Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals
NHL
Capital One Arena
TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS
On the ice
MTL shoots leftWSH shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 13 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| WSH | 9 | 13 | 18 | 40 |
In net
Jake Allen31/40 SV, .775
Charlie Lindgren31/33 SV, .939| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WSH | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 16:06 | 0:51 | 0:39 | 14:36 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel ArmiaRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15:45 | 0:00 | 4:02 | 11:43 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15:52 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 14:14 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby DachC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:26 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 15:42 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan DrouinLW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 13:54 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 13:04 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian DvorakC | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:24 | 0:57 | 3:38 | 11:49 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake EvansC | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 11:43 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:34 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 9:38 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike HoffmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 14:09 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 12:38 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael PezzettaLW | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:29 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 9:43 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:28 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 11:46 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:24 | 1:49 | 0:34 | 15:01 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin BarronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:48 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 16:30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel EdmundsonD | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:57 | 0:00 | 5:01 | 16:56 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan HarrisD | 4 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 20:06 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 19:12 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan KovacevicD | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 20:19 | 0:00 | 3:39 | 16:40 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris WidemanD | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 16:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:01 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Arber XhekajD | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 18:18 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 17:25 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake AllenG | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .775 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Season seriesWSH leads series 2-0
Sabres18-14-24
Bruins28-4-43Final/OT
Blackhawks8-23-41
Blue Jackets11-22-24Final
Predators15-14-64
Golden Knights25-12-25Final/OT
Flyers13-17-74
Kings21-13-62Final- Coyotes13-17-53
Lightning23-11-15Final 
Wild21-13-25
Blues17-17-32Final
Maple Leafs23-8-66
Avalanche19-13-32Final
Senators16-17-32
Red Wings16-12-74Final
Sharks11-20-72
Stars23-9-65Final
Canucks16-17-32
Flames18-13-73Final