Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Thursday, December 3, 2015 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
6 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
17 |
8 |
35 |
Three stars
- B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- M. Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens
- T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:26 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (2) |
Brooks Laich (3) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, MTL 0 |
| 2nd |
12:08 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lars Eller (7) |
Alex Galchenyuk (12), Tomas Plekanec (18) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
19:16 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (7) |
Nicklas Backstrom (13), Matt Niskanen (11) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, MTL 1 |
| 3rd |
02:30 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brian Flynn (3) |
Paul Byron (2), Jeff Petry (7) |
Shorthanded |
WSH 2, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
08:17 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (8) |
Karl Alzner (6), Alex Ovechkin (11) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, 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 |
19 |
35 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
24 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
26 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
10 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/56 (42.9%) |
32/56 (57.1%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
20:48 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:50 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:32 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:30 |
| Number 46 M. Latta |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
06:36 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:48 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
19:08 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
38.5% |
13:33 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:25 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
17:34 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
25:59 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:51 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
22:57 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
|
22:32 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
19:04 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
35 |
33 |
2 |
.943 |
59:53 |
Win |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:55 |
| Number 15 T. Fleischmann |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:57 |
| Number 20 C. Thomas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
05:22 |
| Number 21 D. Smith-Pelly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
05:56 |
| Number 22 D. Weise |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 27 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
75% |
14:42 |
| Number 32 B. Flynn |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
09:13 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
17:55 |
| Number 42 S. Andrighetto |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:06 |
| Number 51 D. Desharnais |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
19:31 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:25 |
| Number 81 L. Eller |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:29 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:42 |
| Number 28 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:51 |
| Number 74 A. Emelin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
|
16:35 |
| Number 76 P. Subban |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
26:44 |
| Number 77 T. Gilbert |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
20:28 |
| Number 79 A. Markov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:46 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 M. Condon |
19 |
16 |
3 |
.842 |
59:16 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:37 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:06 |
Washington Capitals |
Taylor Chorney |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:25 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexei Emelin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Max Pacioretty |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:07 |
Washington Capitals |
John Carlson |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:07 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Dale Weise |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Michel Therrien
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen
- Derek Nansen, Kiel Murchison
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Brooks Orpik, Chris Brown, Stanislav Galiev
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Greg Pateryn, Jarred Tinordi, Daniel Carr
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Status |
Details |
 Colorado Avalanche
2
 at New York Rangers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 3, 2015
|
 New Jersey Devils
5
 at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 3, 2015
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
3
 at Ottawa Senators
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 3, 2015
|
 Arizona Coyotes
1
 at Detroit Red Wings
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 3, 2015
|
 Florida Panthers
2
 at Nashville Predators
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 3, 2015
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
0
 at Minnesota Wild
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 3, 2015
|
 Dallas Stars
4
 at Vancouver Canucks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Dec 3, 2015
|
Sources and further reading
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