Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals	4	48-23-11
at Montreal Canadiens	2	44-30-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	2	0	2	4
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	0	2

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	16	19	6	41
Montreal Canadiens	12	6	8	26

Three stars

M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
C. Price, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
A. Kostitsyn, 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	01:06	Washington Capitals	Marcus Johansson (1)	Dennis Wideman (1), Braden Holtby (1)	Power play	WSH 1, MTL 0
1st	01:26	Montreal Canadiens	Travis Moen (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, MTL 1
1st	13:23	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (1)	Karl Alzner (1), John Carlson (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, MTL 1
2nd	03:28	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (1)	Lars Eller (1), P.K. Subban (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, MTL 2
3rd	06:43	Washington Capitals	Marcus Johansson (2)	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Even strength	WSH 3, MTL 2
3rd	16:53	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (1)	Marco Sturm (1)	Power play	WSH 4, MTL 2

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	41	26
Power play	2 of 5	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	13	17
Hits	17	26
Blocked shots	10	11
Giveaways	15	15
Takeaways	6	4
Faceoffs won	30/57 (52.6%)	27/57 (47.4%)

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	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	0	0		21:44
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	1	0		11:02
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	75%	14:45
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:16
Number 18 M. Sturm	L	0	1	1	-1	4	1	0	0	0		13:57
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	50%	21:32
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1		18:04
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	09:04
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0		12:40
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		19:59
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	20%	09:27
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	43.8%	17:03
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	1	0	0		25:53
Number 23 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0		21:34
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		18:53
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		16:10
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	6	0	2	0		20:04
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		14:57

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	26	24	2	.923	59:56	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 11 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	1	0	60%	20:20
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		18:16
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	58.3%	11:03
Number 15 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		05:56
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	0		21:25
Number 32 T. Moen	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	0	0		14:09
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		15:52
Number 53 R. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0		11:19
Number 57 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		11:34
Number 58 D. Desharnais	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	53.8%	16:32
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0	33.3%	16:11
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		08:55
Number 20 J. Wisniewski	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	3	0		22:46
Number 22 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	3	0	0		12:51
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	0		26:14
Number 68 Y. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:50
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:39
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	0	0		24:13

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	41	37	4	.902	59:42	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:46	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Hooking	2
1st	01:48	Montreal Canadiens	Paul Mara	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:48	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:20	Washington Capitals	Marco Sturm	Holding	2
1st	16:42	Washington Capitals	Tyler Sloan	Hooking	2
1st	18:07	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Interference	2
1st	18:17	Montreal Canadiens	Paul Mara	Interference	2
2nd	11:32	Montreal Canadiens	Travis Moen	Holding	2
3rd	03:08	Montreal Canadiens	James Wisniewski	Holding the stick	2
3rd	03:08	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble	Hooking	2
3rd	14:42	Washington Capitals	Marco Sturm	Hooking	2
3rd	15:00	Montreal Canadiens	Lars Eller	Interference	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Referees: Brad Watson, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches: Jason Arnott, John Erskine, DJ King, Nicklas Backstrom, Semyon Varlamov
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Brent Sopel, Alexandre Picard

2010-2011 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 1, 2011
Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 26, 2011

Other NHL games on Mar 15

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
New York Islanders 3 at New York Rangers 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Boston Bruins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
San Jose Sharks 6 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Tue, Mar 15, 2011

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