🦅 Away Capitals 42-25-10
5–4
Final / SO
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 47-22-8
Goals 1st2nd3rdSOF
🦅 WSH 02215
🇨🇦 MTL 03104

Capitals at Canadiens

Capitals beat Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout at Bell Centre on April 2, 2015.

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2014-15 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
3 A
1 shots · 26:48 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
P.K. Subban
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 24:06 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
4 shots · 22:59 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
🇨🇦 Jeff Petry Go-ahead 2nd · 00:58
Assists: Alex Galchenyuk, P.K. Subban · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
🦅 Joel Ward Tying 2nd · 10:36
Assists: Marcus Johansson · beat Carey Price
1–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:08
Assists: John Carlson, Braden Holtby · beat Carey Price
2–1
🇨🇦 Tom Gilbert Tying 2nd · 14:47
Assists: PA Parenteau, Alex Galchenyuk · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
🇨🇦 Lars Eller Go-ahead 2nd · 18:39
Assists: Dale Weise, P.K. Subban · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 3rd · 11:06
Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Carey Price
3–3
🦅 Joel Ward PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:19
Assists: John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Carey Price
4–3
🇨🇦 P.K. Subban PP Tying 3rd · 15:01
Assists: Andrei Markov, Max Pacioretty · beat Braden Holtby
4–4
Shootout
🦅 Troy Brouwer Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
5–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Backstrom 22:59
L2 Kuznetsov · Brouwer · Ward 17:39
L3 Chimera · Fehr · Laich 15:05
L4 Glencross · Latta · Wilson 4:49
D1 Carlson · Orpik 25:34
D2 Niskanen · Alzner 21:31
D3 Green · Gleason 15:58
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Plekanec · Galchenyuk · Desharnais 20:06
L2 Pacioretty · Parenteau · Gallagher 18:10
L3 Prust · de la Rose · Eller 12:06
L4 Mitchell · Weise · Smith-Pelly 10:58
D1 Subban · Markov 23:54
D2 Emelin · Gilbert 22:08
D3 Petry · Beaulieu 18:58

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦
19 Shots on goal 27
3/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
33 Hits 26
30 Blocked shots 21
3 Takeaways 8
16 Giveaways 10
8 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 26.3% (5/19) MTL shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
15/19
.789 SV% · 4 GA · 64:50 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Jeff Petry · 2nd 00:58 · 0–1 Joel Ward · 2nd 10:36 · 1–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 14:08 · 2–1 Tom Gilbert · 2nd 14:47 · 2–2 Lars Eller · 2nd 18:39 · 2–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 11:06 · 3–3 Joel Ward · 3rd 12:19 · 4–3 P.K. Subban · 3rd 15:01 · 4–4
WSH MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 14-10-4 (50% win rate, 28 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 23-2-3 (82% win rate, 28 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-10-1 (8% win rate, 12 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 16-2-2 (80% win rate, 20 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Canadiens lead the season series 2–1
Jan 312015 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–1 OT Oct 92014 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 SO Jan 252014 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–0 Nov 292013 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO Nov 222013 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–2
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❓ WSH vs MTL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on April 2, 2015?

Capitals won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 5, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Joel Ward (2).

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jeff Petry, Lars Eller, P.K. Subban, Tom Gilbert.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 15 saves on 19 shots (.789 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 31 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–4 AfterApr 4 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 3–4
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 30 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3 AfterApr 3 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 2–3
Also on April 2
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