Overview
- Alex Ovechkin recorded three goals and an assist, lifting his career totals to 907 goals and 1,643 points to pass Joe Sakic for 10th all-time, and he extended his goal streak to four games to tie the longest run by a 40-year-old.
- Ethen Frank broke out with two goals and two assists, Sonny Milano scored twice, Jakob Chychrun added a goal, and Dylan Strome had three assists for Washington.
- The Capitals completed a back-to-back with a third straight win to improve to 11-8-2, following a 7-4 victory over the Oilers the previous night.
- Montreal dropped its fifth straight and seventh in eight games as starter Sam Montembeault was pulled after three goals on 10 shots and Jakub Dobes stopped 20 of 25 in relief.
- Habs center Jake Evans left the game after a hard hit before Washington restored a two-goal cushion, and Montreal’s pushback fell short despite goals from Brendan Gallagher, Joe Veleno, Nick Suzuki and Mike Matheson.