Canadiens 3-2 Capitals (20 Jan, 2018) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

19-21-6, 8-13-1 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	2	3
WSH	0	1	1	2

Washington Capitals

28-15-4, 18-7-0 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Paul ByronP. Byron#41
Jacob De La RoseJ. De La Rose#25
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#20
Jonathan DrouinJ. Drouin#92
Byron FroeseB. Froese#42
Alex GalchenyukA. Galchenyuk#27
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Charles HudonC. Hudon#54
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Max PaciorettyM. Pacioretty#67
Tomas PlekanecT. Plekanec#14
Logan ShawL. Shaw#49
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#22
Jordie BennJ. Benn#8
Jakub JerabekJ. Jerabek#28
Victor MeteV. Mete#53
Jeff PetryJ. Petry#26
David SchlemkoD. Schlemko#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	16:36	2:03	1:43	12:50	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	9:38	0:00	0:00	9:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	3	1	0	16	13:33	0:00	0:51	12:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	16:54	4:11	0:00	12:43	10	6	62.5
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:56	0:00	0:48	9:08	2	3	40.0
0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	17:06	4:11	0:00	12:55	0	2	0.0
0	1	-1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:17	4:11	0:00	12:06	2	0	100.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:26	2:03	0:00	11:23	1	7	12.5
0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:12	2:03	2:15	12:54	2	2	50.0
2	1	2	4	4	2	0	0	2	0	1	23	17:58	4:11	1:22	12:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	22	17:45	0:00	2:45	15:00	6	9	40.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	13	10:36	0:00	0:48	9:48	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	27	19:52	0:00	2:20	17:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	29	19:19	0:00	2:05	17:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	19:33	0:00	0:22	19:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:00	2:03	0:00	11:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	30	25:44	3:56	3:32	18:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:22	2:18	2:13	12:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
Antti NiemiA. Niemi#37

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	2	24	.923	0	0	0	0	0	59:57	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Alex ChiassonA. Chiasson#39
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Madison BoweyM. Bowey#22
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44

											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	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	19:47	4:28	2:14	13:05	6	11	35.3
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:11	0:00	2:25	10:46	7	4	63.6
0	0	1	1	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	19	15:14	1:44	0:00	13:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:09	0:00	1:51	9:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	17	13:51	0:48	0:00	13:03	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	19	15:14	0:48	2:13	12:13	13	3	81.3
0	1	-1	1	3	0	1	2	1	0	1	23	19:20	3:32	0:00	15:48	6	4	60.0
0	0	-1	1	2	3	0	0	1	1	1	20	20:47	4:28	1:44	14:35	0	2	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	4	22	21:06	5:10	0:00	15:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:51	0:00	2:01	10:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	8:17	0:00	0:00	8:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	3	3	9	0	0	0	17	10:30	0:00	0:00	10:30	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13	10:48	0:00	0:00	10:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	8	2	1	0	0	0	2	3	29	29:11	4:54	3:14	21:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	15:12	0:00	0:00	15:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:26	0:06	3:00	16:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	24	20:08	0:22	2:49	16:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	18:11	0:00	3:25	14:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
Philipp GrubauerP. Grubauer#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	2	23	.920	0	0	0	0	0	57:33	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
	Canadiens	0	1	2	3
	Capitals	0	1	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			MTL	WSH
7:08		Max Pacioretty (13) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (16), Brendan Gallagher (8)	1	0
13:24		John Carlson (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (22), Evgeny Kuznetsov (30)	1	1

3rd Period		MTL	WSH
10:41	Paul Byron (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Max Pacioretty (14), Jakub Jerabek (3)	2	1
18:42	Max Pacioretty (14) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Tomas Plekanec (13), Paul Byron (7)	3	1
19:06	Lars Eller (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (10), Dmitry Orlov (10)	3	2

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Canadiens
1
Capitals
6

Game 1

8/10

Canadiens
3
Capitals
2

Game 2

20/1

Capitals
6
Canadiens
4

Game 3

24/3

Capital One Arena

12:30 AM, 20 January 2018

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Francois St. Laurent
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	4	18

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Montreal Canadiens

Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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