Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, January 10, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 5–4 on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	4	50-24-8
at Montreal Canadiens	5	41-30-11

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	1	2	4
Montreal Canadiens	1	0	4	5

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	13	12	10	35
Montreal Canadiens	12	13	10	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:59	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (15)	Mike Green (17), Tyler Sloan (4)	Even strength	WSH 1, MTL 0
1st	09:20	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (8)	Tom Kostopoulos (9), Mike Komisarek (3)	Shorthanded	WSH 1, MTL 1
2nd	13:04	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (16)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, MTL 1
3rd	01:56	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang (16)	Andrei Markov (25), Andrei Kostitsyn (12)	Power play	WSH 2, MTL 2
3rd	02:39	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (13)	Sergei Kostitsyn (10), Patrice Brisebois (9)	Power play	WSH 2, MTL 3
3rd	04:15	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (13)	Matt Bradley (4), Michael Nylander (16)	Even strength	WSH 3, MTL 3
3rd	04:31	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (9)	Max Pacioretty (2), Alex Kovalev (21)	Even strength	WSH 3, MTL 4
3rd	12:21	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander (4)	Alex Ovechkin (27), Mike Green (18)	Power play	WSH 4, MTL 4
3rd	19:38	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 4, MTL 5

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	1	1	0	2	8	1	1	0		22:44
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	1	0		14:42
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:22
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		06:14
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		06:51
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	45.8%	21:41
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	58.3%	17:12
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		16:34
Number 28 A. Semin	R	2	0	2	+1	0	6	0	0	0		22:02
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	57.9%	16:07
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0		06:22
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	1	1	57.1%	12:55
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		18:35
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		16:25
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		24:16
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0		26:43
Number 62 S. Collins	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		08:04
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	4	0		17:35

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	35	30	5	.857	59:38	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 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	4	1	0		13:40
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0	52.4%	19:09
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	42.9%	14:56
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	2	0		10:04
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	+1	2	6	0	0	0		20:42
Number 28 K. Chipchura	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	14.3%	10:35
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		08:11
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	2	0	55%	15:39
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	0	1		14:55
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	0		15:56
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	1	1	2	0	2	3	0	0	0		14:36
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		14:41
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	10	0		22:09
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2	0		18:14
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	5	0		20:16
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		16:35
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:22
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	0		23:09

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	35	31	4	.886	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:05	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	High sticking	2
1st	12:29	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse	Tripping	2
1st	15:20	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Closing hand on puck	2
2nd	04:25	Washington Capitals	Sean Collins	Tripping	2
2nd	07:06	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Hooking	2
2nd	10:16	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2
2nd	16:59	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Hooking	2
2nd	16:59	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Diving	2
2nd	17:39	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2
3rd	01:37	Washington Capitals	Tyler Sloan	Hooking	2
3rd	11:10	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Bryan Helmer, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Boyd Gordon, Jeff Schultz, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Saku Koivu, Mathieu Dandenault, Georges Laraque, Alex Tanguay, Alex Henry, Chris Higgins, Ryan O'Byrne, Gregory Stewart, Carey Price, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber

Every Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Feb 18, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 10, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Florida Panthers 8	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
New York Rangers 2 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Dallas Stars 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
New Jersey Devils 5 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 10, 2009