Canadiens 1–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Jan 4, 2007)

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 🦅 WSH

Alexander Semin

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:40 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

3 A

7 shots · 18:24 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Dainius Zubrus

2 G

2 shots · 16:03 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:34

Assists: Guillaume Latendresse, Alex Kovalev · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

🦅 Dainius Zubrus PP Tying 1st · 15:21

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin · beat Cristobal Huet

1–1

🦅 Dainius Zubrus Go-ahead 1st · 17:43

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Steve Eminger · beat Cristobal Huet

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Lawrence Nycholat 2nd · 07:52

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Steve Eminger · beat Cristobal Huet

1–3

🦅 Alexander Semin 2nd · 08:48

Assists: Boyd Gordon · beat Cristobal Huet

1–4

3rd period

🦅 Alexander Semin 3rd · 09:33

Assists: Matt Pettinger, Lawrence Nycholat · beat David Aebischer

1–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Plekanec · Kovalev 19:21

L2 Higgins · Bonk · Johnson 15:54

L3 Samsonov · Dandenault · Ryder 13:51

L4 Latendresse · Perezhogin · Downey 9:26

D1 Souray · Rivet 22:16

D2 Markov · Bouillon 20:02

D3 Komisarek · Streit 14:39

🦅Capitals

L1 Pettinger · Ovechkin · Clark 18:24

L2 Laich · Gordon · Zubrus 16:26

L3 Sutherby · Clymer · Semin 15:56

L4 Brashear · Beech · Klepis 9:37

D1 Nycholat · Pothier 22:26

D2 Eminger · Heward 18:26

D3 Green · Morrisonn 15:22

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 35

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

20 Hits 20

17 Blocked shots 20

17 Takeaways 17

20 Giveaways 16

12 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 3.6% (1/28) WSH shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

David Aebischer

14/15

.933 SV% · 1 GA · 31:12 TOI

Cristobal Huet

16/20

.800 SV% · 4 GA · 28:48 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 59:55 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6-1 (22% win rate, 9 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-3-1 (60% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Canadiens

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

Capitals

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

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 272006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Mar 302006 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 OT Mar 202006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Dec 232005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Nov 192005 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–1

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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on January 4, 2007?

Capitals won 5–1. The final score was Canadiens 1, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Craig Rivet.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin (2), Dainius Zubrus (2), Lawrence Nycholat.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

David Aebischer made 14 saves on 15 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 2 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–5 AfterJan 6 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 1 🌵PHX @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterJan 6 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 2–3

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