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Capitals vs Canadiens Final: 3-1 - Recap

Washington earned a 3-1 victory over Montreal behind a 2-goal performance from Connor McMichael on Wednesday at Capital One Arena.

The Capitals were a -169 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Washington got goals from Connor McMichael(2), and Dylan Strome in the victory. McMichael opened the scoring at 3:47 of the second period.

Logan Thompson turned in a 25-save effort for the Capitals.

Christian Dvorak scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Logan Thompson.

Montreal got a 29-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.

On the power play, Washington went 0-for-1, while the Canadiens were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Washington outshot Montreal 32-26 in the game.