Canadiens 2–1 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 17, 2016)

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 🇨🇦 MTL

Jeff Petry

1 G

6 shots · 23:24 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Artturi Lehkonen

1 G

2 shots · 13:18 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Phillip Danault

1 A

3 shots · 17:35 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Artturi Lehkonen Go-ahead 1st · 14:41

Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP Tying 2nd · 14:16

Assists: Justin Williams, Alex Ovechkin · beat Carey Price

1–1

🇨🇦 Jeff Petry Go-ahead 2nd · 16:39

Assists: Max Pacioretty, Phillip Danault · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Byron · Radulov 18:06

L2 Danault · Plekanec · Gallagher 15:26

L3 Lehkonen · Mitchell · Flynn 14:02

L4 Carr · Terry · McCarron 8:55

D1 Weber · Emelin 26:06

D2 Petry · Markov 21:17

D3 Beaulieu · Barberio 12:52

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 18:08

L2 Eller · Oshie · Williams 16:56

L3 Johansson · Vrana · Winnik 15:30

L4 Sanford · Beagle · Wilson 10:43

D1 Carlson · Orlov 22:11

D2 Niskanen · Alzner 19:01

D3 Schmidt · Orpik 16:34

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

25 Shots on goal 21

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

18 Hits 43

21 Blocked shots 4

9 Takeaways 6

14 Giveaways 18

20 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 8.0% (2/25) WSH shooting 4.8% (1/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 57:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

MTL WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1-2 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Feb 242016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–3 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

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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on December 17, 2016?

Canadiens won 2–1. The final score was Canadiens 2, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Artturi Lehkonen, Jeff Petry.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 16 🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 AfterDec 20 🦆ANA @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–5

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 16 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 AfterDec 21 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 2–3

Also on December 17

🔔PHI 1–3 ⭐DAL 🌵ARI 1–4 🌲MIN 🐧PIT 1–2 🍁TOR 😈NJD 1–3 🏛️OTT 🦆ANA 4–6 🐙DET ⚔️BUF 1–2 🌪️CAR 🪶CHI 6–4 🎵STL 🗽NYR 2–1 🐯NSH

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