Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
14 |
10 |
10 |
34 |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
15 |
11 |
36 |
Three stars
- A. Galchenyuk, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
- J. Chimera, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- B. Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:09 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Galchenyuk (15) |
Dale Weise (12) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, WSH 0 |
| 1st |
17:47 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher (17) |
Max Pacioretty (21), Andrei Markov (28) |
Power play |
MTL 2, WSH 0 |
| 2nd |
01:54 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Tomas Fleischmann (10) |
Paul Byron (4), Mark Barberio (4) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, WSH 0 |
| 2nd |
05:32 |
Washington Capitals |
Jason Chimera (17) |
Marcus Johansson (21), Brooks Orpik (5) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
12:36 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Galchenyuk (16) |
Lars Eller (9), Andrei Markov (29) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
12:24 |
Washington Capitals |
Dmitry Orlov (6) |
Brooks Orpik (6), Alex Ovechkin (17) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
17:07 |
Washington Capitals |
Andre Burakovsky (13) |
Stanislav Galiev (3), Nate Schmidt (12) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, WSH 3 |
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 |
34 |
36 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
18 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
11 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
39/79 (49.4%) |
40/79 (50.6%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
15:31 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
37.5% |
19:33 |
| Number 15 T. Fleischmann |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:50 |
| Number 17 T. Mitchell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
13:22 |
| Number 21 D. Smith-Pelly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:08 |
| Number 22 D. Weise |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 25 J. de la Rose |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
14:26 |
| Number 27 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 42 S. Andrighetto |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:51 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 81 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
43.8% |
14:41 |
| Number 6 G. Pateryn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:38 |
| Number 20 V. Bartley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:55 |
| Number 45 M. Barberio |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:29 |
| Number 74 A. Emelin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:29 |
| Number 76 P. Subban |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:05 |
| Number 79 A. Markov |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:43 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 M. Condon |
36 |
33 |
3 |
.917 |
60:00 |
Win |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:35 |
| Number 10 M. Richards |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
44.4% |
11:10 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
19:57 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
65% |
21:29 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:31 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:29 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
07:23 |
| Number 49 S. Galiev |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:24 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:30 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
17:42 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30% |
16:01 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
47.4% |
17:40 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:37 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:34 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:42 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:26 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:28 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:28 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
16 |
15 |
1 |
.938 |
36:30 |
Loss |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
18 |
15 |
3 |
.833 |
21:54 |
|
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:17 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Boarding |
2 |
| 1st |
17:17 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:19 |
Montreal Canadiens |
P.K. Subban |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:16 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:12 |
Washington Capitals |
Brooks Orpik |
Ps tripping on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
| 2nd |
15:39 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lars Eller |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:32 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:32 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Galchenyuk |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:05 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Torrey Mitchell |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Michel Therrien
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Chris Lee, Mark Lemelin
- Linesmen
- Shane Heyer, Matt MacPherson
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Lucas Lessio, Nathan Beaulieu
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Taylor Chorney, Mike Weber, Michael Latta
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
1
 at Boston Bruins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Wed, Feb 24, 2016
|
 San Jose Sharks
3
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Feb 24, 2016
|
 Buffalo Sabres
0
 at Anaheim Ducks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Feb 24, 2016
|
Sources and further reading
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