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Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals

NHL
Canadiens
15-19-3, 33 PTS
2-9
Final
Capitals
21-13-5, 47 PTS
Capital One Arena
TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

MTL shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
MTL1312833
WSH9131840

In net

Jake Allen31/40 SV, .775
Charlie Lindgren31/33 SV, .939
Team123T
MTL0202
WSH2349

Who won: Capitals 9-2

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 9-2 on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals lead the series 2-0. The Capitals outscored the Canadiens 4-0 in the 3rd period. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (3). Cole Caufield led the Canadiens in goals (2).

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. End of the 3rd period
  3. P3 0:01Nic Dowd

    Shot on goal

    Shot on goal by Nic Dowd saved by Jake Allen

    N. Dowd · 1 G, 1 A

  4. P3 0:02Aliaksei Protas

    Shot on goal

    Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Jake Allen

    A. Protas · 2 A

  5. P3 0:03Garnet Hathaway

    Shot on goal

    Shot on goal by Garnet Hathaway saved by Jake Allen

    G. Hathaway · 1 G

  6. P3 0:18Jake Evans

    Shot blocked by N. Dowd

    Jake Evans shot blocked by Nic Dowd

    J. Evans

  7. P3 1:20Dmitry Orlov

    Shot missed by dmitry orlov

    Shot missed by Dmitry Orlov

    D. Orlov

  8. P3 1:49Sonny Milano

    Big hit on J. Barron

    Sonny Milano credited with hit on Justin Barron in offensive zone

    S. Milano

  9. P3 2:35Evgeny Kuznetsov
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone

    E. Kuznetsov · 3 A

  10. P3 3:05Chris Wideman

    Shot missed by chris wideman

    Shot missed by Chris Wideman

    C. Wideman

  11. P3 3:25Christian Dvorak

    Faceoff win vs E. Kuznetsov

    Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone

    C. Dvorak

  12. GOALP3 3:25
    Alex Ovechkin

    Goal!

    A. Ovechkin · 3 G

    Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by Conor Sheary

    MTL 2 - 9 WSH
  13. P3 3:45Cole Caufield

    Shot blocked by G. Hathaway

    Cole Caufield shot blocked by Garnet Hathaway

    C. Caufield · 2 G

  14. P3 3:56Johnathan Kovacevic

    Shot on goal

    Shot on goal by Johnathan Kovacevic saved by Charlie Lindgren

    J. Kovacevic

  15. P3 4:17Nic Dowd

    Faceoff win vs N. Suzuki

    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone

    N. Dowd · 1 G, 1 A

  16. GOALP3 4:17
    Anthony Mantha

    Goal!

    A. Mantha · 1 G

    Goal scored by Anthony Mantha

    MTL 2 - 8 WSH
  17. P3 4:19Anthony Mantha
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Anthony Mantha in offensive zone

    A. Mantha · 1 G

  18. P3 4:36Joel Armia

    Shot blocked by M. Irwin

    Joel Armia shot blocked by Matt Irwin

    J. Armia

  19. P3 5:06Jake Evans

    Faceoff win vs D. Strome

    Jake Evans won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone

    J. Evans

  20. P3 5:06MTL

    Penalty: official-challenge

    Challenge Away: Offside

  21. P3 5:16Arber Xhekaj

    Big hit on M. Johansson

    Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone

    A. Xhekaj

  22. P3 5:26Arber Xhekaj
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj in defensive zone

    A. Xhekaj

  23. P3 5:36Jonathan Drouin

    Faceoff win vs E. Kuznetsov

    Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone

    J. Drouin

  24. P3 5:37Brendan Gallagher

    Shot blocked by E. Gustafsson

    Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Erik Gustafsson

    B. Gallagher

  25. P3 6:07Lars Eller

    Faceoff win vs C. Dvorak

    Lars Eller won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in offensive zone

    L. Eller · 1 A

Leaders

MTLWSH
Goals
Cole Caufield
2
Alex Ovechkin
3
Assists
Kirby Dach
1
Evgeny Kuznetsov
3
Points
Cole Caufield
2
Alex Ovechkin
3

Season seriesWSH leads series 2-0

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