Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–3 on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Washington Capitals	6	54-15-13
at Montreal Canadiens	3	39-33-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	1	4	6
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	9	9	20	38
Montreal Canadiens	12	21	6	39

Three stars

S. Varlamov, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
M. Cammalleri, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:10	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Nicklas Backstrom (1), Mike Green (1)	Power play	WSH 1, MTL 0
1st	09:12	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Cammalleri (1)	Glen Metropolit (1), Roman Hamrlik (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, MTL 1
2nd	15:42	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Gionta (1)	Andrei Markov (1), Marc-Andre Bergeron (1)	Power play	WSH 1, MTL 2
2nd	19:53	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (1)	Boyd Gordon (1), John Carlson (1)	Shorthanded	WSH 2, MTL 2
3rd	11:09	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (2)	Alexander Semin (1)	Even strength	WSH 3, MTL 2
3rd	12:01	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera (1)	Matt Bradley (1)	Even strength	WSH 4, MTL 2
3rd	17:33	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (2)	Nicklas Backstrom (2)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 5, MTL 2
3rd	18:42	Montreal Canadiens	Dominic Moore (1)	Roman Hamrlik (2)	Even strength	WSH 5, MTL 3
3rd	19:49	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Alex Ovechkin (1), Tom Poti (1)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 6, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Washington Capitals	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	38	39
Power play	1 of 5	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	10
Hits	17	30
Blocked shots	14	22
Giveaways	9	10
Takeaways	2	12
Faceoffs won	39/65 (60%)	26/65 (40%)

Box score

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	2	1	3	+3	0	3	4	0	1		21:10
Number 9 B. Morrison	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	44.4%	09:17
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	0	0		13:26
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		13:37
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	14:36
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		08:44
Number 18 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	63.2%	14:48
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	2	3	+4	0	6	0	0	0	57.1%	19:14
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0	100%	16:12
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	2	0	2	+3	0	6	0	0	0		17:36
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0		12:06
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		15:56
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	2	2	+3	0	2	0	0	0		21:19
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0		22:47
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		19:06
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	4	0		19:40
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0		17:44
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:55

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	39	36	3	.923	59:48	Win

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	1	0	1	-2	0	5	2	1	0	60%	18:55
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	0	0	27.8%	16:50
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0	20%	07:27
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	1	0	1	-3	0	5	1	0	1		22:16
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		11:35
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	50%	11:20
Number 42 D. Moore	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	57.1%	13:17
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0		14:26
Number 57 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	0	100%	18:38
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0	0		08:17
Number 91 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-3	0	4	2	1	0	41.7%	23:06
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	08:07
Number 20 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	7	4	0		13:05
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	4	0		21:50
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	3	0		15:27
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	1	1	-3	0	3	1	2	0		22:04
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		18:07
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	2	0		29:32

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	36	32	4	.889	59:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:48	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Interference	2
1st	07:40	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn	High sticking	2
1st	16:46	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann	Tripping	2
2nd	12:29	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	High sticking	2
2nd	14:39	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Roughing	2
2nd	16:40	Montreal Canadiens	Hal Gill	Holding	2
2nd	18:05	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	12:01	Montreal Canadiens	Carey Price	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	19:49	Montreal Canadiens	Carey Price	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Mark Shewchyk
Washington Capitals scratches: Scott Walker, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Shaone Morrisonn, David Steckel, Milan Jurcina
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Georges Laraque, Jaroslav Spacek, Mathieu Darche, Ben Maxwell

2009-2010 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens 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 Apr 21

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Vancouver Canucks 6 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Apr 21, 2010

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