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).

Recap · Dec 31

Alex Ovechkin has hat trick, Capitals rout Canadiens 9-2

Alex Ovechkin scored almost at will against the Montreal Canadiens and moved a few steps closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal record.

What it means

Season series: WSH leads series 2-0.
Canadiens 8-10-3 on the road; Capitals 12-5-2 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division

Florian Xhekaj LW
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Bryce Pickford D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Ivan Demidov RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Oliver Kapanen C
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Sam Montembeault G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Out
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division

Jake Allen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Charlie Lindgren G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH leads series 2-0

Last meeting: Capitals 3, Canadiens 1 (Oct 15)

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Francois St. Laurent (Referee), Frederick L'Ecuyer (Referee), David Brisebois (Linesman), Kilian McNamara (Linesman)