🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 0-0 in series
3–2
Final / OT
MTL leads 4–3
🦅 Home Capitals 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Canadiens at Capitals — First Round Game 1

Canadiens, First Round Game 1, beat Capitals 3–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 15, 2010.

🗓 Thu, Apr 15, 2010 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2009-10 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

MTL vs WSH · MTL leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
3–2
OT · MTL
Game 2
5–6
OT · WSH
Game 3
5–1
Final · WSH
Game 4
6–3
Final · WSH
Game 5
2–1
Final · MTL
Game 6
1–4
Final · MTL
Game 7
2–1
Final · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Tomas Plekanec
1 G
5 shots · 21:31 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Michael Cammalleri
1 G
4 shots · 21:18 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Scott Gomez
1 G
2 shots · 24:48 TOI
4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jaroslav Halak
45 saves
0.957 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅
38 Shots on goal 47
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
24 Hits 37
27 Blocked shots 30
6 Takeaways 7
6 Giveaways 15
8 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 7.9% (3/38) WSH shooting 4.3% (2/47)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jaroslav Halak
45/47
.957 SV% · 2 GA · 73:19 TOI
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 73:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 39-33-10 (48% win rate, 82 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 54-15-13 (66% win rate, 82 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 39-33-10 (48% win rate, 82 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 54-15-13 (66% win rate, 82 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Gomez · Plekanec · Gionta 23:55
L2 Cammalleri · Pouliot · Kostitsyn 21:04
L3 Moen · Kostitsyn · Moore 15:04
L4 Pyatt · Darche · Lapierre 10:20
D1 Markov · Bergeron 27:38
D2 Gill · Hamrlik 24:18
D3 Gorges · Spacek 21:33
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Backstrom 22:37
L2 Fehr · Semin · Knuble 19:02
L3 Chimera · Fleischmann · Belanger 16:38
L4 Steckel · Gordon · Bradley 14:16
D1 Green · Poti 27:12
D2 Schultz · Carlson 22:50
D3 Morrisonn · Corvo 19:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Feb 10, 2010
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–6 (OT) · Canadiens won
Jan 5, 2010
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
2–4 · Capitals won
Nov 28, 2009
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 (SO) · Capitals won
Nov 20, 2009
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
3–2 · Canadiens won
Feb 18, 2009
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
3–4 (SO) · Capitals won

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on April 15, 2010?

Canadiens won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Capitals?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Capitals 2, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 45 saves on 47 shots (.957 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Apr 10
🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 · TOR won
Next game · Apr 17
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
5–6 · WSH won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 11
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
4–3 · BOS won
Next game · Apr 17
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
5–6 · WSH won
Also on April 15, 2010
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 final
👑LAK @ 🐋VAN
2–3 final
Canadiens season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule