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2015-16 regular season

Canadiens at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Canadiens beat Capitals 4–3 at Capital One Arena on February 24, 2016.

MTL – WSH
34–36
Shots on goal
1/3–0/3
Power play
18–26
Hits
15–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Alex Galchenyuk
2 G
5 shots · 13:31 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Markov
2 A
26:43 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mike Condon
33 saves
0.917 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Alex Galchenyuk Go-ahead 1st · 09:09
Assists: Dale Weise · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher PP 1st · 17:47
Assists: Max Pacioretty, Andrei Markov · beat Braden Holtby
2–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 Tomas Fleischmann 2nd · 01:54
Assists: Paul Byron, Mark Barberio · beat Braden Holtby
3–0
🦅 Jason Chimera 2nd · 05:32
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Brooks Orpik · beat Mike Condon
3–1
🇨🇦 Alex Galchenyuk 2nd · 12:36
Assists: Lars Eller, Andrei Markov · beat Philipp Grubauer
4–1
3rd period
🦅 Dmitry Orlov 3rd · 12:24
Assists: Brooks Orpik, Alex Ovechkin · beat Mike Condon
4–2
🦅 Andre Burakovsky 3rd · 17:07
Assists: Stanislav Galiev, Nate Schmidt · beat Mike Condon
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Pacioretty · Plekanec · Gallagher 17:08
L2 de la Rose · Byron · Eller 14:26
L3 Galchenyuk · Mitchell · Weise 13:31
L4 Fleischmann · Andrighetto · Smith-Pelly 12:50
D1 Markov · Subban 26:24
D2 Emelin · Pateryn 22:04
D3 Barberio · Bartley 11:12
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Williams 21:29
L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Oshie 17:40
L3 Chimera · Burakovsky · Galiev 11:30
L4 Richards · Laich · Wilson 10:31
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 23:32
D2 Orpik · Alzner 17:04
D3 Schmidt · Orlov 15:31

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅
34 Shots on goal 36
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
18 Hits 26
15 Blocked shots 13
11 Takeaways 8
7 Giveaways 7
8 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 11.8% (4/34) WSH shooting 8.3% (3/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Mike Condon
33/36
.917 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Philipp Grubauer
15/16
.938 SV% · 1 GA · 36:30 TOI
Braden Holtby
15/18
.833 SV% · 3 GA · 21:54 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Alex Galchenyuk · 1st 09:09 · 1–0 Brendan Gallagher · 1st 17:47 · 2–0 Tomas Fleischmann · 2nd 01:54 · 3–0 Jason Chimera · 2nd 05:32 · 3–1 Alex Galchenyuk · 2nd 12:36 · 4–1 Dmitry Orlov · 3rd 12:24 · 4–2 Andre Burakovsky · 3rd 17:07 · 4–3
MTL WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 4–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1
Dec 262015 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Dec 32015 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 Apr 22015 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 SO Jan 312015 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–1 OT Oct 92014 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 SO
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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on February 24, 2016?

Canadiens won 4–3. The final score was Canadiens 4, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Galchenyuk (2), Brendan Gallagher, Tomas Fleischmann.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andre Burakovsky, Dmitry Orlov, Jason Chimera.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mike Condon made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 15 saves on 16 shots (.938 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeFeb 22 🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 AfterFeb 27 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 22 🌵ARI @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterFeb 26 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–3
Also on February 24
🐧PIT 1–5 🐻BOS 🦈SJS 3–4 🏔️COL ⚔️BUF 0–1 🦆ANA
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