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Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, March 30, 2006 at home.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals 2 29-41-12
at Montreal Canadiens 3 42-31-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 10 12 0 29
Montreal Canadiens 17 7 5 4 33

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 11:29 Montreal Canadiens Chris Higgins (18) Saku Koivu (40), Sheldon Souray (24) Even strength WSH 0, MTL 1
2nd 18:37 Washington Capitals Ben Clymer (15) Alex Ovechkin (45), Brian Sutherby (15) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 1
3rd 08:23 Montreal Canadiens Chris Higgins (19) Unassisted Power play WSH 1, MTL 2
3rd 19:57 Washington Capitals Jeff Halpern (6) Brian Willsie (19), Alex Ovechkin (46) Power play WSH 2, MTL 2
OT 04:02 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu (15) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 29 33
Power play 1 of 6 1 of 10
Penalty minutes 24 16
Hits 10 18
Blocked shots 15 18
Giveaways 10 9
Takeaways 19 19
Faceoffs won 30/56 (53.6%) 26/56 (46.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 -1 2 5 1 1 0 24:17
9 D. Zubrus C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 42.9% 26:47
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:38
11 J. Halpern C 1 0 1 0 2 6 0 2 1 71.4% 20:29
16 B. Sutherby C 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 44.4% 10:28
17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 71.4% 18:16
18 M. Pettinger L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19:36
20 R. Fata L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 05:12
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 100% 05:32
24 B. Willsie R 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 16:11
27 B. Clymer R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 17:34
6 J. Heward D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 0 0 22:56
23 I. Majesky D 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 3 0 19:00
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 0 23:01
34 M. Biron D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 10:09
40 N. Yonkman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 03:01
44 S. Eminger D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 3 0 16:06
47 B. Muir D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 25:56
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 33 30 3 .909 62:59 OT loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 S. Koivu C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 1 0 56.3% 20:50
14 R. Bonk C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 52.9% 15:35
20 R. Zednik R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:52
21 C. Higgins L 2 0 2 +2 0 4 0 0 1 20:27
22 S. Begin L 0 0 0 -1 4 2 7 0 0 100% 15:35
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 0 13:12
27 A. Kovalev R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 100% 19:26
35 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 33.3% 10:20
42 A. Perezhogin R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:26
47 A. Downey R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 10:18
57 G. Murray C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 07:41
71 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 0 15.4% 17:53
73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 16:01
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 15:03
32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:48
44 S. Souray D 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 3 0 28:00
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 28:25
79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 24:34
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
39 C. Huet 29 27 2 .931 63:59 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:01 Washington Capitals Brian Sutherby High sticking 2
1st 03:31 Washington Capitals Jamie Heward Interference 2
1st 07:29 Washington Capitals Steve Eminger High sticking 2
1st 12:55 Washington Capitals Ivan Majesky Hooking 2
1st 15:23 Montreal Canadiens Craig Rivet Hooking 2
1st 17:18 Washington Capitals Jeff Halpern Cross checking 2
2nd 04:01 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin Interference 2
2nd 04:01 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin Slashing 2
2nd 04:01 Washington Capitals Olie Kolzig Slashing 2
2nd 06:15 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 12:20 Washington Capitals Ivan Majesky Tripping 2
2nd 15:49 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 18:53 Montreal Canadiens Garth Murray Hooking 2
3rd 08:20 Washington Capitals Brian Willsie Hooking 2
3rd 08:45 Montreal Canadiens Aaron Downey Interference 2
3rd 12:45 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Hooking 2
3rd 17:41 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin High sticking 2
3rd 18:27 Montreal Canadiens Mike Ribeiro Hooking 2
OT 01:10 Montreal Canadiens Sheldon Souray Roughing 2
OT 01:10 Washington Capitals Bryan Muir Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Glen Hanlon
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Bob Gainey
Referees
Michael McGeough, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches
Andrew Cassels, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Kris Beech, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Niklas Sundstrom, Jose Theodore, Todd Simpson, Jan Bulis, Pierre Dagenais, Francis Bouillon, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis

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 30

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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