Montreal visits Washington on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. EDT after beating Buffalo 4-3 in a shootout. The Canadiens hold a 3-2-1 overall record and are 1-0-1 on the road; the Capitals stand at 3-3 overall and 2-1-0 at home. It’s the teams’ first meeting this season.
The Matchup
Washington hosts the game. The listed odds favor the Capitals at -135, while Montreal sits at +111; the over/under is 6.5. Those figures are the betting information the report provides. It doesn’t explain the odds or offer a forecast.
Montreal comes in after its 4-3 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres. The report states the final score and calls it a shootout victory, but it gives no period-by-period account, names no scorers and doesn’t describe the shootout. Washington’s record is 3-3, with a 2-1-0 mark at home.
The report lists both clubs’ records ahead of their first meeting this season. Montreal’s overall mark is 3-2-1, including a 1-0-1 road record. Washington is 3-3 overall and 2-1-0 at home. They’ll meet for the first time this season.
Penalties and Availability
Washington has taken 31 penalties, averaging 5.2 per game and ranking 10th in NHL play. Montreal has taken 33, or 5.5 per game, placing seventh. The report gives the totals, averages and rankings, but doesn’t describe the infractions or name the players responsible.
Washington lists Rasmus Sandin as out with a knee injury and Patrick Thomas as out with an upper-body injury. Matt Roy is out with a lower-body injury. Pierre-Luc Dubois is day to day with an illness, while Alex Tuch is day to day with an undisclosed issue.
Montreal lists Oliver Kapanen and Ivan Demidov as out with lower-body injuries. Lucas Condotta and Bryce Pickford are out with undisclosed issues, and Samuel Montembeault is out with a lower-body injury. Florian Xhekaj is day to day with an undisclosed issue; Mike Matheson is day to day with a lower-body injury.
What the Report Covers
The available information covers the scheduled game, team records, betting figures, penalty statistics and both clubs’ injury reports. It says nothing about migration, national sovereignty, demographic change, cultural policy, political institutions or popular opposition to government policy. The report also names no political or institutional beneficiaries connected to the matchup.
The Associated Press created the story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The report was updated at 8:11 a.m. UTC on October 14, 2026. The supplied article contains no additional comments or quotes.