Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 24, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Washington Capitals	1	28-40-14
at Montreal Canadiens	4	42-34-6

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	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	10	8	28
Montreal Canadiens	14	20	6	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:53	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (29)	Alexander Semin (33), Brian Pothier (24)	Power play	WSH 1, MTL 0
1st	08:59	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (15)	Maxim Lapierre (5)	Even strength	WSH 1, MTL 1
2nd	09:36	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (16)	Saku Koivu (44), Sheldon Souray (36)	Power play	WSH 1, MTL 2
2nd	15:04	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (19)	Andrei Kostitsyn (9), Francis Bouillon (10)	Even strength	WSH 1, MTL 3
3rd	14:50	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (25)	Mathieu Dandenault (6)	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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	0	0		20:30
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	10:35
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	08:13
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	3	0	61.9%	15:22
Number 17 C. Clark	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	1	85.7%	19:16
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		13:16
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	69.2%	13:34
Number 24 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	43.8%	16:06
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0		20:28
Number 39 A. Giroux	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:06
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		13:08
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:00
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	2	0		25:15
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	2	0		24:35
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	4	0		22:22
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	2	0		18:33
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		10:12
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		19:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	40	36	4	.900	59:56	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	0	0	3	1	1	0	52.6%	17:03
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	21.4%	13:13
Number 20 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		12:41
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	+1	2	4	0	1	0		13:26
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	0	80%	13:17
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	3	0		16:26
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	2	0	2	+1	0	5	0	0	1		14:06
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	23.5%	14:56
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	5	1	0	60%	14:54
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0		12:53
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0	0		17:59
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		09:01
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	+3	2	0	4	4	0		19:08
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:26
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		14:39
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	0		25:31
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	3	0		20:50
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	1	5	0		26:13

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	28	27	1	.964	59:54	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:30	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins	High sticking	2
1st	17:58	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Tripping	2
2nd	03:20	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Tripping	2
2nd	05:25	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	08:33	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Interference	2
2nd	10:57	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Hooking	2
2nd	12:17	Washington Capitals	Kris Beech	Tripping	2
2nd	19:22	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	High sticking	2
3rd	15:36	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Tripping	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Frederic Cassivi, Ben Clymer, Rico Fata, John Erskine, Timo Helbling, Lawrence Nycholat, Brian Sutherby, David Steckel, Jakub Klepis, Steve Eminger, Eric Fehr, Daren Machesney, Jamie Hunt
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Janne Niinimaa, Aaron Downey, Sergei Samsonov, Michael Leighton, Alexander Perezhogin, Duncan Milroy, Garth Murray, Cristobal Huet, Mikhail Grabovski

Every Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 27, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Thu, Jan 4, 2007
Washington Capitals 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 20, 2007
Washington Capitals 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 24, 2007

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 24, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
New York Islanders 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
St. Louis Blues 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
San Jose Sharks 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
Ottawa Senators 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
New Jersey Devils 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
Dallas Stars 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
Nashville Predators 4 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 24, 2007