Canadiens 3–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Feb 18, 2009)

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 🇨🇦 MTL

Andrei Markov

3 A

2 shots · 25:44 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Andrei Kostitsyn

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:44 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jose Theodore

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:33

Assists: Andrei Markov, Matt D'Agostini · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 1st · 10:07

Unassisted · beat Carey Price

1–1

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:42

Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Mike Green · beat Carey Price

1–2

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn PP Tying 1st · 17:03

Assists: Andrei Markov, Mathieu Schneider · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:57

Assists: Andrei Markov, Andrei Kostitsyn · beat Jose Theodore

3–2

🦅 David Steckel Tying 3rd · 17:21

Assists: Tom Poti, Brooks Laich · beat Carey Price

3–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Lapierre · Kostopoulos 20:02

L2 Kostitsyn · Stewart · Plekanec 17:44

L3 Pacioretty · Koivu · D'Agostini 15:28

L4 Chipchura · Dandenault · Laraque 8:59

D1 Schneider · Markov 26:25

D2 Bouillon · Komisarek 21:23

D3 Gorges · Hamrlik 17:19

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 23:52

L2 Fleischmann · Fedorov · Laich 15:45

L3 Nylander · Fehr · Steckel 13:55

L4 Brashear · Gordon · Bradley 11:23

D1 Green · Poti 26:44

D2 Schultz · Morrisonn 18:54

D3 Erskine · Jurcina 14:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

33 Shots on goal 35

3/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

20 Hits 19

23 Blocked shots 17

7 Takeaways 17

6 Giveaways 12

6 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 9.1% (3/33) WSH shooting 11.4% (4/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 64:58 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 64:50 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 6 goals located

MTL WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-6-3 (50% win rate, 18 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 7-3-2 (58% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 4-1-4 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 8-2-4 (57% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1

Jan 102009 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 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

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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on February 18, 2009?

Capitals won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Canadiens 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kostitsyn, Chris Higgins, Tomas Plekanec.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, David Steckel, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 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?

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 15 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐋VAN 2–4 AfterFeb 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 4–5

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 15 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 4–2 AfterFeb 20 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 4–1

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