Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens

NHL

Capitals

24-21-8, 56 PTS

4-3

Final

Canadiens

22-25-8, 52 PTS

Bell Centre

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

WSH shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	16	9	9	34
MTL	11	7	13	31

In net

Darcy Kuemper28/31 SV, .903

Jake Allen30/34 SV, .882

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

Who won: Capitals 4-3

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Bell Centre. The Canadiens win the series 2-1. Aliaksei Protas led the Capitals in goals (1). Alex Newhook led the Canadiens in goals (1).

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T.J. Oshie scored the 300th goal of his career, while Aliaksei Protas and Anthony Mantha each had a goal and an assist as Washington delivered with a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: MTL wins series 2-1.
Capitals 11-12-3 on the road; Canadiens 11-15-3 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Canadiens7th in Atlantic Division

Oliver Kapanen C
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Bryce Pickford D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Ivan Demidov RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Kaiden Guhle D
Groin, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Lucas Condotta LW
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Darcy Kuemper G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Canadiens7th in Atlantic Division

Jake Allen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

MTL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Canadiens 5, Capitals 2 (Feb 6)

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Game info

Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada · Attendance 21,105
Officials: Francis Charron (Referee), Carter Sandlak (Referee), Derek Nansen (Linesman), Bevan Mills (Linesman)