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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–1 on Thursday, January 4, 2007 at home.

Team Goals 2006-2007 record
Montreal Canadiens 1 42-34-6
at Washington Capitals 5 28-40-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 0 1
Washington Capitals 2 2 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 9 8 11 28
Washington Capitals 12 17 6 35

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:34 Montreal Canadiens Craig Rivet (5) Guillaume Latendresse (10), Alex Kovalev (20) Power play MTL 1, WSH 0
1st 15:21 Washington Capitals Dainius Zubrus (15) Alex Ovechkin (27), Alexander Semin (18) Power play MTL 1, WSH 1
1st 17:43 Washington Capitals Dainius Zubrus (16) Alex Ovechkin (28), Steve Eminger (6) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 2
2nd 07:52 Washington Capitals Lawrence Nycholat (2) Alex Ovechkin (29), Steve Eminger (7) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 3
2nd 08:48 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (18) Boyd Gordon (8) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 4
3rd 09:33 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (19) Matt Pettinger (9), Lawrence Nycholat (4) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 5

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 28 35
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 8
Hits 20 20
Blocked shots 17 20
Giveaways 20 16
Takeaways 17 17
Faceoffs won 31/61 (50.8%) 30/61 (49.2%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 S. Koivu C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 1 0 52.4% 19:21
14 R. Bonk C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 55% 15:54
15 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 13:51
20 M. Johnson R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 16:13
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 0 0 100% 15:49
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 15:08
27 A. Kovalev R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 21:17
35 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 41.7% 16:25
42 A. Perezhogin R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:50
47 A. Downey R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 06:33
73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 0 13:50
84 G. Latendresse L 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 09:26
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 4 0 17:53
32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 11:25
44 S. Souray D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 3 0 23:05
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 0 0 18:52
52 C. Rivet D 1 0 1 -3 0 3 2 2 1 21:28
79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 21:12
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
30 D. Aebischer 15 14 1 .933 31:12
39 C. Huet 20 16 4 .800 28:48 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 3 3 +2 4 7 0 1 0 18:24
9 D. Zubrus C 2 0 2 +3 0 2 1 2 1 78.6% 16:03
15 B. Gordon C 0 1 1 +1 0 5 1 2 0 31.3% 16:26
16 B. Sutherby C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 44.4% 15:56
17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 33.3% 18:13
18 M. Pettinger L 0 1 1 +1 0 6 0 1 0 19:12
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 16:53
24 K. Beech C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 44.4% 14:59
27 B. Clymer R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 15:56
28 A. Semin R 2 1 3 +3 0 3 1 0 0 15:40
38 J. Klepis C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 02:34
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 09:37
2 B. Pothier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 21:23
3 L. Nycholat D 1 1 2 +3 0 4 2 1 0 23:28
6 J. Heward D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 2 0 17:24
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 14:22
44 S. Eminger D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 1 0 0 19:27
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 1 0 16:23
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 28 27 1 .964 59:55 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:16 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 07:50 Washington Capitals Jakub Klepis Hooking 2
1st 10:27 Montreal Canadiens Radek Bonk Hooking 2
1st 14:53 Montreal Canadiens Mike Johnson Tripping 2
1st 19:01 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin High sticking 2
1st 19:01 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin High sticking 2
2nd 06:49 Washington Capitals Donald Brashear Tripping 2
2nd 07:18 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 12:40 Montreal Canadiens Chris Higgins Hooking 2
3rd 10:06 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Tripping 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Washington Capitals head coach
Glen Hanlon
Referees
Wes McCauley, Tim Peel
Linesmen
Mark Pare, Mark Shewchyk
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Janne Niinimaa, Steve Begin, Duncan Milroy, Garth Murray, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Mikhail Grabovski
Washington Capitals scratches
Richard Zednik, Bryan Muir, Matt Bradley, Rico Fata, John Erskine, Timo Helbling, Alexandre Giroux, David Steckel, Tomas Fleischmann, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Daren Machesney, Jamie Hunt

2006-2007 season series

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

Other NHL games on Jan 4

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 10 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 0 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Calgary Flames 5 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at San Jose Sharks 9 Final Game page

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