The Montreal Canadiens were back on the road tonight to take on Alexander Overchkin and the Washington Capitals.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals did what they could and escaped with a point, but recent struggles were on display again in a tough loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Lars Eller and Jakob Chychrun scored, but Nick Suzuki had the overtime winner in a 3 ...

Nick Suzuki scored with 3:45 left in overtime to lift the visiting Montreal Canadiens over the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night. Cole Caufield scored in his fifth consecutive game for Montreal and assisted on Suzuki's fifth game-winning goal of the season.

Here's what Ethen Frank, Lars Eller and Logan Thompson had to say after the Capitals' 3-2 OT loss to the Canadiens.

(AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun (6) shoots against Montreal Canadiens right wing Josh Anderson (17) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington ...

Rookie goaltender is now undefeated in his first three NHL games for Montreal and keeps Alex Ovechkin off the scoreboard.

The Canadiens are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal. Jakub Dobes stopped 15 shots to improve to 3-0-0 in the NHL. Defenseman Jakob Chychrun and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory ... Defenseman Jakob Chychrun and Lars Eller scored and Ethen Frank picked up ...

Chychrun notched an assist, four shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Kraken.

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