WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled defenseman Hardy Häman Aktell from AHL Hershey and placed goaltender Charlie Lindgren on IR, 10/19
Recalled goaltender Clay Stevenson from AHL Hershey and placed defenseman Joel Edmundson on LTI, 10/16
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas from AHL Hershey and loaned goaltender Clay Stevenson to AHL Hershey, 10/14
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Nic Dowd: 10/18 (1 game)
Charlie Lindgren: 10/16-10/18 (2 games)
Max Pacioretty: 10/13-10/18 (3 games)
Joel Edmundson: 10/13-10/18 (3 games)
Man Games Lost: 9
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct. 24, 6 p.m. ET vs. Toronto (ESPN, ESPN+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. ET at New Jersey (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Oct. 27, 7 p.m. ET vs. Minnesota (MNMT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Oct. 29, 5 p.m. ET vs. San Jose (MNMT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Nov. 2, 7 p.m. ET vs. New York Islanders (MNMT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals face the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday for their first of two visits to Bell Centre this season. The Capitals have earned at least one point in 19 of their last 21 games at Bell Centre (17-2-2, .857 point percentage), dating back to Nov. 28, 2009. Last season, the Capitals won two out of three games against the Canadiens by a combined score of 14-9, including a 9-2 victory over Montreal at Capital One Arena on Dec. 31. Washington has an all-time record of 79-75-17-6 (.511 point percentage) against Montreal and is one of four franchises established prior to 1980 to own an all-time point percentage above .500 versus the Canadiens (Edmonton: .534; Buffalo: .531; New Jersey: .509).
AWAY vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS (All-time)
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
37-41-8-3 230 308 1 MTL win (4/6/23)
CAPITALS vs. CANADIENS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (55) Ovechkin (37) Ovechkin (27) Ovechkin (64)
Backstrom (43) Backstrom (12) Backstrom (24) Backstrom (36)
Carlson (38) Mantha (10) Carlson/Kuznetsov (19) Kuznetsov (25)
Back On Track
- The Capitals enter 2023-24 looking to make the playoffs for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons and the 33rd time in franchise history.
- The Capitals have reached the postseason in 14 of the last 16 seasons, joining the Pittsburgh Penguins (15) and the Boston Bruins (14) as the only teams with as many appearances in the last 16 years.
- Washington hasn’t missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons since 2005-06 and 2006-07, Alex Ovechkin’s first two years in the NHL
MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et les Capitals s’affrontent ce soir pour la 178e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, c’est le 185e affrontement entre ces deux équipes.
- The Canadiens and Capitals are facing each other for the 178th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 185th match-up between the two teams.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 2 VS. MIN 5 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Pearson, Newhook
Buts MIN Goals – Duhaime (DN/PK), Dewar (DN/PK), Eriksson Ek (AN/PP), Kaprizov (AN/PP), Eriksson Ek (AN/PP)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (30-35)
Gardien MIN Goalie – Fleury (26-28)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/5
Avantage numérique MIN Powerplay – 3/8
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 25:38) ; S (Caufield – 5) ; HT (Pezzetta – 6) ; BS (Kovacevic – 4)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
23 OCT. @ BUFFALO 19 h / 7 p.m.
24 OCT. VS. NEW JERSEY 19h15 / 7:15 p.m.
26 OCT. VS. COLUMBUS 19 h / 7 p.m.
28 OCT. VS. WINNIPEG 19 h / 7 p.m.
30 OCT. @ VEGAS 19 h / 7 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
K. Dach 14/10/2023 Genou / Knee 1 –
C. Dvorak – Genou / Knee 2 –
C. Price – Genou / Knee 2 –
C. Wideman – Dos / Back 2 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont placé l’attaquant Joel Armia et le défenseur Gustav Lindström au ballottage (08/10)
The Canadiens have placed forward Joel Armia and defenseman Gustav Lindström on waivers (10/08)
Les Canadiens ont prêté le défenseur Logan Mailloux au Rocket de Laval (04/10)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Logan Mailloux to the Laval Rocket (10/04)
Les Canadiens ont placé les attaquants Lias Andersson et Philippe Maillet au ballottage (01/10)
The Canadiens have placed forwards Lias Andersson and Philippe Maillet on waivers (10/01)
NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 20/10 – BEFORE GAMES ON 10/20
PTS (3 – 24e/24th)
V/W (1 – 22e/22nd)
BP/GF (10 – 22e/22nd)
BC/GA (12 – 17e/17th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (29.3 – 21e/21st)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (35.7 – 27e/27th)
MÉ/Hits (77 – 11e/11th)
MP/PIM (85 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (9.1% – 26e/26th)
DN/PK (73.7% – 20e/20th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour*
Goals for *
Buts contre*
Goals against*
Atlantique 6-19-1 13 59 117
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 11-11-2 24 75 83
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 31-45-6 68 232 307
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour*
Goals for *
Buts contre*
Goals against*
Atlantique 0-0-1 1 5 6
Centrale 1-1-0 2 5 7
Métropolitaine 0-0-0 – – –
Pacifique 0-0-0 – – –
Total 1-1-1 3 10 13
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
CANADIENS VS. WASHINGTON
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. WSH 81-70-17-9 (177 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 44-32-8-5 (89 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 37-38-9-4 (88 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
V 6-2 W @ MIN (06/04/23)
S. Montembeault 2-26 | D. Kuemper 5-31
BG / WG: B. Gallagher
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE WASHINGTON / LAST 10 GAMES VS. WASHINGTON:
06/04/23 – WSH 2 @ MTL 6
31/12/22 – MTL 2 @ WSH 9
15/10/22 – MTL 1 @ WSH 3
16/04/22 – WSH 8 @ MTL 4
10/02/22 – WSH 5 @ MTL 2
24/11/21 – MTL 3 @ WSH 6
20/02/20 – MTL 4 @ WSH 3 (P/OT)
27/01/20 – WSH 4 @ MTL 2
15/11/19 – MTL 5 @ WSH 2
04/04/19 – MTL 1 @ WSH 2
