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2007-08 regular season

Canadiens at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Capitals beat Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at Capital One Arena on January 31, 2008.

MTL – WSH
21–38
Shots on goal
1/3–0/3
Power play
23–26
Hits
13–21
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
4 G, 1 A
6 shots · 24:52 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Viktor Kozlov
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 18:34 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Guillaume Latendresse
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 15:00 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 13:06
Assists: Milan Jurcina · beat Cristobal Huet
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Viktor Kozlov 2nd · 04:35
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Tom Poti · beat Cristobal Huet
0–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 11:54
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Cristobal Huet
0–3
🇨🇦 Sergei Kostitsyn 2nd · 12:44
Assists: Guillaume Latendresse, Maxim Lapierre · beat Olie Kolzig
1–3
🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn PP 2nd · 19:59
Assists: Andrei Markov, Tomas Plekanec · beat Olie Kolzig
2–3
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 12:30
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Mike Green · beat Cristobal Huet
2–4
🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse 3rd · 13:47
Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn, Mike Komisarek · beat Olie Kolzig
3–4
🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse Tying 3rd · 19:27
Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Mark Streit · beat Olie Kolzig
4–4
Overtime
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead OT · 03:34
Assists: Jeff Schultz, Mike Green · beat Cristobal Huet
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Plekanec · Koivu · Kovalev 20:27
L2 Kostitsyn · Higgins · Latendresse 16:05
L3 Kostitsyn · Begin · Lapierre 14:35
L4 Smolinski · Ryder · Kostopoulos 10:41
D1 Markov · Hamrlik 23:39
D2 Komisarek · Streit 21:46
D3 Bouillon · Gorges 17:57
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kozlov 21:34
L2 Gordon · Laich · Steckel 15:02
L3 Fleischmann · Semin · Bradley 14:19
L4 Laing · Pettinger · Brashear 10:58
D1 Poti · Green 27:28
D2 Jurcina · Schultz 23:30
D3 Erskine · Eminger 10:11

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅
21 Shots on goal 38
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
23 Hits 26
13 Blocked shots 21
7 Takeaways 18
7 Giveaways 17
6 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 19.0% (4/21) WSH shooting 13.2% (5/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Cristobal Huet
33/38
.868 SV% · 5 GA · 63:12 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
17/21
.810 SV% · 4 GA · 63:33 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 9 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 13:06 · 0–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 11:54 · 0–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 12:30 · 2–4 Alex Ovechkin · OT 03:34 · 4–5
MTL WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-3-1 (56% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4-4 (0% win rate, 8 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2
Jan 292008 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 Jan 52008 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 OT Dec 202007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Mar 242007 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Feb 202007 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5
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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on January 31, 2008?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Guillaume Latendresse (2), Andrei Kostitsyn, Sergei Kostitsyn.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (4), Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 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 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeJan 29 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 AfterFeb 2 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 29 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 AfterFeb 2 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 2–0
Also on January 31
👑LAK 3–1 🏝️NYI 🗽NYR 4–0 🔔PHI 🍁TOR 2–3 🌪️CAR 🐻BOS 4–1 🏛️OTT 🐋VAN 3–4 ⚡TBL 🧥CBJ 2–4 🐯NSH
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