Christian Dvorak scored unassisted at 4:17 to give the Canadiens their third straight one-goal lead at 4-3 before Juraj Slafkovsky, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, made it 5-3 on a pass from Cole Caufield at 13:23.

A fight between Capitals veteran Tom Wilson and Habs' Josh Anderson made its way into Washington's bench. Fans and analysts were stunned by the melee. The Athletic's Lukas Weese posted, "MONTREAL. MAYHEM... A full fracas at the Bell Centre. Old school hockey."

The Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens each lost their No. 1 goaltender in Game 3 of their first-round series.