Canadiens 1–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Feb 24, 2012)

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

Jason Chimera

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:17 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G

3 shots · 17:43 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Michal Neuvirth

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mathieu Perreault Go-ahead 1st · 06:58

Assists: Jason Chimera · beat Carey Price

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Jason Chimera 2nd · 08:42

Assists: Alexander Semin · beat Carey Price

0–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 08:58

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Marcus Johansson · beat Carey Price

0–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Rene Bourque SH 3rd · 03:42

Assists: Alexei Emelin, Tomas Plekanec · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–3

🦅 Joel Ward Empty net 3rd · 19:24

Assists: Brooks Laich, John Carlson

1–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Cole · Pacioretty · Desharnais 19:20

L2 Plekanec · Eller · Bourque 18:24

L3 Kostitsyn · Gomez · White 12:24

L4 Nokelainen · Leblanc 9:08

D1 Subban · Gorges 23:36

D2 Weber · Campoli 16:02

D3 Kaberle · Emelin 14:28

D4 Diaz 11:40

🦅Capitals

L1 Laich · Perreault · Brouwer 19:52

L2 Ovechkin · Chimera · Johansson 16:17

L3 Hendricks · Halpern · Semin 14:58

L4 Aucoin · Beagle · Ward 7:31

D1 Carlson · Alzner 23:20

D2 Green · Orlov 18:24

D3 Wideman · Schultz 15:55

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 24

24 Hits 29

23 Blocked shots 10

1 Takeaways 8

7 Giveaways 14

12 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 3.2% (1/31) WSH shooting 16.7% (4/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 58:06 TOI

🦅Capitals

Michal Neuvirth

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

MTL WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-9-1 (23% win rate, 13 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 0–3

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–0

Feb 42012 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 Jan 182012 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 Mar 262011 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0 Mar 152011 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Feb 12011 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–2 SO

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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on February 24, 2012?

Capitals won 4–1. The final score was Canadiens 1, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Rene Bourque.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Jason Chimera, Joel Ward, Mathieu Perreault.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Canadiens vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 21 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 AfterFeb 26 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 2–4

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 22 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 2–5 AfterFeb 25 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 4–2

Also on February 24

🐋VAN 2–1 😈NJD 🗽NYR 3–4 🏝️NYI 🏔️COL 5–0 🧥CBJ 🐻BOS 1–2 ⚔️BUF 🌲MIN 1–4 ⭐DAL

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