Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Friday, November 20, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Friday, November 20, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	39-33-10
at Washington Capitals	2	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	2	1	3
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	2

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	14	4	4	22
Washington Capitals	7	11	16	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:52	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (1)	Mathieu Perreault (1), Mike Green (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, WSH 1
2nd	03:59	Montreal Canadiens	Travis Moen (1)	Roman Hamrlik (1), Michael Cammalleri (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 1
2nd	06:46	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (1)	Andrei Kostitsyn (1), Max Pacioretty (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 1
3rd	12:29	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Cammalleri (1)	Paul Mara (1), Tomas Plekanec (1)	Power play	MTL 3, WSH 1
3rd	17:28	Washington Capitals	Brendan Morrison (1)	Mike Green (2), Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Even strength	MTL 3, WSH 2

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	22	34
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	13	11
Hits	17	26
Blocked shots	26	13
Giveaways	13	16
Takeaways	9	12
Faceoffs won	31/64 (48.4%)	33/64 (51.6%)

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	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1		20:43
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	4	0	51.6%	20:36
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	38.5%	14:38
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0		08:26
Number 32 T. Moen	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	2	0		19:36
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	66.7%	09:09
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0		17:26
Number 53 R. White	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0	100%	10:04
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:45
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		06:31
Number 91 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	41.7%	15:17
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		15:25
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		16:16
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3	0		21:22
Number 22 P. Mara	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	1	0		22:52
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0		21:35
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0		22:35
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		16:03

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	34	32	2	.941	59:49	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	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	100%	23:26
Number 9 B. Morrison	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	50%	19:48
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:20
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	22:05
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		14:23
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		10:57
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	38.1%	21:48
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	0	0	100%	17:43
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0	53.8%	11:13
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	66.7%	10:35
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0	0	55.6%	13:33
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		16:34
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		09:59
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	2	0		14:20
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	2	2	0	0	5	1	3	0		26:21
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		19:07
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		17:24
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:28

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	22	19	3	.864	58:34	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:43	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges	Interference	2
1st	13:20	Montreal Canadiens	Jaroslav Spacek	Tripping	2
1st	19:59	Montreal Canadiens	Georges Laraque	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:59	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:21	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault	Hooking	2
3rd	05:49	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse	Hooking	2
3rd	05:49	Washington Capitals	Brendan Morrison	Diving	2
3rd	12:07	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Tripping	2
3rd	18:08	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Hooking	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Jean Morin
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jay Leach, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Jose Theodore, Shaone Morrisonn

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 Nov 20

Other NHL games on Friday, November 20, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Florida Panthers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
New York Islanders 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Nov 20, 2009

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