🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 22-32-7 before this game
1–3
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 34-19-7 before this game
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WSH 2013

Canadiens at Capitals

Capitals beat Canadiens 3–1 at Capital One Arena on February 23, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Feb 23, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Ulf Dahlen
2 A
5 shots · 11:37 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Calle Johansson
1 G
5 shots · 22:53 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Jeff Halpern
1 G
5 shots · 15:16 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Jeff Halpern Go-ahead 1st · 03:23
Assists: Ulf Dahlen, Steve Konowalchuk · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
🦅 Dmitri Khristich 1st · 09:28
Assists: Adam Oates, Chris Simon · beat Jose Theodore
0–2
3rd period
🦅 Calle Johansson PP 3rd · 04:47
Assists: Sylvain Cote, Ulf Dahlen · beat Jose Theodore
0–3
🇨🇦 Oleg Petrov 3rd · 16:07
Assists: Sheldon Souray, Patrice Brisebois · beat Olie Kolzig
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅
26 Shots on goal 32
0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
23 Hits 23
15 Blocked shots 10
8 Takeaways 13
13 Giveaways 15
10 Penalty minutes 14
MTL shooting 3.8% (1/26) WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 58:36 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
25/26
.962 SV% · 1 GA · 59:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 0–2
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Kilger · Linden · Koivu 20:25
L2 Rucinsky · Petrov · Campbell 17:30
L3 Poulin · Zubrus · Darby 12:45
L4 Witehall · Belanger · Landry 7:54
D1 Robidas · Brisebois 24:46
D2 Traverse · Souray 20:04
D3 Descôteaux · Dykhuis 13:18
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Bondra · Khristich 21:29
L2 Konowalchuk · Simon · Halpern 15:35
L3 Sacco · Zednik · Dahlen 11:47
L4 Bulis · Nikolishin · Whitfield 10:23
D1 Johansson · Witt 22:20
D2 Cote · Gonchar 19:12
D3 Reekie · Zettler 15:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Feb 17, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
6–3 · Capitals won
Jan 27, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–4 · Canadiens won
Nov 17, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
3–4 · Capitals won
Feb 26, 2000
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–0 · Capitals won
Feb 10, 2000
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–0 · Capitals won

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on February 23, 2001?

Capitals won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Capitals?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Oleg Petrov.

Who scored for Capitals?

Calle Johansson, Dmitri Khristich, Jeff Halpern.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Feb 21
🐋VAN @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–1 · VAN won
Next game · Feb 24
🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR
1–5 · TOR won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Feb 21
🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · WSH won
Next game · Feb 24
🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR
2–1 · WSH won
Also on February 23, 2001
🌵PHX @ ⚔️BUF
7–3 final
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
2–3 final
🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL
1–4 final
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
4–6 final
🐦ATL @ 🪶CHI
0–1 final
🐻BOS @ ⭐DAL
4–5 final
🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS
1–3 final
🎵STL @ 🐙DET
2–4 final
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