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2017-18 regular season

Capitals at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Capitals beat Canadiens 6–4 at Bell Centre on March 24, 2018.

WSH – MTL
30–21
Shots on goal
2/3–1/3
Power play
21–34
Hits
14–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
4 A
1 shots · 17:04 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
2 G
4 shots · 18:06 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
2 G
3 shots · 16:55 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Alex Galchenyuk Go-ahead 1st · 08:35
Assists: Jacob de la Rose · beat Philipp Grubauer
0–1
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP Tying 1st · 11:11
Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Carey Price
1–1
🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 1st · 14:49
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Carey Price
2–1
🦅 Tom Wilson 1st · 18:11
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Andre Burakovsky · beat Carey Price
3–1
2nd period
🦅 Jay Beagle 2nd · 04:52
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Alex Chiasson · beat Carey Price
4–1
🇨🇦 Charles Hudon 2nd · 19:58
Assists: Jordie Benn, Logan Shaw · beat Philipp Grubauer
4–2
3rd period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP 3rd · 01:10
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Carey Price
5–2
🦅 Jakub Jerabek 3rd · 04:52
Assists: Andre Burakovsky, T.J. Oshie · beat Carey Price
6–2
🇨🇦 Charles Hudon 3rd · 09:28
Assists: Mike Reilly, Logan Shaw · beat Philipp Grubauer
6–3
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher PP 3rd · 18:03
Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Jeff Petry · beat Philipp Grubauer
6–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 18:06
L2 Eller · Oshie · Wilson 16:55
L3 Burakovsky · Beagle · Stephenson 14:06
L4 Vrana · Chiasson · Connolly 11:09
D1 Niskanen · Orlov 22:26
D2 Carlson · Orpik 20:30
D3 Kempny · Jerabek 15:42
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Drouin · Byron · Gallagher 18:22
L2 Lehkonen · de la Rose · Galchenyuk 16:45
L3 Hudon · Shaw · Scherbak 14:34
L4 Carr · Deslauriers · McCarron 11:46
D1 Petry · Benn 20:28
D2 Reilly · Lernout 19:25
D3 Juulsen · Alzner 17:37

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦
30 Shots on goal 21
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
21 Hits 34
14 Blocked shots 13
4 Takeaways 7
7 Giveaways 16
6 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 20.0% (6/30) MTL shooting 19.0% (4/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Philipp Grubauer
17/21
.810 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
24/30
.800 SV% · 6 GA · 58:15 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Alex Galchenyuk · 1st 08:35 · 0–1 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 1st 11:11 · 1–1 Tom Wilson · 1st 14:49 · 2–1 Tom Wilson · 1st 18:11 · 3–1 Jay Beagle · 2nd 04:52 · 4–1 Charles Hudon · 2nd 19:58 · 4–2 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 01:10 · 5–2 Jakub Jerabek · 3rd 04:52 · 6–2 Charles Hudon · 3rd 09:28 · 6–3 Brendan Gallagher · 3rd 18:03 · 6–4
WSH MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 11-0 (100% win rate, 11 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1
Jan 192018 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Oct 72017 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–6 Feb 42017 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 Jan 92017 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Dec 172016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–1
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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on March 24, 2018?

Capitals won 6–4. The final score was Capitals 6, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Tom Wilson (2), Jakub Jerabek, Jay Beagle.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Charles Hudon (2), Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 24 saves on 30 shots (.800 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 22 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 1–0 AfterMar 26 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–2
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 23 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 AfterMar 26 🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4
Also on March 24
🎰VGK 1–2 🏔️COL 🔥CGY 1–5 🦈SJS 🐙DET 3–4 🍁TOR 🌪️CAR 5–2 🏛️OTT 🌵ARI 2–4 🐆FLA ⚡TBL 1–2 😈NJD 🪶CHI 3–1 🏝️NYI ⚔️BUF 1–5 🗽NYR
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