Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Friday, April 23, 2010, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Friday, April 23, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	39-33-10
at Washington Capitals	1	54-15-13

Goals by period

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

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	9	10	9	28
Washington Capitals	15	11	12	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:30	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Cammalleri (1)	Andrei Markov (1), Tomas Plekanec (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 0
1st	07:01	Montreal Canadiens	Travis Moen (1)	Brian Gionta (1), Scott Gomez (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 0
2nd	03:52	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Mike Knuble (1), John Carlson (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 1

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	28	38
Power play	0 of 6	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	12
Hits	23	26
Blocked shots	19	15
Giveaways	9	12
Takeaways	5	3
Faceoffs won	25/55 (45.5%)	30/55 (54.5%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		18:05
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	1	47.8%	19:02
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	33.3%	07:29
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		24:51
Number 32 T. Moen	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	2		18:29
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		10:27
Number 42 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		12:58
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	3		15:46
Number 57 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		04:35
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		03:13
Number 91 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	56.5%	24:13
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:30
Number 20 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3		16:53
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	2		27:45
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		12:10
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:54
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	5		25:01
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		27:39

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	38	37	1	.974	60:00	Win

Washington Capitals

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	0	1	-1	0	6	0	1		24:47
Number 9 B. Morrison	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	53.8%	13:38
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	10:03
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:26
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	60%	09:21
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		09:32
Number 18 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	10:16
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	47.8%	22:08
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	100%	22:18
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	-1	2	2	2	0		17:30
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:43
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	1		20:25
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	3		23:36
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	5	2		24:53
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		18:36
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1		22:46
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		12:51
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		10:16

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	28	26	2	.929	58:48	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:04	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Holding	2
1st	10:02	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Slashing	2
1st	11:37	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble	Interference	2
1st	16:25	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Holding	2
1st	19:04	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	05:49	Washington Capitals	Joe Corvo	Slashing	2
2nd	08:23	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	10:10	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Roughing	2
2nd	13:12	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	High sticking	2
3rd	05:15	Montreal Canadiens	Benoit Pouliot	Holding	2
3rd	18:53	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Derek Amell
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Georges Laraque, Jaroslav Spacek, Mathieu Darche, Ben Maxwell
Washington Capitals scratches: Scott Walker, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Shaone Morrisonn, David Steckel, Milan Jurcina

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 Apr 23

Other NHL games on Friday, April 23, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 23, 2010
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Apr 23, 2010
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Apr 23, 2010

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