Montreal defeated Washington in a home game of the NHL regular season — 6:2.
For the hosts, the goals were scored by Cole Caufield (two goals), Michael Matheson, Kirby Dach, Nick Suzuki, and Jake Evans, while the guests saw Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin score twice. In the 2025/26 season, the 40-year-old Russian has accumulated 50 points (24+26) in 62 games.
Washington's three-game winning streak has come to an end. They are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings (69 points after 62 games). Montreal (75 points after 59 games) is in fourth place.
