5–6

Final / OT

MTL leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	0	0	0	0	5
WSH	0	0	0	0	6

Canadiens at Capitals — First Round Game 2

Capitals, First Round Game 2, beat Canadiens 6–5 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 17, 2010.

🗓 Sat, Apr 17, 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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

3 G, 1 A

6 shots · 19:33 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 3 A

6 shots · 20:22 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Andrei Kostitsyn

3 G, 1 A

5 shots · 15:46 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

24 Shots on goal 37

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

16 Hits 28

30 Blocked shots 11

4 Takeaways 12

7 Giveaways 10

11 Penalty minutes 11

MTL shooting 20.8% (5/24) WSH shooting 16.2% (6/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jaroslav Halak

31/37

.838 SV% · 6 GA · 60:31 TOI

🦅Capitals

Semyon Varlamov

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 52:33 TOI

Jose Theodore

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 07:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 40-33-10 (48% win rate, 83 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 54-15-14 (65% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 40-33-10 (48% win rate, 83 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 54-15-14 (65% win rate, 83 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pouliot · Plekanec · Gionta 19:16

L2 Cammalleri · Kostitsyn · Gomez 16:33

L3 Moen · Pyatt · Moore 13:38

L4 Kostitsyn · Darche · Lapierre 9:05

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 22:01

D2 Gorges · Spacek 20:10

D3 Bergeron · Gill 18:23

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 19:33

L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Knuble 18:01

L3 Belanger · Fehr · Morrison 13:17

L4 Chimera · Steckel · Bradley 10:27

D1 Green · Schultz 23:40

D2 Poti · Carlson 18:02

D3 Corvo · Morrisonn 16:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 15, 2010

🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH

3–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

Feb 10, 2010

🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL

5–6 (OT) · Canadiens won

4–3 (SO) · Capitals won

Nov 20, 2009

🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH

3–2 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on April 17, 2010?

Capitals won 6–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Capitals?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Capitals 6, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves on 37 shots (.838 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Capitals played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 15

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 15

Also on April 17, 2010

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