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Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout on Thursday, April 2, 2015 on the road.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals 5 45-26-11
at Montreal Canadiens 4 50-22-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 2 2 0 1 5
Montreal Canadiens 0 3 1 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 9 6 2 0 19
Montreal Canadiens 6 7 13 1 0 27

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. P. Subban, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:58 Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry (6) Alex Galchenyuk (24), P.K. Subban (41) Even strength WSH 0, MTL 1
2nd 10:36 Washington Capitals Joel Ward (18) Marcus Johansson (26) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 1
2nd 14:08 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (51) John Carlson (38), Braden Holtby (2) Power play WSH 2, MTL 1
2nd 14:47 Montreal Canadiens Tom Gilbert (4) PA Parenteau (13), Alex Galchenyuk (25) Even strength WSH 2, MTL 2
2nd 18:39 Montreal Canadiens Lars Eller (13) Dale Weise (19), P.K. Subban (42) Even strength WSH 2, MTL 3
3rd 11:06 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (52) John Carlson (39), Nicklas Backstrom (56) Power play WSH 3, MTL 3
3rd 12:19 Washington Capitals Joel Ward (19) John Carlson (40), Evgeny Kuznetsov (25) Power play WSH 4, MTL 3
3rd 15:01 Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban (15) Andrei Markov (37), Max Pacioretty (30) Power play WSH 4, MTL 4

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Montreal Canadiens Alex Galchenyuk Saved
1 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Saved
2 Montreal Canadiens David Desharnais Saved
2 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Saved
3 Montreal Canadiens PA Parenteau Saved
3 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Saved
4 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty Saved
4 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 19 27
Power play 3 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 33 26
Blocked shots 30 21
Giveaways 16 10
Takeaways 3 8
Faceoffs won 41/75 (54.7%) 34/75 (45.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 0 2 0 0 4 5 1 2 22:59
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 50% 16:12
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 62.1% 23:42
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 0 66.7% 19:44
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 0 0 12:40
22 C. Glencross L 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 12:07
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 15:05
42 J. Ward R 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 100% 17:21
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 04:14
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 04:49
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 20:45
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 47.4% 17:39
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 6 0 22:21
6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 1 0 14:15
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 5 0 20:41
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 5 0 24:19
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 4 0 17:41
74 J. Carlson D 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 26:48
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 27 23 4 .852 65:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
8 B. Prust L 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 0 0 50% 12:06
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 17:45
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 1 0 48% 20:27
15 P. Parenteau R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 18:10
17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 70% 11:29
21 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 10:28
22 D. Weise R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 10:58
25 J. de la Rose L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 50% 11:33
27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 20:06
51 D. Desharnais C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 1 0 42.1% 19:53
67 M. Pacioretty L 0 1 1 -1 2 4 2 0 0 19:25
81 L. Eller C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 31.3% 13:24
26 J. Petry D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 3 2 0 20:48
28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 17:07
74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 22:48
76 P. Subban D 1 2 3 +1 0 2 3 3 1 24:06
77 T. Gilbert D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 4 0 21:28
79 A. Markov D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 23:43
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 19 15 4 .790 64:50 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:48 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Slashing 2
1st 18:57 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Holding 2
2nd 11:42 Montreal Canadiens Brandon Prust Hooking 2
2nd 13:18 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty Hooking 2
3rd 06:16 Washington Capitals John Carlson Hooking 2
3rd 10:31 Montreal Canadiens Torrey Mitchell High sticking 2
3rd 11:18 Montreal Canadiens Carey Price Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 14:23 Washington Capitals Curtis Glencross Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Michel Therrien
Referees
Dave Jackson, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Jean Morin
Washington Capitals scratches
Jay Beagle
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Sergei Gonchar, Manny Malhotra, Mike Weaver, Greg Pateryn, Brian Flynn

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 2

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Florida Panthers 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 8 Final Game page

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