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2009-10 regular season

Capitals at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Capitals beat Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at Bell Centre on November 28, 2009.

WSH – MTL
23–24
Shots on goal
1/3–2/4
Power play
13–16
Hits
14–23
Blocked shots
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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
Eric Fehr
2 G
4 shots · 17:13 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
8 shots · 25:32 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jaroslav Spacek
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 21:39 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Eric Fehr Go-ahead 1st · 08:47
Assists: Karl Alzner, Brooks Laich · beat Carey Price
1–0
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 1st · 09:59
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alexandre Giroux · beat Carey Price
2–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 Jaroslav Spacek PP 2nd · 05:40
Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Max Pacioretty · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–1
🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec Tying 2nd · 13:50
Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–2
3rd period
🇨🇦 Travis Moen PP Go-ahead 3rd · 05:34
Assists: Marc-Andre Bergeron, Michael Cammalleri · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–3
🦅 Eric Fehr PP Tying 3rd · 19:48
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Tomas Fleischmann · beat Carey Price
3–3
Shootout
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Carey Price
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 24:22
L2 Fleischmann · Morrison · Fehr 17:13
L3 Giroux · Perreault · Clark 12:51
L4 Steckel · Beagle · Bradley 9:37
D1 Green · Pothier 24:12
D2 Alzner · Schultz 19:58
D3 Erskine · Jurcina 17:42
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Cammalleri · Plekanec · Metropolit 25:56
L2 Pacioretty · Moen · Kostitsyn 19:14
L3 Pyatt · White · Lapierre 16:12
L4 Chipchura · Wyman 4:00
D1 Hamrlik · Mara 24:08
D2 Gorges · Spacek 22:02
D3 Bergeron · O'Byrne 18:04
D4 Leach 1:11

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦
23 Shots on goal 24
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
13 Hits 16
14 Blocked shots 23
4 Takeaways 6
13 Giveaways 20
8 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 17.4% (4/23) MTL shooting 12.5% (3/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Semyon Varlamov
21/24
.875 SV% · 3 GA · 63:47 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
20/23
.870 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located
Eric Fehr · 1st 08:47 · 1–0 Alex Ovechkin · 1st 09:59 · 2–0 Jaroslav Spacek · 2nd 05:40 · 2–1 Tomas Plekanec · 2nd 13:50 · 2–2 Travis Moen · 3rd 05:34 · 2–3 Eric Fehr · 3rd 19:48 · 3–3
WSH MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Nov 202009 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Feb 182009 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 SO Jan 102009 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 Dec 132008 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 Nov 282008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 0–3
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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on November 28, 2009?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Eric Fehr (2), Alex Ovechkin.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jaroslav Spacek, Tomas Plekanec, Travis Moen.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 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
BeforeNov 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 0–2 AfterNov 30 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–2
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeNov 25 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 1–3 AfterDec 1 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0
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