Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–5 in overtime on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Montreal Canadiens	5	39-33-10
at Washington Capitals	6	54-15-13

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	2	1	0	5
Washington Capitals	1	1	3	1	6

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Montreal Canadiens	8	10	6	0	24
Washington Capitals	13	10	13	1	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:00	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Gionta (1)	Scott Gomez (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 0
1st	07:58	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 0
1st	10:21	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (1)	Tomas Fleischmann (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 1
2nd	11:06	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (2)	Michael Cammalleri (1), Tomas Plekanec (1)	Even strength	MTL 3, WSH 1
2nd	17:44	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (3)	Jaroslav Spacek (1), Michael Cammalleri (2)	Power play	MTL 4, WSH 1
2nd	18:23	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Joe Corvo (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	Even strength	MTL 4, WSH 2
3rd	02:56	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	John Carlson (1)	Even strength	MTL 4, WSH 3
3rd	09:47	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (2)	Alex Ovechkin (2), Jeff Schultz (1)	Even strength	MTL 4, WSH 4
3rd	14:54	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (1)	Michael Cammalleri (3), Andrei Kostitsyn (1)	Even strength	MTL 5, WSH 4
3rd	18:39	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (1)	Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alex Ovechkin (3)	Even strength	MTL 5, WSH 5
OT	00:31	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (3)	Mike Knuble (1), Tom Poti (1)	Even strength	MTL 5, WSH 6

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

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	3	3	0	2	2	1	0	0	100%	16:33
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	37.5%	19:16
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0		20:57
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1	0		13:38
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	25%	10:48
Number 42 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	45.5%	15:31
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	3	1	4	0	0	5	1	0	1		15:46
Number 52 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		07:46
Number 57 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0		17:49
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		09:05
Number 91 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	0	5	2	1	0	0	53.8%	17:18
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	100%	11:01
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	5	5	0		19:52
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		20:27
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	7	0		21:39
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		18:42
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0		18:04
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		22:23

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	37	31	6	.838	60:31	Loss

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	3	4	+3	0	6	8	0		20:22
Number 9 B. Morrison	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	77.8%	12:33
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	1		10:27
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	50%	15:18
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1		13:17
Number 18 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	73.3%	13:41
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	3	1	4	+3	0	6	1	1	50%	19:33
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0		18:01
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		18:47
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		11:23
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0		19:21
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	37.5%	08:51
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+1	5	1	2	0		19:02
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		15:30
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		25:39
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	2		21:41
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0		17:02
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		16:31

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	22	19	3	.864	52:33	Win
Number 60 J. Theodore	2	0	2	.000	07:58

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:37	Washington Capitals	Eric Belanger	Tripping	2
2nd	16:08	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Tripping	2
2nd	19:39	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Cammalleri	Slashing	2
3rd	03:30	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Gomez	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:30	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:13	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Tripping	2
3rd	11:27	Montreal Canadiens	Hal Gill	Interference	2
3rd	15:17	Montreal Canadiens	Benoit Pouliot	Tripping	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Barton
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Georges Laraque, Glen Metropolit, Ryan O'Byrne, Ben Maxwell
Washington Capitals scratches: Scott Walker, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Tyler Sloan, Milan Jurcina, Boyd Gordon

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 Saturday, April 17, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Apr 17, 2010
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Apr 17, 2010