Players who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals

Montreal Canadiens
Washington Capitals

38 players

38 players have played for both the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals. Lars Eller spent the most seasons with the two: 6 with the Montreal Canadiens and 8 with the Washington Capitals. On a roster now: Lars Eller, Charlie Lindgren, and Joel Edmundson. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Players who played for the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals, with their years at each
PlayerPosMTLWSH
Lars EllerC2010–2016 · 6 seasons2016–2025 · 8 seasons
Karl AlznerD2017–2020 · 3 seasons2008–2017 · 9 seasons
Richard ZednikRW2000–2006 · 5 seasons1995–2007 · 7 seasons
Max PaciorettyLW2008–2018 · 10 seasons2023–2024 · 1 season
Sergei GoncharD2014–2015 · 1 season1994–2004 · 10 seasons
Jose TheodoreG1995–2006 · 9 seasons2008–2010 · 2 seasons
Charlie LindgrenG2015–2020 · 5 seasons2022–2026 · 4 seasons
Jeff HalpernC2010–2013 · 2 seasons1999–2012 · 7 seasons
Dainius ZubrusC1998–2001 · 3 seasons2000–2007 · 6 seasons
Jan BulisC2000–2006 · 5 seasons1997–2001 · 4 seasons
Alexander SeminRW2015–2016 · 1 season2003–2012 · 7 seasons
Joe JuneauC2001–2004 · 3 seasons1994–1999 · 5 seasons
Tomas FleischmannLW2015–2016 · 1 season2005–2011 · 6 seasons
Mike RibeiroC1999–2006 · 6 seasons2012–2013 · 1 season
Donald BrashearLW1993–1997 · 4 seasons2006–2009 · 3 seasons
Roman HamrlikD2007–2011 · 4 seasons2011–2013 · 2 seasons
Glen MetropolitC2008–2010 · 2 seasons1999–2003 · 4 seasons
Mathieu PerreaultLW2021–2022 · 1 season2009–2013 · 4 seasons
Jaroslav HalakG2006–2010 · 4 seasons2013–2014 · 1 season
Brian BellowsLW1992–1995 · 3 seasons1997–1999 · 2 seasons
Alfie TurcotteC1983–1986 · 3 seasons1989–1991 · 2 seasons
Joel EdmundsonD2020–2023 · 3 seasons2023–2024 · 1 season
Devante Smith-PellyRW2014–2016 · 2 seasons2017–2019 · 2 seasons
Cristobal HuetG2005–2008 · 3 seasons2007–2008 · 1 season
Benoit GrattonC2001–2004 · 2 seasons1997–1999 · 2 seasons
Trevor LindenC1999–2001 · 2 seasons2000–2002 · 2 seasons
Mike LalorD1985–1988 · 3 seasons1990–1991 · 1 season
Mikhail GrabovskiC2006–2008 · 2 seasons2013–2014 · 1 season
Robert LangC2008–2009 · 1 season2002–2004 · 2 seasons
Andrew CasselsC1989–1991 · 2 seasons2005–2006 · 1 season
Tom ChorskeRW1989–1991 · 2 seasons1998–1999 · 1 season
Eric CharronD1992–1993 · 1 season1995–1997 · 2 seasons
Alain CoteD1990–1992 · 2 seasons1989–1990 · 1 season
Ilya KovalchukLW2019–2020 · 1 season2019–2020 · 1 season
Tomas VokounG1996–1997 · 1 season2011–2012 · 1 season
Alex HenryD2008–2009 · 1 season2002–2003 · 1 season
Sergei BerezinLW2001–2002 · 1 season2002–2003 · 1 season
Enrico CicconeD2000–2001 · 1 season1998–1999 · 1 season

Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.

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