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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–1 on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Montreal Canadiens 1 29-40-13
at Washington Capitals 6 49-26-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 1 0 1
Washington Capitals 4 2 0 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 7 20 12 39
Washington Capitals 14 6 3 23

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (4 goals)
  2. N. Walker, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (4 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:20 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (4) Jakub Vrana (3), Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) Even strength MTL 0, WSH 1
1st 00:46 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1), Andre Burakovsky (1) Even strength MTL 0, WSH 2
1st 02:51 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (5) Evgeny Kuznetsov (5), Nicklas Backstrom (2) Power play MTL 0, WSH 3
1st 18:10 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (6) Evgeny Kuznetsov (6), Aaron Ness (1) Even strength MTL 0, WSH 4
2nd 04:50 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (1) Paul Byron (1) Shorthanded MTL 1, WSH 4
2nd 16:46 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (7) Evgeny Kuznetsov (7), John Carlson (1) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 5
2nd 18:05 Washington Capitals Nathan Walker (1) Devante Smith-Pelly (1), Jay Beagle (1) Even strength MTL 1, WSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 39 23
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 24 21
Blocked shots 8 15
Giveaways 4 3
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 26/67 (38.8%) 41/67 (61.2%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 1 0 1 -1 2 3 3 0 0 14:17
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 38.1% 15:01
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 44.4% 15:17
25 J. de la Rose L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 36.4% 10:59
27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 18:11
41 P. Byron L 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 10:42
54 C. Hudon L 0 0 0 -1 0 6 4 0 0 33.3% 14:38
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 17:55
65 A. Shaw R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 0 15:55
67 M. Pacioretty L 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 1 0 18:00
83 A. Hemsky R 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 10:56
92 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 0 0 52.9% 16:27
6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 24:54
8 J. Benn D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 19:42
22 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:17
26 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 1 0 19:42
32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 15:47
53 V. Mete D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 16:39
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 14 10 4 .714 20:00 Loss
35 A. Montoya 9 7 2 .778 39:52

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 4 0 4 +3 0 8 0 0 1 100% 17:44
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 12:30
13 J. Vrana L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 15:15
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 15:11
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 63.2% 14:53
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 14:46
39 A. Chiasson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12:38
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 14:11
77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 1 1 0 14:17
79 N. Walker L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 4 0 0 11:23
83 J. Beagle C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 78.6% 15:13
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 4 4 +3 0 0 0 1 0 61.5% 17:18
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 3 0 0 20:16
4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 4 0 17:39
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 0 21:55
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 0 19:31
55 A. Ness D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 0 14:22
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 1 3 0 23:08
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 39 38 1 .974 59:50 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:02 Montreal Canadiens Ales Hemsky Slashing 2
1st 05:58 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Tripping 2
1st 15:26 Washington Capitals John Carlson Holding 2
2nd 03:07 Montreal Canadiens Jacob de la Rose Tripping 2
2nd 08:29 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Slashing 2
3rd 06:53 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Hooking 2
3rd 15:05 Montreal Canadiens Ales Hemsky Tripping 2
3rd 16:32 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Interference 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Brad Watson
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Devin Berg
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Torrey Mitchell, Brandon Davidson, Joe Morrow
Washington Capitals scratches
Tyler Graovac, Tom Wilson, Christian Djoos

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 7

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 1 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 8 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Islanders 6 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Calgary Flames 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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