Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Friday, November 17, 2000, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 on Friday, November 17, 2000 at home.

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

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	2	3
Washington Capitals	2	2	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	11	13	8	32
Washington Capitals	6	16	4	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:20	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (7)	Chris Simon (1), Andrei Nikolishin (4)	Power play	MTL 0, WSH 1
1st	18:52	Washington Capitals	Adam Oates (3)	Sergei Gonchar (8), Ulf Dahlen (7)	Even strength	MTL 0, WSH 2
2nd	00:33	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Darby (3)	Brian Savage (6), Craig Rivet (2)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 2
2nd	00:54	Washington Capitals	Richard Zednik (5)	Peter Bondra (11), Andrei Nikolishin (5)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 3
2nd	07:46	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (8)	Jan Bulis (4), Ken Klee (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 4
3rd	10:48	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Robidas (1)	Martin Rucinsky (9), Eric Landry (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 4
3rd	11:05	Montreal Canadiens	Dainius Zubrus (8)	Sergei Zholtok (8)	Even strength	MTL 3, WSH 4

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 14 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	25%	21:04
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	71.4%	18:24
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	2		17:30
Number 32 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		17:43
Number 34 S. Zholtok	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	57.1%	15:45
Number 35 A. Bashkirov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:03
Number 47 J. Lind	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	05:46
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	6	0		20:06
Number 63 C. Darby	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	40%	18:52
Number 78 Ã. Landry	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	0	55.6%	14:39
Number 83 E. Bertrand	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		05:46
Number 22 E. Weinrich	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	4	0		24:40
Number 24 C. Laflamme	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	4	0		12:20
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0		08:30
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-3	0	4	3	2		23:26
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		24:01
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	0		09:39
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	19:40

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 E. Fichaud	19	18	1	.947	37:59	Loss
Number 60 J. Theodore	7	4	3	.571	20:42

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 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0		17:07
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	41.2%	14:16
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	2	1	3	+1	0	4	4	1	1		19:52
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	62.5%	16:30
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:32
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0		12:42
Number 21 J. Black	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		11:39
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0		19:44
Number 25 T. Yake	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	08:04
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	25%	09:30
Number 44 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	0	2	6	1	0	0		14:36
Number 77 A. Oates	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	62.5%	20:26
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	4	1	0		17:16
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		16:30
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		23:17
Number 15 D. Mironov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		18:23
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		23:19
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		18:20

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:55	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Hooking	2
1st	05:10	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin	High sticking	2
1st	08:55	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Weinrich	Tripping	2
1st	15:51	Washington Capitals	Richard Zednik	High sticking	2
2nd	02:07	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Slashing	2
2nd	04:34	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Slashing	2
2nd	04:38	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Landry	Holding stick obstruction	2
2nd	08:08	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Darby	Tripping	2
2nd	15:04	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Hooking	2
3rd	16:47	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Slashing	2
3rd	17:20	Montreal Canadiens	Dainius Zubrus	Elbowing	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Alain Vigneault
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Mark Pare
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Benoit Brunet, Jeff Hackett, Darryl Shannon, Enrico Ciccone, Barry Richter, Patrick Poulin, Jim Campbell, Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray, Matt Higgins, Matthieu DescÃ´teaux, Mathieu Garon, Arron Asham, Xavier Delisle, Francis Bouillon, P.J. Stock, Jason Ward, Mike Ribeiro
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Berube, Joe Murphy, Joe Reekie, Rob Zettler, 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, November 17, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 17, 2000
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Nov 17, 2000
New York Rangers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Nov 17, 2000
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Nov 17, 2000
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Nov 17, 2000
Dallas Stars 1 at Detroit Red Wings 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 17, 2000
Florida Panthers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Nov 17, 2000