Capitals 3–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 3, 2015)

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

T.J. Oshie

2 G

3 shots · 19:08 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Tom Wilson

1 G

1 shots · 09:30 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 1st · 02:26

Assists: Brooks Laich · beat Mike Condon

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Lars Eller Tying 2nd · 12:08

Assists: Alex Galchenyuk, Tomas Plekanec · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead 2nd · 19:16

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Matt Niskanen · beat Mike Condon

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brian Flynn SH Tying 3rd · 02:30

Assists: Paul Byron, Jeff Petry · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead 3rd · 08:17

Assists: Karl Alzner, Alex Ovechkin · beat Mike Condon

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 20:29

L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Williams 17:25

L3 Chimera · Burakovsky · Beagle 13:33

L4 Laich · Latta · Wilson 8:50

D1 Niskanen · Alzner 24:28

D2 Carlson · Schmidt 20:48

D3 Chorney · Orlov 13:06

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Desharnais · Weise 19:25

L2 Fleischmann · Byron · Plekanec 18:55

L3 Galchenyuk · Eller · Andrighetto 14:29

L4 Thomas · Flynn · Smith-Pelly 5:56

D1 Subban · Markov 25:15

D2 Gilbert · Petry 19:35

D3 Emelin · Beaulieu 15:13

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

19 Shots on goal 35

24 Hits 21

26 Blocked shots 13

3 Takeaways 10

18 Giveaways 12

6 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 15.8% (3/19) MTL shooting 5.7% (2/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Mike Condon

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 59:16 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Apr 22015 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 SO 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

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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on December 3, 2015?

Capitals won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 3, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

T.J. Oshie (2), Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Flynn, Lars Eller.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mike Condon made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 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

BeforeNov 28 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 4–2 AfterDec 5 🦅WSH @ ✈️WPG 1–2

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 1 🧥CBJ @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 AfterDec 5 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 2–3

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