Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Wednesday, April 28, 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	1	0	1	2
Washington Capitals	0	0	1	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	8	3	5	16
Washington Capitals	11	13	18	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:30	Montreal Canadiens	Marc-Andre Bergeron (1)	Scott Gomez (1), Andrei Markov (1)	Power play	MTL 1, WSH 0
3rd	16:24	Montreal Canadiens	Dominic Moore (1)	Hal Gill (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 0
3rd	17:44	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (1)	Alex Ovechkin (1), Nicklas Backstrom (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	16	42
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	13	27
Blocked shots	41	11
Giveaways	5	11
Takeaways	4	9
Faceoffs won	31/65 (47.7%)	34/65 (52.3%)

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	1	0	1	0		20:50
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	2	0	37.5%	20:05
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:42
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	100%	24:18
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		11:23
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	100%	13:23
Number 42 D. Moore	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	46.2%	15:17
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		19:00
Number 57 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	3	0		10:41
Number 91 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	50%	22:49
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		10:47
Number 20 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	5	0		19:39
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		23:10
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		13:29
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		04:06
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	6	0		23:35
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		10:50
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0		25:12

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	42	41	1	.976	60:00	Win

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	1	1	0	0	10	6	0	0		23:35
Number 9 B. Morrison	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	57.1%	14:42
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		07:04
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	62.5%	07:41
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:48
Number 18 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	61.1%	15:11
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	37.5%	21:52
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	1	0	100%	19:18
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	0		20:09
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:47
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:41
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	+1	0	8	0	0	0		19:32
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:45
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		15:09
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	1	0		26:36
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		18:51
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		19:03
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:02

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	16	14	2	.875	58:02	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:00	Washington Capitals	Brendan Morrison	Roughing	2
1st	18:00	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Roughing	2
1st	19:18	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Cross checking	2
2nd	01:05	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Tripping	2
2nd	11:42	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Tripping	2
2nd	14:21	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges	Holding	2
2nd	17:22	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Holding	2
3rd	18:16	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	High sticking	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Jean Morin
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Georges Laraque, Jaroslav Spacek, Mathieu Darche, Sergei Kostitsyn, Ben Maxwell
Washington Capitals scratches: Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Tyler Sloan, David Steckel, Milan Jurcina, Tomas Fleischmann

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

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