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2007-08 regular season

Canadiens at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Canadiens beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on December 20, 2007.

MTL – WSH
21–37
Shots on goal
2/5–1/4
Power play
24–18
Hits
20–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Guillaume Latendresse
2 G
4 shots · 12:13 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mark Streit
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 17:06 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Cristobal Huet
35 saves
0.946 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:15
Assists: Saku Koivu, Chris Higgins · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec 2nd · 06:33
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrei Kostitsyn · beat Olie Kolzig
2–0
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 2nd · 09:10
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green · beat Cristobal Huet
2–1
🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse 2nd · 17:06
Assists: Mathieu Dandenault, Maxim Lapierre · beat Olie Kolzig
3–1
3rd period
🇨🇦 Sergei Kostitsyn PP 3rd · 09:34
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Mark Streit · beat Olie Kolzig
4–1
🦅 Alexander Semin 3rd · 10:08
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Cristobal Huet
4–2
🇨🇦 Mark Streit 3rd · 18:39
Assists: Kyle Chipchura, Francis Bouillon · beat Olie Kolzig
5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Higgins · Plekanec · Koivu 17:08
L2 Kostitsyn · Lapierre · Kovalev 15:14
L3 Latendresse · Chipchura · Dandenault 12:13
L4 Kostitsyn · Kostopoulos 11:50
D1 Markov · Komisarek 24:54
D2 Hamrlik · Bouillon 20:48
D3 Streit · O'Byrne 15:30
D4 Gorges 10:13
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Nylander · Backstrom 21:35
L2 Pettinger · Kozlov · Semin 15:08
L3 Fleischmann · Steckel · Laich 12:52
L4 Laing · Brashear · Bradley 9:43
D1 Green · Poti 25:06
D2 Morrisonn · Schultz 18:44
D3 Jurcina · Pothier 11:44

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅
21 Shots on goal 37
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
24 Hits 18
20 Blocked shots 12
5 Takeaways 7
13 Giveaways 16
8 Penalty minutes 10
MTL shooting 23.8% (5/21) WSH shooting 5.4% (2/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Cristobal Huet
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 59:51 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
16/21
.762 SV% · 5 GA · 59:47 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-1-1 (78% win rate, 9 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6-1 (22% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-8 (0% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0
Mar 242007 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Feb 202007 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5 Jan 42007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–5 Dec 272006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Mar 302006 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 OT
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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on December 20, 2007?

Canadiens won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Guillaume Latendresse (2), Mark Streit, Sergei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 16 saves on 21 shots (.762 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 18 🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 AfterDec 22 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL 2–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 17 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 3–4 AfterDec 22 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–3
Also on December 20
🐧PIT 5–4 🐻BOS 🏛️OTT 2–3 🐦ATL 🍁TOR 1–2 ⚡TBL 🌪️CAR 4–5 🐆FLA 🗽NYR 3–6 🌲MIN 🐙DET 2–3 🎵STL ⭐DAL 2–3 🐋VAN 🌵PHX 3–2 🦈SJS
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