🦅 Away Capitals 32-19-7 before this game

6–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 22-29-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	3	2	1	6
MTL	1	0	2	3

Capitals at Canadiens

Capitals beat Canadiens 6–3 at Bell Centre on February 17, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Feb 17, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Halpern

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:18 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Ulf Dahlen

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:04 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chad Kilger

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:59 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Jeff Halpern Go-ahead 1st · 08:41

Assists: Ulf Dahlen, Steve Konowalchuk · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🦅 Peter Bondra 1st · 12:22

Assists: Richard Zednik · beat Jose Theodore

2–0

🇨🇦 Stephane Robidas 1st · 16:05

Assists: Chad Kilger, Trevor Linden · beat Olie Kolzig

2–1

🦅 Jeff Halpern PP 1st · 19:56

Assists: Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar · beat Jose Theodore

3–1

2nd period

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk 2nd · 07:54

Assists: Jeff Halpern, Ulf Dahlen · beat Jose Theodore

4–1

🦅 Chris Simon 2nd · 19:00

Assists: Adam Oates · beat Jose Theodore

5–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Chad Kilger 3rd · 10:32

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Trevor Linden · beat Olie Kolzig

5–2

🇨🇦 Dainius Zubrus 3rd · 11:55

Assists: Chad Kilger · beat Olie Kolzig

5–3

🦅 Ulf Dahlen Empty net 3rd · 19:18

Assists: Adam Oates

6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 21

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

17 Hits 22

8 Blocked shots 9

4 Takeaways 2

27 Giveaways 17

30 Penalty minutes 19

WSH shooting 21.4% (6/28) MTL shooting 14.3% (3/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

16/21

.762 SV% · 5 GA · 39:54 TOI

Jeff Hackett Shutout

6/6

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 19:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Halpern · Bondra 19:55

L2 Konowalchuk · Dahlen · Zednik 16:04

L3 Simon · Bulis · Khristich 13:18

L4 Black · Whitfield · Nikolishin 9:46

D1 Reekie · Witt 22:03

D2 Johansson · Cote 20:45

D3 Gonchar · Zettler 14:50

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Rucinsky · Linden · Koivu 20:45

L2 Kilger · Zubrus · Petrov 18:57

L3 Poulin · Witehall · Darby 14:14

L4 Belanger · Landry · Asham 7:49

D1 Weinrich · Robidas 22:08

D2 Brisebois · Souray 19:06

D3 Dykhuis · Markov 16:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs MTL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on February 17, 2001?

Capitals won 6–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Canadiens?

The final score was Capitals 6, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jeff Halpern (2), Chris Simon, Peter Bondra, Steve Konowalchuk, Ulf Dahlen.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chad Kilger, Dainius Zubrus, Stephane Robidas.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 16 saves on 21 shots (.762 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Canadiens season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 14

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Feb 13

Also on February 17, 2001

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