Canadiens 3–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Jan 19, 2018)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Max Pacioretty

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:58 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Paul Byron

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:36 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Tomas Plekanec

1 A

3 shots · 17:45 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:08

Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Brendan Gallagher · beat Philipp Grubauer

1–0

🦅 John Carlson PP Tying 2nd · 13:24

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Antti Niemi

1–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Paul Byron Go-ahead 3rd · 10:41

Assists: Max Pacioretty, Jakub Jerabek · beat Philipp Grubauer

2–1

🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty Empty net 3rd · 18:42

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Paul Byron

3–1

🦅 Lars Eller 3rd · 19:06

Assists: Matt Niskanen, Dmitry Orlov · beat Antti Niemi

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Lehkonen · Plekanec 17:45

L2 Drouin · Byron · Galchenyuk 16:54

L3 Deslauriers · Hudon · Gallagher 13:33

L4 de la Rose · Froese · Shaw 9:56

D1 Petry · Alzner 22:48

D2 Jerabek · Benn 19:26

D3 Schlemko · Mete 15:41

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 20:47

L2 Burakovsky · Kuznetsov · Eller 15:14

L3 Beagle · Stephenson · Connolly 13:11

L4 Vrana · Chiasson · Wilson 10:30

D1 Carlson · Orlov 24:40

D2 Niskanen · Orpik 18:48

D3 Djoos · Bowey 13:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

26 Shots on goal 26

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

19 Hits 18

18 Blocked shots 19

4 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 14

13 Penalty minutes 15

MTL shooting 11.5% (3/26) WSH shooting 7.7% (2/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Antti Niemi

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 57:33 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

MTL WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 7-10-5 (32% win rate, 22 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 6-6-3 (40% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 4-4-3 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 72017 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–6 Feb 42017 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 Jan 92017 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Dec 172016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Feb 242016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–3

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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on January 19, 2018?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Max Pacioretty (2), Paul Byron.

Who scored for Capitals?

John Carlson, Lars Eller.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 17 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 1–4 AfterJan 20 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 18 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 3–4 AfterJan 21 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 2–1

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