Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, December 13, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 on Saturday, December 13, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	2	50-24-8
at Montreal Canadiens	1	41-30-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	9	6	26
Montreal Canadiens	6	13	14	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:19	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (10)	Alex Ovechkin (23), Alexander Semin (16)	Power play	WSH 1, MTL 0
2nd	15:25	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois (3)	Alex Tanguay (12), Robert Lang (11)	Even strength	WSH 1, MTL 1
3rd	17:28	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander (3)	Alexandre Giroux (1), Viktor Kozlov (12)	Even strength	WSH 2, MTL 1

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	4	3	3	0	0		19:20
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		13:22
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	83.3%	17:18
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	37.5%	13:45
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	45.5%	16:12
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0		12:26
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	0		19:13
Number 33 A. Giroux	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		10:52
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	83.3%	14:49
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		07:38
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:01
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	80%	12:02
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		22:56
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		17:29
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:40
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		21:33
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	0		22:02
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		13:22

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	33	32	1	.970	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0		13:17
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		18:12
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	28.6%	14:54
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	35.7%	16:50
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		14:46
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	1		21:13
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	100%	16:23
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	1	46.7%	15:56
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	50%	16:24
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:32
Number 80 B. Maxwell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.2%	12:28
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		11:54
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2		08:30
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2		18:41
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	4		23:09
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	3		16:43
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	1		18:15
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		23:51

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	26	24	2	.923	59:53	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:40	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Hooking	2
1st	10:10	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges	Roughing	2
1st	14:41	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:41	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:11	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	03:18	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	09:02	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Hooking	2
2nd	14:13	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Hooking	2
2nd	15:14	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	High sticking	2
2nd	15:14	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Roughing	2
2nd	15:14	Washington Capitals	Tyler Sloan	Roughing	2
3rd	01:05	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Slashing	2
3rd	02:24	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Slashing	2
3rd	08:24	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang	High sticking	2
3rd	08:29	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Interference	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Bill McCreary, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches: Bryan Helmer, Jose Theodore, Chris Clark, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Saku Koivu, Mathieu Dandenault, Georges Laraque, Alex Henry, Mike Komisarek, Chris Higgins, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Carey Price, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty

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, December 13, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Minnesota Wild 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
New York Islanders 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Dallas Stars 0 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 13, 2008