🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 9-11-2 before this game

5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	0	0	5
WSH	0	0	0	3

Canadiens at Capitals

Canadiens beat Capitals 5–3 at Capital One Arena on November 28, 2003.

🗓 Fri, Nov 28, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sheldon Souray

2 G

6 shots · 22:39 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Pierre Dagenais

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 10:41 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

2 A

15:28 TOI · -1

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mathieu Garon

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

22 Shots on goal 34

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

10 Hits 6

21 Blocked shots 5

8 Takeaways 8

11 Giveaways 16

6 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 22.7% (5/22) WSH shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Mathieu Garon

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

17/22

.773 SV% · 5 GA · 56:52 TOI

Rastislav Stana

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 01:17 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-11-2 (41% win rate, 22 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 7-14-1 (32% win rate, 22 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 9-11-2 (41% win rate, 22 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 7-14-1 (32% win rate, 22 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Juneau · Bulis · Dackell 18:37

L2 Koivu · Zednik · Ryder 15:30

L3 Perreault · Ribeiro · Sundstrom 13:29

L4 Begin · Langdon · Dagenais 10:41

D1 Brisebois · Souray 23:18

D2 Markov · Rivet 21:39

D3 Bouillon · Komisarek 15:07

🦅Capitals

L1 Lang · Zubrus · Jagr 24:14

L2 Ciernik · Miller · Semin 16:34

L3 Halpern · Bondra · Grier 12:43

L4 Pettinger · Sutherby · Peat 7:40

D1 Gonchar · Witt 27:12

D2 Kwiatkowski · Doig 19:24

D3 Eminger · Berry 11:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Capitals won

1–1 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on November 28, 2003?

Canadiens won 5–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Capitals?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Capitals 3.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 17 saves on 22 shots (.773 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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 · Nov 25

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 26

Also on November 28, 2003

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