Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Sunday, January 4, 2004, 5:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Sunday, January 4, 2004 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Washington Capitals	1	23-46-10-3
at Montreal Canadiens	4	41-30-7-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	6	7	20
Montreal Canadiens	13	7	14	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:32	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (8)	Saku Koivu (16)	Even strength	WSH 0, MTL 1
1st	16:07	Washington Capitals	Joel Kwiatkowski (5)	Mike Grier (9), Sergei Gonchar (35)	Even strength	WSH 1, MTL 1
2nd	13:31	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray (13)	Michael Ryder (17), Mike Ribeiro (21)	Power play	WSH 1, MTL 2
3rd	02:51	Montreal Canadiens	Joe Juneau (3)	Jason Ward (2)	Shorthanded	WSH 1, MTL 3
3rd	10:32	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, MTL 4

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	47.6%	19:23
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		13:42
Number 14 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	40%	17:28
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25%	09:16
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	12:00
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		11:19
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	23:09
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	46.2%	14:23
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	1		19:58
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		04:46
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	0		24:44
Number 76 D. Verot	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		07:57
Number 3 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		19:22
Number 4 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		09:47
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2		21:40
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0		24:35
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	3		30:31
Number 75 C. Hajt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:53

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Ouellet	34	30	4	.882	60:00	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 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	+2	2	4	1	1	0	55.6%	20:04
Number 15 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:44
Number 17 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:47
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		18:02
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:00
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		13:05
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	12:45
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	07:23
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0	50%	19:03
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	26.7%	17:49
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	2	1	3	+2	0	6	2	1	0		15:12
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	75%	18:35
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		24:33
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		10:23
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:11
Number 44 S. Souray	D	1	0	1	0	4	6	1	2	1		25:57
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	3	0	0		21:15
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		16:34

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	20	19	1	.950	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:48	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Cross checking	2
1st	09:19	Washington Capitals	Darcy Verot	Interference	2
1st	14:07	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
1st	14:07	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
1st	14:07	Washington Capitals	Rick Berry	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	12:25	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Holding	2
3rd	01:57	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Holding	2
3rd	16:03	Washington Capitals	Stephen Peat	Interference	2
3rd	16:39	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Holding the stick	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Bill McCreary, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Lazarowich
Washington Capitals scratches: Peter Bondra, John Gruden, Michael Nylander, Colin Forbes, Sebastien Charpentier, Dainius Zubrus, Josef Boumedienne, Brian Willsie, Andrei Podkonicky, Ivan Ciernik, Jean-Francois Fortin, Rastislav Stana, Nolan Yonkman, Roman Tvrdon, Dwayne Zinger, Jakub Cutta, Owen Fussey, Graham Mink, Alexander Semin, Steve Eminger, Garret Stroshein
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Karl Dykhuis, Yanic Perreault, Niklas Sundstrom, Benoit Gratton, Steve Begin, Gordie Dwyer, Andrei Markov, Ron Hainsey, Marcel Hossa, Chris Higgins

Every Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 14, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 28, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 23, 2003
Washington Capitals 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Jan 4, 2004

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Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Jan 4, 2004
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 4, 2004
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Jan 4, 2004