MTL @ WSH Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-14 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-14 04:00:03

MTL @ WSH

Venue: Capital One Arena

Puck drop: Wed Oct 14, 2026 7:30pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

MTL (last 10)

Record 3-6-1
Streak L5
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.7 · 3.3
Power play 4/36 (11.1%)
Last game L vs BUF (3–3)

WSH (last 10)

Record 7-3-0
Streak L2
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.4 · 2.2
Power play 4/23 (17.4%)
Last game L vs CAR (2–4)

Recent meetings:

2026-02-28 WSH 2 @ MTL 6
2026-01-13 MTL 2 @ WSH 3 OT/SO
2025-11-20 WSH 8 @ MTL 4

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

MTL

Nick Suzuki 4 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
N. Suzuki 4 pts · 1 G · 4 SOG
Zachary Bolduc 3 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
Juraj SlafkovskÃ½ 3 pts · 1 G · 15 SOG

WSH

Ryan Leonard 5 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
Tom Wilson 4 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
Boone Jenner 3 pts · 3 G · 12 SOG
Dylan Strome 3 pts · 0 G · 8 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: MTL 2.48 · WSH 3.52 · Win odds: MTL 32.4% · WSH 67.6% · OT/SO chance: 15.9%

2-3 35.6%
2-4 32.4%
2-2 32%

Box Score

MTL 4 Final WSH 5

2026-10-14

Stat	MTL	WSH
Goals	4	5
Shots	29	24
Power Play	1/2 (50.0%)	1/4 (25.0%)
PIM	12	8
Faceoffs	23 / 31	31 / 23
Blocks	12	17
Saves	19	25

MTL Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Josh Anderson	2	0	2
Lane Hutson	1	1	2
Nick Suzuki	1	0	1
Alex Newhook	0	2	2
Noah Dobson	0	1	1
Zachary Bolduc	0	1	1

WSH Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Alex Tuch	2	1	3
Jordan Kyrou	1	1	2
Ivan Miroshnichenko	1	0	1
Justin Holl	1	0	1
Ilya Protas	0	2	2
Alex Ovechkin	0	1	1
Cole Hutson	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-12 11:46PM EDT · Latest pregame lines available

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

MTL Away

Forwards

Line 1

Cole Caufield

#13 · LW

TOI 19:53xGF/60 5.06xGA/60 3.32CF/60 67.5SC±/60 -6.74G±/60 -3.38CF% 64.5xGF% 60.4

Nick Suzuki

#14 · C

TOI 20:15xGF/60 4.96xGA/60 3.90CF/60 66.1SC±/60 -6.61G±/60 -3.30CF% 60.6xGF% 56.0

Juraj Slafkovsky

#20 · RW

TOI 19:40xGF/60 5.12xGA/60 4.42CF/60 68.3SC±/60 -6.83G±/60 -3.41CF% 58.8xGF% 53.7

Line 2

Chris Kreider

#22 · LW

TOI 15:31xGF/60 4.02xGA/60 4.08CF/60 58.1SC±/60 +17.89G±/60 0.00CF% 52.0xGF% 49.6

Alex Newhook

#15 · C

TOI 15:52xGF/60 3.68xGA/60 3.21CF/60 50.3SC±/60 +9.15G±/60 -4.58CF% 52.4xGF% 53.4

Josh Anderson

#17 · RW

TOI 13:49xGF/60 4.59xGA/60 3.53CF/60 61.3SC±/60 +20.42G±/60 0.00CF% 52.2xGF% 56.5

Line 3

Zack Bolduc

#76 · LW

TOI 12:34xGF/60 5.01xGA/60 1.41CF/60 73.4SC±/60 +4.89G±/60 +4.89CF% 78.9xGF% 78.1

Phillip Danault

#24 · C

TOI 17:39xGF/60 5.59xGA/60 1.92CF/60 80.9SC±/60 +5.05G±/60 +5.06CF% 72.7xGF% 74.4

Alexandre Texier

#85 · RW

TOI 12:26xGF/60 5.47xGA/60 1.42CF/60 79.1SC±/60 +4.94G±/60 +4.95CF% 80.0xGF% 79.3

Defense

Pair 1

Lane Hutson

#48 · LD

TOI 24:14xGF/60 6.48xGA/60 3.22CF/60 92.5SC±/60 +5.44G±/60 -5.44CF% 70.8xGF% 66.8

Noah Dobson

#53 · RD

TOI 22:21xGF/60 6.74xGA/60 3.67CF/60 95.1SC±/60 +6.80G±/60 -3.40CF% 66.7xGF% 64.7

Pair 2

Mike Matheson

#8 · LD

TOI 23:01xGF/60 3.59xGA/60 1.77CF/60 60.9SC±/60 +16.90G±/60 0.00

Kaiden Guhle

#21 · RD

TOI 22:22xGF/60 3.01xGA/60 3.22CF/60 45.0SC±/60 +9.65G±/60 0.00CF% 51.9xGF% 48.3

Pair 3

Arber Xhekaj

#72 · LD

TOI 14:16xGF/60 4.73xGA/60 3.54CF/60 60.2SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +12.04CF% 55.6xGF% 57.2

