Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, November 24, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 5–3 on Saturday, November 24, 2001 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Washington Capitals	3	36-33-11-2
at Montreal Canadiens	5	36-31-12-3

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	1	1	3
Montreal Canadiens	0	3	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	10	11	32
Montreal Canadiens	13	15	16	44

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:06	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger (3)	Rob Zettler (2), Jeff Halpern (9)	Even strength	WSH 1, MTL 0
2nd	02:29	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (4)	Joe Juneau (7), Andreas Dackell (5)	Even strength	WSH 1, MTL 1
2nd	09:06	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault (10)	Donald Audette (10), Andrei Markov (5)	Power play	WSH 1, MTL 2
2nd	11:49	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage (10)	Yanic Perreault (8)	Power play	WSH 1, MTL 3
2nd	13:06	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (13)	Jaromir Jagr (9), Sylvain Cote (5)	Even strength	WSH 2, MTL 3
3rd	10:01	Montreal Canadiens	Donald Audette (5)	Doug Gilmour (4), Craig Rivet (6)	Even strength	WSH 2, MTL 4
3rd	12:15	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (9)	Peter Bondra (6), Sergei Gonchar (13)	Power play	WSH 3, MTL 4
3rd	19:51	Montreal Canadiens	Chad Kilger (3)	Joe Juneau (8)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 3, MTL 5

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

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 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	4	0		18:29
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	0	0		18:44
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0	43.8%	15:22
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	0	0		20:21
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1	0	50%	19:06
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		06:32
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	0		11:44
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		10:35
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	25%	06:47
Number 46 M. Farrell	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		03:19
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	1	2	-1	2	2	0	0	1		21:38
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	1	0	64.5%	21:06
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		19:37
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	3	0		23:06
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		20:10
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		18:53
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	2	0		14:00
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	2	0		20:43

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	43	39	4	.907	58:54	Loss

Montreal Canadiens 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 14 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		16:32
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0		14:43
Number 22 D. Audette	R	1	1	2	+1	0	11	1	0	0		19:45
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1	0		20:03
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	100%	07:54
Number 37 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:46
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		18:21
Number 39 R. Simpson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		01:25
Number 49 B. Savage	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	1		18:25
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	40%	19:50
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	1	0	50%	16:28
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	1	1	2	-1	0	5	0	0	1	51.9%	17:22
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0		17:34
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	1	2	0		22:37
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	1	0		28:38
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:17
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	4	0		24:48
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		12:37

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:02	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Hooking	2
1st	08:02	Washington Capitals	Sylvain Cote	Holding the stick	2
1st	10:21	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Roughing	2
1st	19:57	Washington Capitals	Ulf Dahlen	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	08:43	Washington Capitals	Rob Zettler	High sticking	2
2nd	11:19	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr	Roughing	2
2nd	18:06	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	02:19	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Holding	2
3rd	04:50	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Tripping	2
3rd	11:49	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Dykhuis	Holding the stick	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dave Jackson, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Dmitri Khristich, Joe Reekie, Steve Konowalchuk, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Jean-Francois Fortin, Todd Rohloff, Stephen Peat, Chris Corrinet, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jeff Hackett, Gino Odjick, Craig Darby, Patrick Traverse, Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray, Benoit Gratton, Eric Landry, Arron Asham, Francis Bouillon, Mike Ribeiro, Marcel Hossa, Martti Jarventie, Olivier Michaud

Every Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Oct 19, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Washington Capitals 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Jan 16, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 23, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 24, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 3 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
New Jersey Devils 5 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 24, 2001