Capitals 5–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Jan 5, 2008)

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

Mike Green

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 27:46 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Tomas Plekanec

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 19:26 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

5 shots · 23:53 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:38

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn 2nd · 07:27

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Francis Bouillon · beat Olie Kolzig

0–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 08:31

Assists: Michael Nylander · beat Carey Price

1–2

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Tying 2nd · 11:53

Assists: Jeff Schultz, Mike Green · beat Carey Price

2–2

🦅 Boyd Gordon Go-ahead 2nd · 18:51

Assists: Mike Green · beat Carey Price

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Roman Hamrlik Tying 3rd · 02:05

Assists: Guillaume Latendresse, Mark Streit · beat Olie Kolzig

3–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 3rd · 06:38

Assists: John Erskine · beat Carey Price

4–3

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev Tying 3rd · 11:26

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Markov · beat Olie Kolzig

4–4

Overtime

🦅 Mike Green Go-ahead OT · 01:27

Assists: Michael Nylander, Tomas Fleischmann · beat Carey Price

5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Pettinger · Backstrom 22:33

L2 Laich · Steckel · Gordon 13:56

L3 Laing · Nylander · Bradley 12:20

L4 Fleischmann · Brashear · Kozlov 11:37

D1 Green · Schultz 26:40

D2 Jurcina · Morrisonn 22:58

D3 Erskine · Eminger 9:54

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Plekanec · Kovalev 20:36

L2 Kostitsyn · Koivu · Lapierre 17:33

L3 Kostitsyn · Latendresse · Ryder 13:32

L4 Chipchura · Kostopoulos · Dandenault 6:51

D1 Hamrlik · Markov 23:50

D2 Komisarek · Bouillon 20:16

D3 Streit · Gorges 17:08

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

29 Shots on goal 27

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

33 Hits 34

14 Blocked shots 24

5 Takeaways 8

5 Giveaways 13

10 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 17.2% (5/29) MTL shooting 14.8% (4/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 61:27 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 60:47 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 9 goals located

WSH MTL

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-7-2 (18% win rate, 11 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-1-1 (80% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-3-3 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 202007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Mar 242007 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Feb 202007 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5 Jan 42007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–5 Dec 272006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–1

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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on January 5, 2008?

Capitals won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 5, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Boyd Gordon, Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev, Andrei Kostitsyn, Roman Hamrlik, Tomas Plekanec.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 3 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 0–2 AfterJan 9 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 1–2

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 3 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6 AfterJan 8 🪶CHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4

Also on January 5

🐙DET 3–0 ⭐DAL 🐆FLA 0–3 🐧PIT 😈NJD 3–4 🐻BOS 🔔PHI 3–2 🍁TOR ⚡TBL 3–4 🏛️OTT 🌲MIN 1–4 🐯NSH 🌪️CAR 0–1 🎵STL 🏝️NYI 1–2 🏔️COL

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