ✺

10.01.2026 Montreal Canadiens - Detroit Red Wings 0:4 ✺

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	55	34	3	9	9	212:138	83
2	Minnesota Wild	58	21	13	10	14	196:169	78
3	Dallas Stars	57	28	6	9	14	193:160	77
4	Vegas Golden Knights	57	20	7	14	16	191:179	68
5	Utah Mammoth	57	23	7	4	23	183:157	64
6	Edmonton Oilers	58	21	7	8	22	198:194	64
7	Seattle Kraken	56	21	6	9	20	162:165	63
8	Anaheim Ducks	56	18	12	3	23	185:195	63
9	Los Angeles Kings	56	14	9	14	19	146:161	60
10	Nashville Predators	57	19	7	7	24	169:198	59
11	San Jose Sharks	55	16	11	4	24	171:193	58
12	Chicago Blackhawks	57	17	5	9	26	154:185	53
13	Winnipeg Jets	56	20	2	8	26	160:175	52
14	Calgary Flames	56	19	4	6	27	142:169	52
15	St. Louis Blues	57	19	1	9	28	147:203	49
16	Vancouver Canucks	57	12	6	6	33	149:210	42

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	55	28	9	4	14	199:140	78
2	Carolina Hurricanes	57	26	10	6	15	197:163	78
3	Montreal Canadiens	57	21	11	8	17	199:187	72
4	Detroit Red Wings	58	23	10	6	19	174:175	72
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	25	4	12	15	192:169	70
6	Buffalo Sabres	57	26	6	6	19	195:176	70
7	Boston Bruins	57	24	8	5	20	195:182	69
8	New York Islanders	58	22	10	5	21	169:162	69
9	Columbus Blue Jackets	56	20	9	7	20	179:177	65
10	Washington Capitals	59	24	5	7	23	189:177	65
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	57	19	8	9	21	188:194	63
12	Ottawa Senators	57	22	6	7	22	191:184	63
13	Philadelphia Flyers	56	18	7	11	20	167:180	61
14	Florida Panthers	57	23	6	3	25	174:191	61
15	New Jersey Devils	57	18	10	2	27	146:175	58
16	New York Rangers	57	14	8	6	29	151:180	50

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