Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	39-33-10
at Washington Capitals	4	54-15-13

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	3	10	13	26
Washington Capitals	11	17	15	43

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:14	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (1)	Unassisted	Power play	MTL 0, WSH 1
2nd	14:03	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 1
2nd	15:45	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (1)	Brooks Laich (1), Mike Green (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 2
2nd	16:21	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (1)	Tom Poti (1), Tomas Fleischmann (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 3
3rd	11:10	Montreal Canadiens	Benoit Pouliot (1)	Marc-Andre Bergeron (1), Andrei Markov (1)	Power play	MTL 2, WSH 3
3rd	17:58	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (2)	Tomas Fleischmann (2)	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Stat	Montreal Canadiens	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	26	43
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	13	30
Blocked shots	18	12
Giveaways	11	13
Takeaways	7	12
Faceoffs won	24/57 (42.1%)	33/57 (57.9%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

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 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0	100%	19:48
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	45.5%	21:33
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	13:34
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:42
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		19:52
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:17
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		13:37
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	33.3%	10:11
Number 57 B. Pouliot	L	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	1		16:54
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		14:14
Number 91 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	43.8%	18:45
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		17:53
Number 22 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	2	0		14:17
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	4	0		19:28
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0		22:10
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		10:56
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	4	0		16:32
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		23:54

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	43	39	4	.907	58:25	Loss

Washington Capitals

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	0	0	3	6	0	0		23:05
Number 9 B. Morrison	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	58.3%	15:15
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		09:54
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	1	2	3	+2	0	3	0	1	1	66.7%	15:32
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		11:03
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	45%	20:35
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	4	0	0	50%	18:36
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0		16:18
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0		11:11
Number 28 A. Semin	R	2	0	2	+1	0	8	1	0	0		17:53
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	83.3%	12:09
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		09:10
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	2	0		21:30
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		12:48
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		17:02
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		12:02
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+2	0	4	4	2	0		30:28
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1	0		19:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	17:56	Montreal Canadiens	Benoit Pouliot	Roughing	2
2nd	03:16	Montreal Canadiens	Jaroslav Spacek	Hooking	2
2nd	10:14	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Hooking	2
2nd	16:21	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	Roughing	2
2nd	16:21	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Gomez	Roughing	2
2nd	19:32	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Roughing	2
3rd	05:13	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	10:44	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble	Holding	2
3rd	13:30	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble	Slashing	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Jonny Murray
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Andrei Kostitsyn, Ryan O'Byrne, Sergei Kostitsyn
Washington Capitals scratches: Tyler Sloan, Boyd Gordon

2009-2010 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 28, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Washington Capitals 5 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Feb 10, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 6	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 17, 2010
Washington Capitals 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Apr 19, 2010
Washington Capitals 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 23, 2010
Washington Capitals 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Apr 26, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 28, 2010

Other NHL games on Jan 5

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Dallas Stars 0 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Boston Bruins 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Calgary Flames 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Minnesota Wild 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Jan 5, 2010

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