NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Montréal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals overnight into Wednesday, January 20
01:00
Swedish time
in 73 days and 18 hours
Local time: 19:00, Tuesday, January 19
Montréal Canadiens visit Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena overnight into Wednesday, January 20. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Canadiens are 2nd in the Atlantic with 23 points from 16 games, while Capitals are 4th in the Metropolitan with 16 points from 14. It is meeting 2 of 3 between the teams this season. 3 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Adam Engström and Timothy Liljegren.
The Swedes in the game
The teams going in
| MTL | Comparison | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Points | 16 |
| 16 | Games | 14 |
| 10-3-3 | W-L-OT | 8-6-0 |
| 2nd Atlantic | In the division | 4th Metropolitan |
| 6th | In the NHL | 21st |
| 3.56 | Goals per game | 3.50 |
| 3.19 | Against per game | 3.43 |
| +6 | Goal difference | +1 |
| 7-1-2 | Last 10 | 5-5-0 |
| W1 | Streak | L2 |
| 5-1-1 | Road / home this year | 6-4-0 |
| Back-to-back | Rest before | Back-to-back |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
MTL45 %85 wins
WSH45 %85 wins
Even: the teams have won about as often.17 ties (10 %)
MTL@WSH
4–5October 15, 2026 · 3w ago
2Swedes in actionWSH@MTL
2–6March 1, 2026 · 8mo ago
1Swedes in actionMTL@WSHOT
2–3January 14, 2026 · 9mo ago
1Swedes in action0 G3 A3 P
WSH@MTL
8–4November 21, 2025 · 11mo ago
1Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
MTL@WSH
1–4May 1, 2025 · 1y ago
2Swedes in action1 G0 A1 P