NHL

Washington 2, at Montreal 6

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · Final

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Washington Capitals

43-39 · W4 · #11 (1327 ELO -6)

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Montreal Canadiens

57-44 · L4 · #7 (1347 ELO +6)

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Bell Centre · Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Surging Canadiens Rout Capitals Behind Caufield’s Early Spark

MONTREAL (Interstat) — Cole Caufield scored twice in the first period to ignite the Montreal Canadiens, who rolled to a 6-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night at Bell Centre. Nick Suzuki added a goal and two assists as the Canadiens extended their point streak to seven games, improving to 5-0-2 over that span. Mike Matheson, Kirby Dach and Jake Evans also scored for Montreal, which improved to 33-26-0. Washington, which got both its goals from Alex Ovechkin, fell to 31-31-0. A sold-out crowd of 20,962 watched the Canadiens seize control early and never relent. Caufield opened the… Read more...

Top Statlines

Anthony Beauvillier WSH 2a 1hit
Nick Suzuki MON 1g 2a 2sog 1hit
Cole Caufield MON 2g 5sog 2hit

Forecasting

ELO Probability WSH 51.9%

Spread MON -1.5

Projected Score MON 3 WSH 2

Money Line MON -150/WSH +130

Over/Under 6.5 (Over)