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

	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).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:01
Shot on goal
Shot on goal by Nic Dowd saved by Jake Allen
N. Dowd · 1 G, 1 A
P3 0:02
Shot on goal
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Jake Allen
A. Protas · 2 A
P3 0:03
Shot on goal
Shot on goal by Garnet Hathaway saved by Jake Allen
G. Hathaway · 1 G
P3 0:18
Shot blocked by N. Dowd
Jake Evans shot blocked by Nic Dowd
J. Evans
P3 1:20
Shot missed by dmitry orlov
Shot missed by Dmitry Orlov
D. Orlov
P3 1:49
Big hit on J. Barron
Sonny Milano credited with hit on Justin Barron in offensive zone
S. Milano
P3 2:35
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
E. Kuznetsov · 3 A
P3 3:05
Shot missed by chris wideman
Shot missed by Chris Wideman
C. Wideman
P3 3:25
Faceoff win vs E. Kuznetsov
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
C. Dvorak
GOALP3 3:25
Goal!
A. Ovechkin · 3 G
Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by Conor Sheary
MTL 2 - 9 WSH
P3 3:45
Shot blocked by G. Hathaway
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Garnet Hathaway
C. Caufield · 2 G
P3 3:56
Shot on goal
Shot on goal by Johnathan Kovacevic saved by Charlie Lindgren
J. Kovacevic
P3 4:17
Faceoff win vs N. Suzuki
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
N. Dowd · 1 G, 1 A
GOALP3 4:17
Goal!
A. Mantha · 1 G
Goal scored by Anthony Mantha
MTL 2 - 8 WSH
P3 4:19
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Anthony Mantha in offensive zone
A. Mantha · 1 G
P3 4:36
Shot blocked by M. Irwin
Joel Armia shot blocked by Matt Irwin
J. Armia
P3 5:06
Faceoff win vs D. Strome
Jake Evans won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
J. Evans
P3 5:06MTL
Penalty: official-challenge
Challenge Away: Offside
P3 5:16
Big hit on M. Johansson
Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
A. Xhekaj
P3 5:26
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj in defensive zone
A. Xhekaj
P3 5:36
Faceoff win vs E. Kuznetsov
Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
J. Drouin
P3 5:37
Shot blocked by E. Gustafsson
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Erik Gustafsson
B. Gallagher
P3 6:07
Faceoff win vs C. Dvorak
Lars Eller won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
L. Eller · 1 A