Canadiens 4–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 20, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mike Komisarek

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:32 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Ben Clymer

2 A

1 shots · 14:20 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mathieu Dandenault

1 G

3 shots · 21:21 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Mike Komisarek Go-ahead 1st · 05:47

Assists: Alex Kovalev · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

🦅 Brian Sutherby Tying 1st · 16:17

Assists: Ben Clymer, Matt Bradley · beat Cristobal Huet

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:28

Assists: Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu · beat Olie Kolzig

2–1

🇨🇦 Alexander Perezhogin 2nd · 09:08

Assists: Mike Komisarek, Andrei Markov · beat Olie Kolzig

3–1

🇨🇦 Mathieu Dandenault 2nd · 09:34

Assists: Richard Zednik, Mike Ribeiro · beat Olie Kolzig

4–1

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 19:49

Assists: Brian Willsie, Ben Clymer · beat Cristobal Huet

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Ribeiro · Dandenault · Ryder 15:55

L2 Higgins · Plekanec · Koivu 15:33

L3 Begin · Kovalev · Zednik 13:42

L4 Murray · Bonk · Bulis 13:14

L5 Perezhogin 11:45

D1 Souray · Markov 22:44

D2 Komisarek · Simpson 19:06

D3 Rivet 14:59

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Zubrus · Clark 19:26

L2 Halpern · Sutherby · Willsie 15:56

L3 Pettinger · Clymer · Bradley 14:20

L4 Fata · Laich · Klepis 7:50

D1 Biron · Eminger 22:15

D2 Heward · Morrisonn 19:48

D3 Majesky · Yonkman 14:52

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

32 Shots on goal 26

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

23 Hits 24

21 Blocked shots 16

9 Takeaways 7

15 Giveaways 18

20 Penalty minutes 20

MTL shooting 12.5% (4/32) WSH shooting 7.7% (2/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 59:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 6 goals located

MTL WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 11-9-3 (48% win rate, 23 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 14-6-2 (64% win rate, 22 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Dec 232005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Nov 192005 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–1 Jan 42004 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Dec 232003 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Nov 282003 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 5–3

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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on March 20, 2006?

Canadiens won 4–2. The final score was Canadiens 4, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alexander Perezhogin, Mathieu Dandenault, Michael Ryder, Mike Komisarek.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brian Sutherby.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 18 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 AfterMar 21 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 1–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 18 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterMar 22 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–3

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