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Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in overtime on Saturday, January 5, 2008 on the road.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals 5 43-31-8
at Montreal Canadiens 4 47-25-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 3 1 1 5
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 2 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 6 10 11 2 29
Montreal Canadiens 11 6 9 1 27

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:38 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (13) Alex Kovalev (20), Andrei Markov (18) Power play WSH 0, MTL 1
2nd 07:27 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn (11) Tomas Plekanec (22), Francis Bouillon (3) Even strength WSH 0, MTL 2
2nd 08:31 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (31) Michael Nylander (24) Power play WSH 1, MTL 2
2nd 11:53 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (8) Jeff Schultz (4), Mike Green (12) Even strength WSH 2, MTL 2
2nd 18:51 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon (4) Mike Green (13) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 2
3rd 02:05 Montreal Canadiens Roman Hamrlik (3) Guillaume Latendresse (3), Mark Streit (19) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 3
3rd 06:38 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (32) John Erskine (6) Even strength WSH 4, MTL 3
3rd 11:26 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (18) Tomas Plekanec (23), Andrei Markov (19) Even strength WSH 4, MTL 4
OT 01:27 Washington Capitals Mike Green (11) Michael Nylander (25), Tomas Fleischmann (8) Even strength WSH 5, MTL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 29 27
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 33 34
Blocked shots 14 24
Giveaways 5 13
Takeaways 5 8
Faceoffs won 32/56 (57.1%) 24/56 (42.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 0 2 0 2 5 7 0 1 23:53
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 12:20
15 B. Gordon C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 40% 13:27
18 M. Pettinger L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:35
19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 54.5% 22:33
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 2 0 72.7% 15:42
25 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 100% 11:37
39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 13:56
43 T. Fleischmann L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 100% 11:38
53 Q. Laing L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 100% 11:57
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 09:33
92 M. Nylander C 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 53.8% 13:13
4 J. Erskine D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 4 0 0 13:16
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 7 0 23:23
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 2 1 0 22:34
44 S. Eminger D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 06:32
52 M. Green D 1 2 3 +1 0 3 3 1 0 27:46
55 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 25:33
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 27 23 4 .852 61:27 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:21
11 S. Koivu C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 40% 18:53
14 T. Plekanec C 1 2 3 +1 0 1 2 1 1 42.9% 19:26
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 20:36
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 06:36
27 A. Kovalev R 1 1 2 +1 2 5 6 0 0 100% 20:36
28 K. Chipchura C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 40% 06:51
40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 2 0 40% 16:35
46 A. Kostitsyn L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 100% 17:33
73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 13:32
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:35
84 G. Latendresse L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 12:57
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 20:50
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15:30
32 M. Streit D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:46
44 R. Hamrlik D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 4 0 24:31
51 F. Bouillon D 0 1 1 0 2 2 6 4 0 19:43
79 A. Markov D 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 3 0 23:08
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 29 24 5 .828 60:47 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:18 Washington Capitals John Erskine Holding 2
1st 09:29 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev Hooking 2
1st 14:19 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Holding 2
2nd 00:36 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Tripping 2
2nd 08:02 Montreal Canadiens Maxim Lapierre Slashing 2
2nd 12:48 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Holding 2
2nd 15:55 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Hooking 2
3rd 04:31 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Holding 2
3rd 16:16 Montreal Canadiens Francis Bouillon Roughing 2
3rd 16:16 Washington Capitals Donald Brashear Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Referees
Chris Rooney, Dean Warren
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches
Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, Tom Poti, Brian Pothier, Alexander Semin, Joe Motzko, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Patrice Brisebois, Bryan Smolinski, Steve Begin, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Jaroslav Halak, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Washington Capitals 5 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 5

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Dallas Stars 0 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 6 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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