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2011-12 regular season

Capitals at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Canadiens 3–0 at Bell Centre on January 18, 2012.

WSH – MTL
16–31
Shots on goal
1/4–0/7
Power play
19–19
Hits
25–15
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
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
1 shots · 18:28 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Marcus Johansson
1 G
1 shots · 16:19 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Michal Neuvirth
31 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Mathieu Perreault Go-ahead 1st · 04:41
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Cody Eakin · beat Carey Price
1–0
🦅 Marcus Johansson 1st · 08:23
Assists: Troy Brouwer, John Carlson · beat Carey Price
2–0
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 10:44
Assists: Alexander Semin, Dennis Wideman · beat Carey Price
3–0

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Brouwer 19:25
L2 Johansson · Chimera · Knuble 16:06
L3 Halpern · Semin · Ward 14:18
L4 Hendricks · Perreault · Eakin 6:09
D1 Wideman · Carlson 24:16
D2 Hamrlik · Alzner 22:06
D3 Orlov · Erskine 12:16
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Cole · Pacioretty · Plekanec 21:04
L2 Moen · Desharnais · Gomez 17:00
L3 Kostitsyn · Eller · Bourque 13:31
L4 Darche · Blunden 7:44
D1 Subban · Kaberle 21:58
D2 Gorges · Weber 19:12
D3 Diaz · Emelin 14:42
D4 Gill 8:55

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦
16 Shots on goal 31
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7
19 Hits 19
25 Blocked shots 15
9 Takeaways 6
13 Giveaways 7
19 Penalty minutes 15
WSH shooting 18.8% (3/16) MTL shooting 0.0% (0/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Michal Neuvirth Shutout
31/31
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
13/16
.812 SV% · 3 GA · 59:51 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located
Mathieu Perreault · 1st 04:41 · 1–0 Marcus Johansson · 1st 08:23 · 2–0 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 10:44 · 3–0
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: 3-1-1 (60% win rate, 5 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 3–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Mar 262011 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0 Mar 152011 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Feb 12011 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–2 SO Dec 282010 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Apr 282010 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–1
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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on January 18, 2012?

Capitals won 3–0. The final score was Capitals 3, Canadiens 0.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Marcus Johansson, Mathieu Perreault.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 31 saves on 31 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 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?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 17 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–0 AfterJan 20 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 0–3
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeJan 15 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 AfterJan 20 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 4–5
Also on January 18
⚔️BUF 2–6 🪶CHI 🐆FLA 3–4 🏔️COL 🌵PHX 2–6 🦆ANA
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