Canadiens 1–6 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Oct 7, 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

4 G

8 shots · 17:44 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

4 A

17:18 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

38 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 00:20

Assists: Jakub Vrana, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Carey Price

0–1

🦅 T.J. Oshie 1st · 00:46

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Andre Burakovsky · beat Carey Price

0–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 1st · 02:51

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Carey Price

0–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 1st · 18:10

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Aaron Ness · beat Carey Price

0–4

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher SH 2nd · 04:50

Assists: Paul Byron · beat Braden Holtby

1–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 16:46

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson · beat Al Montoya

1–5

🦅 Nathan Walker 2nd · 18:05

Assists: Devante Smith-Pelly, Jay Beagle · beat Al Montoya

1–6

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Lehkonen · Galchenyuk 18:00

L2 Drouin · Danault · Shaw 15:55

L3 Hudon · Plekanec · Gallagher 14:38

L4 de la Rose · Byron · Hemsky 10:56

D1 Weber · Benn 22:18

D2 Petry · Alzner 19:00

D3 Mete · Streit 16:13

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Vrana · Kuznetsov 17:18

L2 Beagle · Backstrom · Eller 15:11

L3 Burakovsky · Smith-Pelly · Oshie 14:17

L4 Walker · Chiasson · Connolly 12:30

D1 Carlson · Orlov 22:32

D2 Niskanen · Orpik 19:54

D3 Chorney · Ness 16:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

39 Shots on goal 23

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

24 Hits 21

8 Blocked shots 15

6 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 3

8 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 2.6% (1/39) WSH shooting 26.1% (6/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Al Montoya

7/9

.778 SV% · 2 GA · 39:52 TOI

Carey Price

10/14

.714 SV% · 4 GA · 20:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

38/39

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 59:50 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MTL WSH

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Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Feb 42017 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 Jan 92017 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Dec 172016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Feb 242016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Dec 262015 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–3

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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on October 7, 2017?

Capitals won 6–1. The final score was Canadiens 1, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (4), Nathan Walker, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Al Montoya made 7 saves on 9 shots (.778 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 38 saves on 39 shots (.974 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 5 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterOct 8 🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR 0–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeOct 5 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 5–4 AfterOct 9 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–4

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