Alexandre Carrier

#45 · RD

TOI 20:42xGF/60 3.57xGA/60 3.47CF/60 51.8SC±/60 +6.91G±/60 0.00CF% 53.6xGF% 50.7

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jacob Fowler
G2	Jakub Dobes

WSH Home

Forwards

Line 1

Alex Ovechkin

#8 · LW

TOI 13:14xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 4.66CF/60 28.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 25.0xGF% 30.0

Ilya Protas

#62 · C

TOI 12:22xGF/60 2.65xGA/60 4.60CF/60 41.8SC±/60 -6.97G±/60 -6.96CF% 35.3xGF% 36.5

Aliaksei Protas

#21 · RW

TOI 17:37xGF/60 4.04xGA/60 3.91CF/60 44.3SC±/60 +7.37G±/60 0.00CF% 46.2xGF% 50.8

Line 2

Alex Tuch

#89 · LW

TOI 18:49xGF/60 3.91xGA/60 2.54CF/60 56.7SC±/60 -8.73G±/60 +4.36CF% 61.9xGF% 60.7

Dylan Strome

#17 · C

TOI 18:56xGF/60 4.07xGA/60 3.16CF/60 52.4SC±/60 -4.03G±/60 +8.05CF% 54.2xGF% 56.3

Tom Wilson

#43 · RW

TOI 17:13xGF/60 3.40xGA/60 4.64CF/60 43.7SC±/60 +4.86G±/60 -4.86CF% 42.9xGF% 42.3

Line 3

Ryan Leonard

#9 · LW

TOI 14:55xGF/60 2.18xGA/60 8.35CF/60 27.7SC±/60 -22.18G±/60 -5.55CF% 20.0xGF% 20.7

Boone Jenner

#22 · C

TOI 15:08xGF/60 2.94xGA/60 6.50CF/60 34.4SC±/60 -8.59G±/60 0.00CF% 27.6xGF% 31.2

Jordan Kyrou

#25 · RW

TOI 15:15xGF/60 5.16xGA/60 3.02CF/60 67.2SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +10.34CF% 65.0xGF% 63.1

Line 4

Ethen Frank

#53 · LW

Justin Sourdif

#34 · C

TOI 16:05xGF/60 3.34xGA/60 3.60CF/60 37.7SC±/60 +7.53G±/60 0.00CF% 43.5xGF% 48.2

Anthony Beauvillier

#72 · RW

TOI 12:54xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 7.62CF/60 25.4SC±/60 -15.21G±/60 -5.07CF% 20.0xGF% 20.7

Defense

Pair 1

Jakob Chychrun

#6 · LD

TOI 23:03xGF/60 2.24xGA/60 4.95CF/60 22.8SC±/60 -16.26G±/60 0.00CF% 25.9xGF% 31.1

Timothy Liljegren

#27 · RD

TOI 16:57xGF/60 2.17xGA/60 4.40CF/60 21.7SC±/60 -14.46G±/60 +3.61CF% 28.6xGF% 33.1

Pair 2

Martin Fehervary

#42 · LD

TOI 21:54xGF/60 4.30xGA/60 4.82CF/60 55.8SC±/60 +6.20G±/60 +3.10CF% 45.0xGF% 47.2

Vincent Desharnais

#73 · RD

TOI 20:58xGF/60 2.89xGA/60 4.42CF/60 38.2SC±/60 +9.54G±/60 -3.18CF% 37.5xGF% 39.5

Pair 3

Cole Hutson

#44 · LD

TOI 17:07xGF/60 4.36xGA/60 4.62CF/60 62.2SC±/60 -4.44G±/60 0.00CF% 45.2xGF% 48.5

Dylan McIlrath

#52 · RD

TOI 5:05xGF/60 0.97xGA/60 1.07CF/60 11.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Logan Thompson
G2	Charlie Lindgren

Injuries

As of 2026-10-14

MTL

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Lucas Condotta	LW	82	undisclosed	OUT
Ivan Demidov	RW		lower body	OUT
Oliver Kapanen	C	91	lower body	OUT
Mike Matheson	D	8	lower body	OUT
Samuel Montembeault	G	35	undisclosed	OUT
Bryce Pickford	D		undisclosed	OUT
Arber Xhekaj	D	72	undisclosed	QUESTIONABLE

WSH

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Pierre-Luc Dubois	C	80	illness	QUESTIONABLE
Matt Roy	D	3	lower body	OUT
Rasmus Sandin	D	38	knee	OUT
Patrick Thomas	C	49	upper body	OUT

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