Capitals 4–1 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Jan 9, 2017)

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

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 15:20 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:23 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:25 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 11:03

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Karl Alzner · beat Carey Price

1–0

3rd period

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec PP Tying 3rd · 07:18

Assists: Paul Byron, Artturi Lehkonen · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 3rd · 08:12

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Justin Williams · beat Carey Price

2–1

🦅 Brett Connolly 3rd · 11:00

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Carey Price

3–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 16:36

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson · beat Carey Price

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Williams 18:23

L2 Winnik · Eller · Backstrom 16:31

L3 Ovechkin · Beagle · Connolly 13:28

L4 Burakovsky · O'Brien · Wilson 10:22

D1 Niskanen · Carlson 22:02

D2 Alzner · Orpik 20:19

D3 Orlov · Schmidt 16:46

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Plekanec · Radulov 21:37

L2 Byron · Lehkonen · Danault 17:00

L3 Flynn · Mitchell · McCarron 11:41

L4 Scherbak · Andrighetto · Farnham 10:56

D1 Beaulieu · Weber 26:30

D2 Petry · Emelin 21:47

D3 Barberio · Johnston 11:42

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

39 Shots on goal 23

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

19 Hits 27

24 Blocked shots 18

5 Takeaways 7

8 Giveaways 12

8 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 10.3% (4/39) MTL shooting 4.3% (1/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

22/23

.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

35/39

.897 SV% · 4 GA · 59:36 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: 11-1-2 (79% win rate, 14 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-1-1 (80% win rate, 10 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-3 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 172016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 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

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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on January 9, 2017?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brett Connolly, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Tomas Plekanec.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 7 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 1–0 AfterJan 11 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–5

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 7 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 5–3 AfterJan 11 🇨🇦MTL @ ✈️WPG 7–4

Also on January 9

🐆FLA 3–0 😈NJD 🔥CGY 0–2 ✈️WPG ⭐DAL 6–4 👑LAK

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