Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Friday, February 23, 2001, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Friday, February 23, 2001 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	28-40-8-6
at Washington Capitals	3	41-27-10-4

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	1	1
Washington Capitals	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	10	14	26
Washington Capitals	9	15	8	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:23	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern (14)	Ulf Dahlen (25), Steve Konowalchuk (16)	Even strength	MTL 0, WSH 1
1st	09:28	Washington Capitals	Dmitri Khristich (11)	Adam Oates (49), Chris Simon (9)	Even strength	MTL 0, WSH 2
3rd	04:47	Washington Capitals	Calle Johansson (5)	Sylvain Cote (6), Ulf Dahlen (26)	Power play	MTL 0, WSH 3
3rd	16:07	Montreal Canadiens	Oleg Petrov (10)	Sheldon Souray (3), Patrice Brisebois (20)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Campbell	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		16:30
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	41.2%	19:42
Number 14 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	21:17
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		13:34
Number 23 F. Belanger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:02
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	33.3%	20:25
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		17:30
Number 32 O. Petrov	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0		18:16
Number 37 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2		12:45
Number 39 J. Witehall	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		07:54
Number 63 C. Darby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	20%	12:07
Number 78 Ã. Landry	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	08:50
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		12:11
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	2	2		23:49
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	1		19:59
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	0		20:08
Number 55 M. DescÃ´teaux	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		14:26
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	4		25:44

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	32	29	3	.906	58:36	Loss

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Khristich	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:59
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	2	2	+1	0	5	1	0	0		11:37
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	0	0	68.8%	15:16
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0		21:29
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	57.1%	10:23
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		11:47
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0	0		15:35
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	0		15:38
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	64.3%	08:22
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	50%	10:54
Number 44 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		12:53
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	60%	22:07
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		19:48
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1		22:53
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		21:46
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		14:15
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	0		16:48
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0		18:35

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	26	25	1	.962	59:52	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:06	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	10:38	Washington Capitals	Trent Whitfield	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	13:08	Montreal Canadiens	Matthieu DescÃ´teaux	Holding	2
1st	15:04	Washington Capitals	Jan Bulis	Interference	2
2nd	14:32	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
3rd	01:08	Washington Capitals	Richard Zednik	Tripping	2
3rd	03:32	Montreal Canadiens	Matthieu DescÃ´teaux	Holding	2
3rd	10:14	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Roughing	2
3rd	13:08	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Landry	Roughing	2
3rd	15:13	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Robidas	Slashing	2
3rd	15:13	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	Slashing	2
3rd	19:17	Washington Capitals	Rob Zettler	Boarding	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Blaine Angus, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Lyle Seitz, Tony Sericolo
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Benoit Brunet, Gino Odjick, Darryl Shannon, Barry Richter, Brian Savage, Craig Rivet, Juha Lind, Eric Bertrand, Eric Fichaud, Christian Laflamme, Matt Higgins, Mathieu Garon, Arron Asham, Xavier Delisle, Francis Bouillon, Andrei Bashkirov, Jason Ward, Eric Chouinard, Mike Ribeiro, Andrei Markov
Washington Capitals scratches: James Black, Joe Murphy, Terry Yake, Ken Klee, Dmitri Mironov, Corey Hirsch, Matthew Herr, Sebastien Charpentier, Glen Metropolit, Kris Beech, Matt Pettinger, Jakub Cutta

Every Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 17, 2000
Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 27, 2001
Washington Capitals 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 17, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 23, 2001

Other NHL games on Friday, February 23, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 7 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
New York Rangers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Boston Bruins 4 at Dallas Stars 5	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
St. Louis Blues 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Feb 23, 2001