Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens

NHL

Capitals

42-23-10, 94 PTS

8-4

Final

Canadiens

20-45-11, 51 PTS

Bell Centre

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

WSH shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	7	18	16	41
MTL	15	9	8	32

In net

Vitek Vanecek28/32 SV, .875

Sam Montembeault33/41 SV, .805

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	3	4	8
MTL	0	2	2	4

Who won: Capitals 8-4

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-4 on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Bell Centre. The Capitals lead the series 3-0. The Capitals outscored the Canadiens 4-2 in the 3rd period. Anthony Mantha led the Capitals in goals (2). Ryan Poehling led the Canadiens in goals (2).

Recap · Apr 16

Mantha scores twice in 34 seconds, Capitals rout Canadiens

Anthony Mantha scored twice in a 34-second span midway through the second period and had two assists in the Washington Capitals' 8-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens 8-4 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: WSH leads series 3-0.
Capitals 23-8-5 on the road; Canadiens 10-23-4 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

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

Canadiens11th in Eastern Conference

Florian Xhekaj LW
Lower Body
Out
Mike Matheson D
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Ivan Demidov RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Oliver Kapanen C
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Sam Montembeault G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Vitek Vanecek G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Canadiens11th in Eastern Conference

Sam Montembeault G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH leads series 3-0

Last meeting: Capitals 5, Canadiens 2 (Feb 10)

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Game info

Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada · Attendance 21,105
Officials: Tom Chmielewski (Referee), Corey Syvret (Referee), Caleb Apperson (Linesman)