Capitals goalie Thompson and Canadiens counterpart Montembeault each leave Game 3 with injuries

MONTREAL (AP) — The Capitals and Canadiens each lost their No. 1 goaltender in Game 3 of their first-round series on Friday night.

Washington’s Logan Thompson put no weight on his left skate while being helped off after getting run into by teammate Dylan Strome on the same play that put the Canadiens up 5-3 with just over six minutes left in the third period. He was replaced by backup Charlie Lindgren.

“It was tough, obviously (Strome) is trying to get back and make a desperate play to save a goal and it’s unfortunate,” Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun said.

Montreal’s Sam Montembeault exited in favor of Jakub Dobes just past the midway point of the second after grabbing at the back of his left leg. Montembeault was quickly ruled out with a lower-body injury.

The Canadiens won 6-3 to cut the Eastern Conference top-seeded Capitals' series lead to 2-1. Game 4 is Sunday night back at Bell Centre.

Capitals coach Spencer Carbery did not have an update on Thompson after the game.

Thompson was playing for just the second time since getting injured on a shot to the mask April 2 at Carolina. He was out for 2 1/2 weeks before returning for Washington's playoff opener and was one of his team's best players through the first couple of games.

Thompson took a stick to the head and multiple pucks off his mask Friday night before the collision with Strome that knocked him out of the game. He allowed five goals on 35 shots after just two on 58 over Games 1 and 2 combined.

“You never want to see anybody go down,” Washington defenseman John Carlson said.

Montembeault was also a strength in net for the eighth-seeded Canadiens before going down. Dobes, a 23-year-old from Czechia, faced just eight shots in relief and stopped seven of them to pick up his first NHL playoff win in his first appearance.

“You guys cannot imagine how a person feels,” Dobes said. “I was afraid, I was excited, I was emotional. I was crying at the end. I was a mess.”

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Montreal Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky (20) scores against Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) during the third period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Montreal, Friday, April 25, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson, center front, is helped off the ice during the third period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Montreal Capitalls in Montreal, Friday, April 25, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky (20) scores against Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) as Capitals' Dylan Strome (17) skates in during the third period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Montreal, Friday, April 25, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

Washington Capitals' Dylan Strome (17) collides with goaltender Logan Thompson, bottom, during the third period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal, Friday, April 25, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault (35) makes a save during the second period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Washington Capitals in Montreal, Friday, April 25, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Emil Heineman (51) looks for a rebound in front of Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson, center, and Alexander Alexeyev (27) during the second period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Montreal, Friday, April 25, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) stumbles as he is helped off the ice by teammate Dylan Strome (17) during the third period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal, Friday, April 25, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP

NEW YORK (AP) — English actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton have welcomed their second child.

Hiddleston confirmed the news to GQ in a feature published Monday. He described birth as the “most beautiful, profound, earth-shattering, life-altering” experience. He did not share his child's birthday, but according to the feature, the interview took place in early December, and the birth was “just the other day.”

Hiddleston, 44, and Ashton, 41, first met while starring in a 2019 revival of the play “Betrayal.” They confirmed their engagement in 2022 and welcomed their first child later that year.

“Becoming a father is the most important and meaningful thing that's ever happened to me, and the most important thing I will ever do,” Hiddleston told The Associated Press earlier this year.

Both Hiddleston and Ashton were born in London. Hiddleston is best known for his portrayal of Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with the 2011 blockbuster “Thor” and continuing in the Disney+ series, “Loki.”

Ashton is also a member of the MCU, having portrayed Dar-Benn in the 2023 film “The Marvels.” She's also known for roles in “Fresh Meat,” “Not Safe for Work,” Netflix's “Velvet Buzzsaw” and other projects.

Representatives for Hiddleston and Ashton did not immediately reply to AP's request for comment.

FILE - Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton pose for photographers upon arrival at the Season 2 UK Premiere of The Night Manager in London, England, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Photo by Millie Turner/Invision/AP, File)