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2018-19 regular season

Capitals at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Canadiens beat Capitals 6–4 at Bell Centre on November 1, 2018.

WSH – MTL
31–44
Shots on goal
25–32
Hits
22–18
Blocked shots
13–7
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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
Brendan Gallagher
2 G
7 shots · 15:22 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
2 G
4 shots · 15:42 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Joel Armia
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 15:03 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Jesperi Kotkaniemi Go-ahead 1st · 02:28
Assists: Joel Armia · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
🦅 Lars Eller Tying 1st · 06:16
Assists: Matt Niskanen, Chandler Stephenson · beat Carey Price
1–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Go-ahead 2nd · 00:32
Assists: Tomas Tatar · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher 2nd · 03:06
Assists: Tomas Tatar, Phillip Danault · beat Braden Holtby
1–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 06:49
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jakub Vrana · beat Carey Price
2–3
🦅 Lars Eller Tying 2nd · 07:59
Assists: Brett Connolly · beat Carey Price
3–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 12:53
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen · beat Carey Price
4–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 Jesperi Kotkaniemi Tying 3rd · 16:56
Assists: Artturi Lehkonen, Victor Mete · beat Braden Holtby
4–4
🇨🇦 Max Domi Go-ahead 3rd · 19:38
Assists: Jeff Petry · beat Braden Holtby
4–5
🇨🇦 Joel Armia Empty net 3rd · 19:40
Assists: Phillip Danault
4–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:25
L2 Vrana · Kuznetsov · Eller 15:38
L3 Burakovsky · Stephenson · Connolly 13:44
L4 Dowd · Smith-Pelly · Jaskin 11:16
D1 Orlov · Niskanen 25:21
D2 Carlson · Kempny 22:52
D3 Djoos · Bowey 10:50
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Drouin · Hudon · Domi 18:29
L2 Danault · Kotkaniemi · Gallagher 15:42
L3 Tatar · Lehkonen · Armia 14:59
L4 Deslauriers · Peca · Shaw 11:45
D1 Petry · Ouellet 21:47
D2 Reilly · Benn 19:38
D3 Mete · Juulsen 16:38

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦
31 Shots on goal 44
25 Hits 32
22 Blocked shots 18
13 Takeaways 7
11 Giveaways 11
6 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 12.9% (4/31) MTL shooting 13.6% (6/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
38/43
.884 SV% · 5 GA · 59:58 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 1st 02:28 · 0–1 Lars Eller · 1st 06:16 · 1–1 Brendan Gallagher · 2nd 00:32 · 1–2 Brendan Gallagher · 2nd 03:06 · 1–3 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 06:49 · 2–3 Lars Eller · 2nd 07:59 · 3–3 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 12:53 · 4–3 Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 3rd 16:56 · 4–4 Max Domi · 3rd 19:38 · 4–5 Joel Armia · 3rd 19:40 · 4–6
WSH MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 4–3
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

All →
Canadiens lead the season series 1–0
Mar 242018 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–4 Jan 192018 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Oct 72017 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–6 Feb 42017 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 Jan 92017 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1
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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on November 1, 2018?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Lars Eller (2).

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher (2), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2), Joel Armia, Max Domi.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 38 saves on 43 shots (.884 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeOct 27 🦅WSH @ 🔥CGY 4–3 AfterNov 3 ⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH 4–3
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeOct 30 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 AfterNov 3 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1
Also on November 1
✈️WPG 4–2 🐆FLA ⭐DAL 2–1 🍁TOR 🐧PIT 2–3 🏝️NYI ⚔️BUF 2–4 🏛️OTT 😈NJD 3–4 🐙DET 🐯NSH 4–1 ⚡TBL 🎰VGK 3–5 🎵STL 🏔️COL 5–6 🔥CGY
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