Canadiens 6-2 Capitals (7 Apr, 2023) Box Score

Washington Capitals

34-35-9, 17-20-3 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	0	1	2
MTL	0	4	2	6

Montreal Canadiens

31-42-6, 17-20-3 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Aube-Kubel RW
N. Backstrom C
N. Dowd RW
E. Kuznetsov C
S. Milano LW
A. Ovechkin LW
A. Protas C
C. Sheary LW
C. Smith C
D. Strome C
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
A. Alexeyev D
J. Carlson D
M. Fehervary D
M. Irwin D
N. Jensen D
R. Sandin D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:24	0:07	0:00	9:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	19:53	6:51	0:00	13:02	6	11	35.3
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	21	17:24	0:07	3:42	13:35	9	8	52.9
0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	18:45	3:40	2:17	12:48	7	8	46.7
0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	12	10:06	0:00	0:00	10:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	21:50	9:02	0:00	12:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	16:34	1:19	0:01	15:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	26	20:01	2:23	3:13	14:25	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	18:48	4:13	0:00	14:35	0	0	0.0
1	1	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:10	5:58	0:00	10:12	6	7	46.2
0	0	-1	1	0	0	3	17	0	0	0	18	17:34	3:32	2:45	11:17	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:01	0:13	2:18	13:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	-4	4	2	3	0	0	3	1	0	24	24:18	6:02	0:10	18:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	3	23	18:41	0:00	3:44	14:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	16	13:37	0:00	1:52	11:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	21	19:02	0:01	3:54	15:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	17:50	3:17	0:00	14:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
D. Kuemper G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	5	26	.839	19	5	2	0	0	58:02	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
J. Armia RW
J. Drouin LW
J. Evans C
B. Gallagher RW
D. Gurianov RW
R. Harvey-Pinard LW
M. Hoffman C
M. Pezzetta LW
R. Pitlick C
N. Suzuki C
C. Tierney C
J. Ylonen RW
defensemen
J. Barron D
J. Edmundson D
J. Kovacevic D
M. Matheson D
C. Schueneman D
C. Wideman D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
3	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:21	4:01	2:14	11:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:07	1:59	0:10	12:58	3	8	27.3
0	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	17:05	0:00	3:41	13:24	12	8	60.0
1	0	1	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	11:58	2:00	0:00	9:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	13:39	1:59	0:07	11:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	16:50	3:59	2:38	10:13	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	18:10	4:07	0:00	14:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	2	7	0	0	1	13	9:28	0:00	0:13	9:15	1	1	50.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	16:04	1:31	0:00	14:33	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	19	18:25	4:19	3:05	11:01	12	9	57.1
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	19	12:56	0:00	4:02	8:54	7	2	77.8
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:22	0:00	2:22	8:00	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	18	17:23	1:32	2:31	13:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	5	1	2	1	0	2	22	22:46	0:08	4:41	17:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	20:40	0:05	4:31	16:04	0	0	0.0
0	3	4	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	4	22	25:45	4:19	6:24	15:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	13:33	0:00	0:19	13:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	19	13:59	0:00	0:06	13:53	0	0	0.0

goalies
S. Montembeault G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	2	24	.923	20	3	1	0	0	59:16	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	0	1	2
	Canadiens	0	4	2	6

1st Period			WSH	MTL
5:30		Dylan Strome (20) Assists: Nick Jensen (23), Alex Ovechkin (32)	1	0

2nd Period		WSH	MTL
3:42	Nick Suzuki (24) (Shorthanded) Assists: Joel Edmundson (10), Mike Matheson (23)	1	1
7:52	Joel Armia (5) (Shorthanded) Assists: Mike Matheson (24), Jake Evans (14)	1	2
9:23	Brendan Gallagher (8) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (27)	1	3
11:15	Joel Armia (6) Assists: Mike Matheson (25), Nick Suzuki (39)	1	4

3rd Period		WSH	MTL
14:27	Nicklas Backstrom (7) (Power Play) Assists: Dylan Strome (40), John Carlson (18)	2	4
16:58	Joel Armia (7) (Empty Net) Assists: Rafael Harvey-Pinard (6)	2	5
19:42	Mike Hoffman (14) Assists: Jake Evans (15)	2	6

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Canadiens
1
Capitals
3

Game 1

16/10

Canadiens
2
Capitals
9

Game 2

31/12

Capitals
2
Canadiens
6

Game 3

7/4

Bell Centre

12:00 AM, 7 April 2023

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 21,105

Referees:
Peter MacDougall
Michael Markovic

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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Washington Capitals

Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

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