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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Saturday, December 17, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 47-26-9
at Washington Capitals 1 55-19-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 6 14 5 25
Washington Capitals 8 8 5 21

Three stars

  1. J. Petry, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  2. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals
  3. A. Lehkonen, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:41 Montreal Canadiens Artturi Lehkonen (6) Unassisted Even strength MTL 1, WSH 0
2nd 14:16 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (9) Justin Williams (4), Alex Ovechkin (9) Power play MTL 1, WSH 1
2nd 16:39 Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry (6) Max Pacioretty (13), Phillip Danault (7) Even strength MTL 2, WSH 1

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 25 21
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 20 6
Hits 18 43
Blocked shots 21 4
Giveaways 14 18
Takeaways 9 6
Faceoffs won 30/59 (50.8%) 29/59 (49.2%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15:26
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 66.7% 15:25
15 C. Terry L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:01
17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 57.1% 15:03
24 P. Danault C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 37.5% 17:35
32 B. Flynn C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 57.1% 14:02
34 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 10:45
41 P. Byron L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 18:06
43 D. Carr L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 08:55
47 A. Radulov R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 17:49
62 A. Lehkonen L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 13:18
67 M. Pacioretty L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 100% 18:22
6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 26:39
26 J. Petry D 1 0 1 +2 0 6 3 2 0 23:24
28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 1 0 14:55
45 M. Barberio D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 10:50
74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 1 0 25:34
79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 4 0 19:10
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 21 20 1 .952 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 19:59
13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 15:30
14 J. Williams R 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 50% 16:55
19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 1 57.9% 17:46
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 42.9% 16:56
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 12:16
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 10:43
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 0 0 33.3% 17:14
82 Z. Sanford L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 50% 09:26
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 11:50
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 15:50
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 31.3% 18:08
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 19:58
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 0 0 20:21
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 18:04
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:22
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 7 1 0 24:01
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 16:45
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 25 23 2 .920 57:56 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:00 Montreal Canadiens Michael McCarron Slashing 2
2nd 00:23 Montreal Canadiens Torrey Mitchell Holding the stick 2
2nd 08:05 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Roughing 2
2nd 13:35 Montreal Canadiens Nathan Beaulieu Hooking 2
2nd 14:07 Montreal Canadiens Alexei Emelin Interference 2
2nd 14:16 Montreal Canadiens Nathan Beaulieu Abuse of officials (game misconduct) 10
2nd 15:48 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Cross checking 2
2nd 15:48 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron Slashing 2
2nd 18:16 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Slashing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Michel Therrien
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Ian Walsh, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Matt MacPherson
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Zach Redmond, Andrew Shaw, Sven Andrighetto
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Brett Connolly, Andre Burakovsky

2016-2017 season series

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

Other NHL games on Dec 17

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/SO Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Nashville Predators 1 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/SO Game page

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