Capitals 4–5 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Jan 10, 2009)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Tomas Plekanec

2 G

3 shots · 19:09 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sergei Kostitsyn

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:36 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jaroslav Halak

31 saves

0.886 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alexander Semin Go-ahead 1st · 07:59

Assists: Mike Green, Tyler Sloan · beat Jaroslav Halak

1–0

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec SH Tying 1st · 09:20

Assists: Tom Kostopoulos, Mike Komisarek · beat Brent Johnson

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Alexander Semin Go-ahead 2nd · 13:04

Unassisted · beat Jaroslav Halak

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Robert Lang PP Tying 3rd · 01:56

Assists: Andrei Markov, Andrei Kostitsyn · beat Brent Johnson

2–2

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn PP Go-ahead 3rd · 02:39

Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn, Patrice Brisebois · beat Brent Johnson

2–3

🦅 Tomas Fleischmann Tying 3rd · 04:15

Assists: Matt Bradley, Michael Nylander · beat Jaroslav Halak

3–3

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec Go-ahead 3rd · 04:31

Assists: Max Pacioretty, Alex Kovalev · beat Brent Johnson

3–4

🦅 Michael Nylander PP Tying 3rd · 12:21

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green · beat Jaroslav Halak

4–4

🇨🇦 Sergei Kostitsyn Go-ahead 3rd · 19:38

Unassisted · beat Brent Johnson

4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 22:02

L2 Laich · Kozlov · Steckel 16:34

L3 Fleischmann · Nylander · Bradley 12:55

L4 Brashear · Fehr · Clark 6:22

D1 Green · Alzner 25:30

D2 Jurcina · Sloan 18:05

D3 Morrisonn · Collins 12:14

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Plekanec · Kovalev 19:09

L2 Kostitsyn · Lapierre · Lang 14:56

L3 Latendresse · Kostitsyn · Kostopoulos 14:36

L4 Begin · Chipchura · D'Agostini 10:04

D1 Markov · Komisarek 22:39

D2 Hamrlik · Gorges 19:15

D3 Brisebois · Bouillon 16:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

35 Shots on goal 35

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

18 Hits 19

17 Blocked shots 32

11 Takeaways 5

11 Giveaways 6

14 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 11.4% (4/35) MTL shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Brent Johnson

30/35

.857 SV% · 5 GA · 59:38 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jaroslav Halak

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 6-3-3 (50% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-1-1 (82% win rate, 11 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Dec 132008 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 Nov 282008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Jan 312008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–5 OT Jan 292008 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 Jan 52008 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 OT

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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on January 10, 2009?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin (2), Michael Nylander, Tomas Fleischmann.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Tomas Plekanec (2), Andrei Kostitsyn, Robert Lang, Sergei Kostitsyn.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 9 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–0 AfterJan 13 🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH 5–2

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 8 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 AfterJan 13 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 1–3

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