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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 31-35-16
at Washington Capitals 3 42-32-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 0 0 0 2
Washington Capitals 2 0 0 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 9 14 13 5 0 41
Washington Capitals 12 10 11 0 0 33

Three stars

  1. M. Neuvirth, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. J. Beagle, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. E. Cole, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:16 Washington Capitals Mathieu Perreault (1) Alexander Semin (1), Karl Alzner (1) Even strength MTL 0, WSH 1
1st 16:10 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle (1) Matt Hendricks (1), Mike Knuble (1) Even strength MTL 0, WSH 2
1st 19:38 Montreal Canadiens Erik Cole (1) Max Pacioretty (1) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 2
2nd 14:31 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (1) Andrei Markov (1), Frédéric St-Denis (1) Even strength MTL 2, WSH 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals Matt Hendricks Goal (winner)
1 Montreal Canadiens David Desharnais Saved
2 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Saved
2 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty Saved
3 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Goal

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 41 33
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 21 26
Blocked shots 20 16
Giveaways 9 17
Takeaways 7 11
Faceoffs won 28/66 (42.4%) 38/66 (57.6%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
14 T. Plekanec C 1 0 1 +1 4 5 0 1 39.1% 18:55
15 P. Nokelainen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 04:42
25 B. Staubitz R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:32
27 R. Bourque R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 17:46
45 M. Blunden R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 13:33
51 D. Desharnais C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 40% 23:02
57 B. Geoffrion C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 13:04
60 A. Palushaj R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 06:09
67 M. Pacioretty L 0 1 1 -1 0 5 3 0 22:14
71 L. Leblanc C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 13:19
72 E. Cole L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 1 100% 20:39
81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 42.9% 20:35
17 C. Campoli D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 23:24
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 5 25:39
62 F. St-Denis D 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 3 13:48
74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 18:50
76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 +1 2 6 1 3 27:13
79 A. Markov D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 21:36
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
30 P. Budaj 33 31 2 .939 65:00 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 1 21:56
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 66.7% 19:40
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 50% 17:25
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 53.8% 19:49
22 M. Knuble R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 08:46
23 K. Aucoin C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 33.3% 13:11
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:52
26 M. Hendricks C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 1 80% 12:41
28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 0 17:52
83 J. Beagle C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 37.5% 16:03
85 M. Perreault C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 69.2% 10:05
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 19:01
6 D. Wideman D 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 4 23:16
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 2 22:05
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 1 20:42
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 24:26
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 19:20
81 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 12:58
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30 M. Neuvirth 41 39 2 .951 64:52 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:22 Montreal Canadiens Frédéric St-Denis Tripping 2
1st 06:10 Montreal Canadiens Peter Budaj Delaying game illegal play by goalie 2
1st 13:45 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Slashing 2
1st 17:04 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Roughing 2
2nd 03:48 Washington Capitals Dennis Wideman Interference 2
3rd 01:34 Washington Capitals Dennis Wideman Tripping 2
3rd 04:45 Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban Hooking 2
3rd 10:58 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Hooking 2
3rd 13:09 Washington Capitals John Carlson Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Randy Cunneyworth
Washington Capitals head coach
Dale Hunter
Referees
Mike Hasenfratz, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Matt MacPherson
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Tomas Kaberle, Ryan White
Washington Capitals scratches
Tomas Vokoun, Jeff Halpern, Joel Ward, Jeff Schultz, Cody Eakin

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 6 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 0 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 0 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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