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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Monday, March 20, 2006 on the road.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens 4 42-31-9
at Washington Capitals 2 29-41-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 3 0 4
Washington Capitals 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 13 10 9 32
Washington Capitals 4 9 13 26

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:47 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek (1) Alex Kovalev (34) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 0
1st 16:17 Washington Capitals Brian Sutherby (14) Ben Clymer (13), Matt Bradley (11) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 1
2nd 07:28 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder (25) Chris Higgins (11), Saku Koivu (33) Power play MTL 2, WSH 1
2nd 09:08 Montreal Canadiens Alexander Perezhogin (8) Mike Komisarek (2), Andrei Markov (27) Even strength MTL 3, WSH 1
2nd 09:34 Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Dandenault (3) Richard Zednik (11), Mike Ribeiro (28) Even strength MTL 4, WSH 1
3rd 19:49 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (44) Brian Willsie (17), Ben Clymer (14) Power play MTL 4, WSH 2

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 32 26
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 20 20
Hits 23 24
Blocked shots 21 16
Giveaways 15 18
Takeaways 9 7
Faceoffs won 25/58 (43.1%) 33/58 (56.9%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 S. Koivu C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 50% 15:33
14 R. Bonk C 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 1 0 45.5% 13:14
20 R. Zednik R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 13:42
21 C. Higgins L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:20
22 S. Begin L 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 1 0 13:38
25 M. Dandenault R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 21:21
27 A. Kovalev R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 14:31
35 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 41.7% 15:36
38 J. Bulis C 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 12:07
42 A. Perezhogin R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 11:45
57 G. Murray C 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 13:38
71 M. Ribeiro C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 38.5% 15:55
73 M. Ryder R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 1 15:43
8 M. Komisarek D 1 1 2 +2 0 5 3 5 0 19:32
24 T. Simpson D 0 0 0 +1 5 2 4 4 0 18:41
44 S. Souray D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 25:15
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 0 14:59
79 A. Markov D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 4 0 20:12
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
39 C. Huet 26 24 2 .923 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 4 2 1 19:26
9 D. Zubrus C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 53.8% 21:39
10 M. Bradley R 0 1 1 0 5 0 3 1 0 14:06
11 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 0 0 68.8% 16:23
16 B. Sutherby C 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 62.5% 15:17
17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 60% 18:54
18 M. Pettinger L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:25
20 R. Fata L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 06:16
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 25% 12:33
24 B. Willsie R 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 15:56
27 B. Clymer R 0 2 2 +1 5 1 0 1 0 14:20
38 J. Klepis C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 07:50
6 J. Heward D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 0 3 0 21:06
23 I. Majesky D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 2 0 16:57
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 18:29
34 M. Biron D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 4 2 0 22:47
40 N. Yonkman D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 12:46
44 S. Eminger D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 21:43
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 32 28 4 .875 59:53 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:36 Montreal Canadiens Todd Simpson Fighting (major) 5
1st 04:36 Washington Capitals Ben Clymer Fighting (major) 5
1st 09:36 Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis Hooking 2
1st 10:54 Washington Capitals Jeff Halpern Hooking 2
1st 12:18 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Hooking 2
2nd 01:11 Montreal Canadiens Garth Murray Fighting (major) 5
2nd 01:11 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley Fighting (major) 5
2nd 06:15 Washington Capitals Mathieu Biron Tripping 2
2nd 15:06 Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis Hooking 2
2nd 19:01 Washington Capitals Jeff Halpern Hooking 2
3rd 02:45 Montreal Canadiens Radek Bonk Tripping 2
3rd 08:21 Washington Capitals Jamie Heward Tripping 2
3rd 14:02 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin Holding 2
3rd 18:31 Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Bob Gainey
Washington Capitals head coach
Glen Hanlon
Referees
Brad Watson, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, Mark Shewchyk
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Niklas Sundstrom, Jose Theodore, Pierre Dagenais, Francis Bouillon, Aaron Downey, Mark Streit, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis
Washington Capitals scratches
Andrew Cassels, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Bryan Muir, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Kris Beech, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 20

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Florida Panthers 6 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Los Angeles Kings 0 Final Game page

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