| Montreal Canadiens (1-1-0) at Washington Capitals (0-2-0), 7 p.m. |
| 2012-13 Head-to-head record |
First meeting |
| 2011-12 Head-to-head record |
Washington 4-0 (2-0 at Mon; 2-0 at Was) |
| 2010-11 Head-to-head record |
Washington 3-1 (2-0 at Mon; 1-1 at Was) |
| 2009-10 Head-to-head record |
Tied 2-2 (1-1 at Mon; 1-1 at Was) |
| Home Record: |
Montreal 1-1-0; Washington 0-1-0 |
| Away Record: |
Montreal 0-0-0; Washington 0-1-0 |
| Record vs. Southeast Division: |
Montreal 1-0-0 |
| Record vs. Northeast Division: |
Washington 0-0-0 |
| Record vs. Eastern Conference: |
Montreal 1-1-0; Washington 0-2-0 |
| 2011-2012 Meetings |
| 01/18 - Washington, 3-0 (at Mon) |
| 02/04 - Washington, 3-0 (at Mon) |
| 02/24 - Washington, 4-1 (at Was) |
| 03/31 - Washington, 3-2 so (at Was) |
| 2010-2011 Meetings |
| 12/28 - Washington, 3-0 (at Was) |
| 02/01 - Montreal, 3-2 so (at Was) |
| 03/15 - Washington, 4-2 (at Mon) |
| 03/26 - Washington, 2-0 (at Mon) |
| 2009-2010 Meetings |
| 11/20 - Montreal, 3-2 (at Was) |
| 11/28 - Washington, 4-3 so (at Mon) |
| 01/05 - Washington, 4-2 (at Was) |
| 02/10 - Montreal, 6-5 ot (at Mon) |
| 2008-2009 Meetings |
| 11/28 - Washington, 3-0 (at Was) |
| 12/13 - Washington, 2-1 (at Mon) |
| 01/10 - Montreal, 5-4 (at Mon) |
| 02/18 - Washington, 4-3 so (at Was) |
| 2007-2008 Meetings |
| 12/20 - Montreal, 5-2 (at Was) |
| 01/05 - Washington, 5-4 ot (at Mon) |
| 01/29 - Montreal, 4-0 (at Mon) |
| 01/31 - Washington, 5-4 ot (at Was) |
| 2006-2007 Meetings |
| 12/27 - Montreal, 4-1 (at Was) |
| 01/04 - Washington, 5-1 (at Was) |
| 02/20 - Montreal, 5-3 (at Mon) |
| 03/24 - Montreal, 4-1 (at Mon) |
| 2005-2006 Meetings |
| 11/19 - Washington, 5-1 (at Mon) |
| 12/23 - Washington, 4-2 (at Was) |
| 03/20 - Montreal, 4-2 (at Was) |
| 03/30 - Montreal, 3-2 ot (at Mon) |
| 2003-2004 Meetings |
| 10/14 - Montreal, 5-1 (at Mon) |
| 11/28 - Montreal, 5-3 (at Was) |
| 12/23 - Washington, 3-2 (at Was) |
| 01/04 - Montreal, 4-1 (at Mon) |
| 2002-2003 Meetings |
| 01/25 - Tied, 1-1 ot (at Mon) |
| 02/09 - Montreal, 2-0 (at Was) |
| 02/24 - Washington, 4-1 (at Was) |
| 03/25 - Washington, 4-3 ot (at Mon) |
| 2001-2002 Meetings |
| 10/19 - Washington, 4-1 (at Was) |
| 11/24 - Montreal, 5-3 (at Mon) |
| 01/16 - Montreal, 2-0 (at Mon) |
| 01/23 - Montreal, 5-3 (at Was) |
| Game Notes |
| Note - Washington has won six straight and seven of the last eight meetings. |
| Note - Washington has won nine of 11 and 10 of the last 13 meetings. |
| Note - Washington has won 13 of 17 and 14 of the last 19 meetings. |
| Note - Washington has won 15 of 23 and 17 of the last 28 meetings. |
| Note - Montreal has lost two straight and four of its last five at Washington. |
| Note - Montreal has lost seven of nine and eight of its last 11 at Washington. |
| Note - Montreal has lost 10 of its last 15 at Washington. |
| Note - Washington has won four straight and five of its last six at Montreal. |
| Note - Washington has won six of eight and seven of its last 10 at Montreal. |
| Note - Washington has won eight of its last 14 at Montreal. |
| Montreal last two games |
Washington last two games |
| 01/19 - L vs. Toronto, 1-2 |
01/19 - L at Tampa Bay, 3-6 |
| 01/22 - W vs. Florida, 4-1 |
01/22 - L vs. Winnipeg, 2-4 |