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Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 8–4 on Saturday, April 16, 2022 on the road.

Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Washington Capitals 8 44-26-12
at Montreal Canadiens 4 22-49-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 3 4 8
Montreal Canadiens 0 2 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 18 16 41
Montreal Canadiens 15 9 8 32

Three stars

  1. A. Mantha, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 2 assists)
  2. D. Orlov, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 3 assists)
  3. R. Poehling, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:23 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd (10) Dmitry Orlov (20), Anthony Mantha (11) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 0
2nd 01:56 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans (11) Christian Dvorak (16), David Savard (12) Even strength WSH 1, MTL 1
2nd 08:03 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha (8) Lars Eller (17), Dmitry Orlov (21) Even strength WSH 2, MTL 1
2nd 08:37 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha (9) Lars Eller (18) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 1
2nd 08:51 Montreal Canadiens Ryan Poehling (7) Jeff Petry (15), Mike Hoffman (18) Even strength WSH 3, MTL 2
2nd 15:36 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (47) Evgeny Kuznetsov (50) Even strength WSH 4, MTL 2
3rd 02:22 Montreal Canadiens Ryan Poehling (8) Tyler Pitlick (4), Alexander Romanov (10) Even strength WSH 4, MTL 3
3rd 03:08 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway (13) Nic Dowd (13), Johan Larsson (13) Even strength WSH 5, MTL 3
3rd 04:30 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (12) Anthony Mantha (12) Even strength WSH 6, MTL 3
3rd 09:50 Washington Capitals Justin Schultz (3) Dmitry Orlov (22), Marcus Johansson (18) Power play WSH 7, MTL 3
3rd 14:53 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (20) Jeff Petry (16) Even strength WSH 7, MTL 4
3rd 16:35 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (10) Evgeny Kuznetsov (51), John Carlson (52) Power play WSH 8, MTL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 41 32
Power play 2 of 6 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 16
Hits 34 21
Blocked shots 12 18
Giveaways 10 16
Takeaways 11 6
Faceoffs won 33/75 (44%) 42/75 (56%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 19:50
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 2 0 46.7% 17:39
20 L. Eller C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 1 0 0 45% 14:38
21 G. Hathaway R 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 100% 10:59
22 J. Larsson L 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 10:06
26 N. Dowd C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 1 0 36.4% 12:39
39 A. Mantha R 2 2 4 +3 2 5 2 1 0 14:04
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 5 1 0 14:16
73 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 14:37
77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 -1 2 5 5 0 1 37.5% 18:50
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 12:50
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 47.1% 19:37
2 J. Schultz D 1 0 1 -4 0 4 0 0 1 16:38
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 +3 0 2 1 1 0 20:19
9 D. Orlov D 1 3 4 +2 0 3 1 1 0 18:13
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 5 2 0 19:31
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 14:23
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 1 3 0 23:56
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
41 V. Vanecek 32 28 4 .875 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 100% 15:18
14 N. Suzuki C 1 0 1 -3 0 5 0 1 0 42.1% 16:22
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -2 4 3 3 0 0 15:48
22 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 15:25
24 T. Pitlick C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 11:21
25 R. Poehling C 2 0 2 +2 0 4 0 2 0 66.7% 13:02
28 C. Dvorak C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 2 0 61.5% 18:55
32 R. Pitlick C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 12:42
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 11:43
55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 0 0 07:56
68 M. Hoffman C 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 100% 16:54
71 J. Evans C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 60% 13:20
20 C. Wideman D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 14:11
26 J. Petry D 0 2 2 +2 0 2 2 2 0 20:33
27 A. Romanov D 0 1 1 -3 0 2 1 2 0 23:49
44 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 +2 4 2 3 0 0 19:43
58 D. Savard D 0 1 1 -3 2 0 1 2 0 22:21
64 C. Schueneman D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 17:30
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 41 33 8 .805 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:11 Montreal Canadiens David Savard Holding 2
1st 13:04 Washington Capitals Johan Larsson Hooking 2
2nd 07:47 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Slashing 2
2nd 07:47 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Roughing 2
2nd 09:18 Montreal Canadiens Mike Hoffman Hooking 2
2nd 10:04 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 17:42 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Hooking 2
2nd 18:12 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Hooking 2
3rd 08:24 Montreal Canadiens Joel Edmundson Slashing 2
3rd 15:44 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Illegal check to head 2
3rd 19:05 Montreal Canadiens Joel Edmundson Slashing 2
3rd 19:05 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha Slashing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Peter Laviolette
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Corey Syvret
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Caleb Apperson
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Connor McMichael
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Mathieu Perreault, Paul Byron, Jake Allen, Laurent Dauphin, William Lagesson, Kale Clague, Jordan Harris, Justin Barron

2021-2022 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 8 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 16

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 0 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at St. Louis Blues 6 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Calgary Flames 9 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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