Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens

44-24-7, 18-15-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	3	1	2	6
Canadiens MTL	1	1	2	4

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

27-37-12, 17-13-8 Home

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
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Jakub JerabekJ. Jerabek#28
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
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	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:04	2:03	0:51	14:10	9	8	52.9
1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:06	0:00	2:45	11:21	14	4	77.8
0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	14:06	0:43	0:00	13:23	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	12:42	0:00	1:01	11:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:09	0:43	0:00	10:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	14:23	0:43	1:22	12:18	2	7	22.2
2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	18:06	2:03	0:00	16:03	11	7	61.1
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	17:00	2:03	1:05	13:52	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	24	19:38	2:42	0:00	16:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	13:05	0:00	2:52	10:13	1	1	50.0
0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	9:30	0:00	0:00	9:30	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	3	2	0	2	4	2	0	0	24	16:55	0:00	0:00	16:55	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	0	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	21:04	2:10	1:46	17:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:00	0:00	0:00	15:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:25	0:00	0:00	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	2	0	1	24	23:20	0:04	3:12	20:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	24	21:33	0:36	1:46	19:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	23	19:56	0:00	3:12	16:44	0	0	0.0

goalies
Philipp GrubauerP. Grubauer#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	4	17	.810	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Paul ByronP. Byron#41
Daniel CarrD. Carr#43
Jacob De La RoseJ. De La Rose#25
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#20
Jonathan DrouinJ. Drouin#92
Alex GalchenyukA. Galchenyuk#27
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Charles HudonC. Hudon#54
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Michael McCarronM. McCarron#34
Nikita ScherbakN. Scherbak#38
Logan ShawL. Shaw#49
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#22
Jordie BennJ. Benn#8
Noah JuulsenN. Juulsen#58
Brett LernoutB. Lernout#36
Jeff PetryJ. Petry#26
Mike ReillyM. Reilly#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	18:11	2:46	1:10	14:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	12:54	1:48	0:00	11:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	21	15:12	0:00	0:50	14:22	6	9	40.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	16	11:46	0:00	0:50	10:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	23	18:37	3:24	0:05	15:08	6	10	37.5
1	0	-1	3	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	21	17:56	3:17	0:00	14:39	1	1	50.0
1	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	18:22	3:10	0:31	14:41	1	5	16.7
2	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	15:02	1:34	0:00	13:28	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:45	2:12	0:41	13:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	13	10:16	0:00	0:00	10:16	3	6	33.3
0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	14:23	1:34	0:00	12:49	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	23	14:34	0:00	1:25	13:09	11	6	64.7
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	2	0	1	33	17:07	0:00	1:57	15:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	4	29	19:48	0:00	0:49	18:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	32	18:07	0:07	1:57	16:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	28	19:09	0:00	0:49	18:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	26	21:09	3:11	0:00	17:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	26	19:41	1:47	0:00	17:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carey PriceC. Price#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	6	24	.800	0	0	0	0	0	58:15	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	3	1	2	6
	Canadiens	1	1	2	4

1st Period		WSH	MTL
8:35	Alex Galchenyuk (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jacob De La Rose (8)	0	1
11:11	Evgeny Kuznetsov (22) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (47), Nicklas Backstrom (39)	1	1
14:49	Tom Wilson (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (40)	2	1
18:11	Tom Wilson (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (41), Andre Burakovsky (11)	3	1

2nd Period			WSH	MTL
4:52		Jay Beagle (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (21), Alex Chiasson (8)	4	1
19:58		Charles Hudon (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jordie Benn (11), Logan Shaw (8)	4	2

3rd Period		WSH	MTL
1:10	Evgeny Kuznetsov (23) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (42), John Carlson (48)	5	2
4:52	Jakub Jerabek (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Andre Burakovsky (12), T.J. Oshie (26)	6	2
9:28	Charles Hudon (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mike Reilly (14), Logan Shaw (9)	6	3
18:03	Brendan Gallagher (28) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (28), Jeff Petry (26)	6	4

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Canadiens
1
Capitals
6

Game 1

8/10

Canadiens
3
Capitals
2

Game 2

20/1

Capitals
6
Canadiens
4

Game 3

24/3

Bell Centre

11:00 PM, 24 March 2018

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 21,302

Referees:
Marc Joannette

Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll
Matt MacPherson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	10	3	47
Philadelphia	18	10	7	43
Washington	19	12	5	43
NY Islanders	19	13	4	42
New Jersey	20	15	1	41
NY Rangers	18	16	4	40
Pittsburgh	15	11	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	21	13	3	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Montreal	19	12	5	43
Boston	20	16	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	18	13	4	40
Buffalo	17	14	4	38
Toronto	15	15	5	35

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Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

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