🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 17-14-4 before this game

2–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 12-20-2 before this game

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

Canadiens at Capitals

Capitals beat Canadiens 3–2 at Capital One Arena on December 23, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Dec 23, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 23:43 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

2 A

2 shots · 30:24 TOI · -1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Francis Bouillon

2 A

1 shots · 19:17 TOI · +1

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

38 saves

0.950 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

40 Shots on goal 22

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

11 Hits 19

12 Blocked shots 20

5 Takeaways 7

11 Giveaways 23

8 Penalty minutes 23

MTL shooting 5.0% (2/40) WSH shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Mathieu Garon

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:44 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 17-14-4 (49% win rate, 35 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 12-20-2 (35% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 17-14-4 (49% win rate, 35 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 12-20-2 (35% win rate, 34 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Ribeiro · Koivu · Zednik 20:41

L2 Bulis · Dagenais · Ryder 17:07

L3 Juneau · Sundstrom · Dackell 14:21

L4 Kilger · Langdon · Gratton 6:25

D1 Souray · Quintal 25:02

D2 Rivet · Bouillon 19:57

D3 Markov · Komisarek 12:00

🦅Capitals

L1 Lang · Miller · Jagr 23:33

L2 Zubrus · Grier · Bondra 15:12

L3 Battaglia · Halpern · Gordon 10:53

L4 Pettinger · Whitfield · Willsie 8:14

D1 Gonchar · Doig 27:15

D2 Eminger · Kwiatkowski 20:12

D3 Berry · Zinger 12:02

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on December 23, 2003?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Capitals?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Capitals 3.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 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 2–1 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 22

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 2003

Canadiens season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule