Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Thursday, February 20, 2020, 7:00 PM ET Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, February 20, 2020 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Montreal Canadiens	4	31-31-9
at Washington Capitals	3	41-20-8

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	1	1	4
Washington Capitals	1	1	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Montreal Canadiens	7	17	7	1	32
Washington Capitals	9	12	11	0	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:29	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (41)	Nicklas Backstrom (35)	Even strength	MTL 0, WSH 1
1st	17:43	Montreal Canadiens	Shea Weber (14)	Phillip Danault (29)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 1
2nd	17:03	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller (15)	Carl Hagelin (14), Richard Panik (8)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 2
2nd	18:37	Montreal Canadiens	Brendan Gallagher (20)	Brett Kulak (7)	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 2
3rd	00:30	Montreal Canadiens	Ben Chiarot (8)	Tomas Tatar (34)	Even strength	MTL 3, WSH 2
3rd	19:39	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (18)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (28), Nicklas Backstrom (36)	Even strength	MTL 3, WSH 3
OT	00:58	Montreal Canadiens	Ben Chiarot (9)	Max Domi (25), Jeff Petry (28)	Even strength	MTL 4, WSH 3

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

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	1	0	1	+3	0	2	0	0		16:04
Number 13 M. Domi	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	64.3%	16:24
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	58.3%	13:51
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	2	100%	16:48
Number 21 N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:58
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	63.2%	17:53
Number 40 J. Armia	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	1		14:45
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1		15:29
Number 43 J. Weal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:34
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	50%	13:53
Number 90 T. Tatar	L	0	1	1	+3	0	3	0	0		15:53
Number 92 J. Drouin	L	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		14:04
Number 6 S. Weber	D	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	2		24:25
Number 8 B. Chiarot	D	2	0	2	+2	0	4	4	3		28:05
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1		24:52
Number 32 C. Folin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		13:31
Number 61 X. Ouellet	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		01:04
Number 77 B. Kulak	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	2		27:21

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	32	29	3	.906	60:58	Win

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	0	2	6	3	1		22:31
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:23
Number 14 R. Panik	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		12:20
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	40.9%	18:24
Number 20 L. Eller	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	27.3%	15:30
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		10:33
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	66.7%	12:19
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	4	1		20:09
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	12:46
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:16
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		16:23
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	28.6%	18:28
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		16:12
Number 4 B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		20:22
Number 6 M. Kempny	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		19:44
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3		23:33
Number 33 R. Gudas	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		11:52
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3		25:36

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	32	28	4	.875	59:31	OT loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:47	Montreal Canadiens	Jonathan Drouin	Tripping	2
2nd	00:37	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Cross checking	2

Every Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 15, 2019
Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Jan 27, 2020
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 20, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
San Jose Sharks 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Arizona Coyotes 0 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Florida Panthers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Feb 20, 2020