🦅 Away Capitals 1-2 in series
6–3
Final
MTL leads 4–3
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 2-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Capitals at Canadiens — First Round Game 4

Capitals, First Round Game 4, beat Canadiens 6–3 at Bell Centre on April 21, 2010.

🗓 Wed, Apr 21, 2010 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 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 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:10 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · 19:14 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Mike Knuble
2 G
6 shots · 17:36 TOI
4rd star 🦅 WSH
Semyon Varlamov
36 saves
0.923 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦
38 Shots on goal 39
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
17 Hits 30
14 Blocked shots 22
2 Takeaways 12
9 Giveaways 10
8 Penalty minutes 10
WSH shooting 15.8% (6/38) MTL shooting 7.7% (3/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Semyon Varlamov
36/39
.923 SV% · 3 GA · 59:48 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
32/36
.889 SV% · 4 GA · 59:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 56-15-14 (66% win rate, 85 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 40-34-11 (47% win rate, 85 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 56-15-14 (66% win rate, 85 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 40-34-11 (47% win rate, 85 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Knuble 19:14
L2 Laich · Belanger · Semin 15:56
L3 Fleischmann · Gordon · Bradley 13:37
L4 Chimera · Morrison · Fehr 9:17
D1 Green · Poti 22:03
D2 Carlson · Schultz 19:23
D3 Corvo · Sloan 16:50
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Cammalleri · Gomez · Gionta 22:16
L2 Pouliot · Kostitsyn · Plekanec 16:50
L3 Moen · Moore · Lapierre 11:35
L4 Kostitsyn · Pyatt · Metropolit 8:07
D1 Markov · Bergeron 25:48
D2 Gorges · Gill 19:58
D3 Hamrlik · O'Byrne 14:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 19, 2010
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–1 · Capitals won
Apr 17, 2010
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
5–6 (OT) · Capitals won
Apr 15, 2010
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
3–2 (OT) · Canadiens won
Feb 10, 2010
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–6 (OT) · Canadiens won
Jan 5, 2010
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
2–4 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs MTL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on April 21, 2010?

Capitals won 6–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Canadiens?

The final score was Capitals 6, Canadiens 3.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens 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
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 19
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–1 · WSH won
Next game · Apr 23
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · MTL won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Apr 19
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–1 · WSH won
Next game · Apr 23
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · MTL won
Also on April 21, 2010
⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS
2–3 final
🐋VAN @ 👑LAK
6–4 final
Capitals season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule