Capitals 2–3 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 30, 2006)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Higgins

2 G

4 shots · 20:27 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:50 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 A

5 shots · 24:17 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins Go-ahead 2nd · 11:29

Assists: Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

🦅 Ben Clymer Tying 2nd · 18:37

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Brian Sutherby · beat Cristobal Huet

1–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:23

Unassisted · beat Olie Kolzig

1–2

🦅 Jeff Halpern PP Tying 3rd · 19:57

Assists: Brian Willsie, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cristobal Huet

2–2

Overtime

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead OT · 04:02

Unassisted · beat Olie Kolzig

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Zubrus · Halpern 24:17

L2 Pettinger · Clark · Clymer 18:16

L3 Sutherby · Willsie · Bradley 14:38

L4 Fata · Laich 5:22

D1 Muir · Morrisonn 24:28

D2 Heward · Majesky 20:58

D3 Eminger · Biron 13:08

D4 Yonkman 3:01

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Koivu · Kovalev 20:27

L2 Ribeiro · Zednik · Ryder 16:52

L3 Begin · Bonk · Dandenault 15:35

L4 Plekanec · Murray · Downey 10:18

L5 Perezhogin 5:26

D1 Rivet · Souray 28:12

D2 Markov · Streit 21:41

D3 Komisarek 15:03

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

29 Shots on goal 33

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/10

10 Hits 18

15 Blocked shots 18

19 Takeaways 19

10 Giveaways 9

24 Penalty minutes 16

WSH shooting 6.9% (2/29) MTL shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 62:59 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 63:59 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 14-7-3 (58% win rate, 24 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-10-3 (48% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-5-3 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 9-5-2 (56% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Mar 202006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Dec 232005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Nov 192005 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–1 Jan 42004 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Dec 232003 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–3

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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on March 30, 2006?

Canadiens won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Ben Clymer, Jeff Halpern.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Higgins (2), Saku Koivu.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 29 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–1 AfterApr 1 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 1–0

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 28 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2 AfterApr 1 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2

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