Capitals 4–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Jan 27, 2020)

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

Tom Wilson

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:57 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jakub Vrana

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:33 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Jeff Petry Go-ahead 1st · 01:55

Assists: Tomas Tatar, Marco Scandella · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

🦅 Tom Wilson PP Tying 1st · 18:30

Assists: Jakub Vrana, T.J. Oshie · beat Carey Price

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Travis Boyd Go-ahead 2nd · 02:03

Assists: Lars Eller, Brendan Leipsic · beat Carey Price

2–1

🦅 Jakub Vrana 2nd · 14:51

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Carey Price

3–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Dale Weise 3rd · 07:30

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Nick Cousins · beat Braden Holtby

3–2

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Empty net 3rd · 19:37

Assists: Carl Hagelin, Tom Wilson

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Hagelin · Oshie · Wilson 17:57

L2 Vrana · Eller · Backstrom 16:10

L3 Kuznetsov · Dowd · Hathaway 12:57

L4 Leipsic · Boyd · Panik 12:09

D1 Carlson · Orlov 22:50

D2 Kempny · Jensen 20:11

D3 Gudas · Siegenthaler 14:33

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kovalchuk · Tatar · Danault 19:58

L2 Domi · Suzuki · Armia 16:51

L3 Lehkonen · Thompson · Kotkaniemi 13:09

L4 Cousins · Poehling · Weise 10:41

D1 Weber · Chiarot 23:22

D2 Petry · Scandella 19:44

D3 Kulak · Mete 13:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

40 Shots on goal 33

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

28 Hits 23

10 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 7

22 Giveaways 17

6 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 10.0% (4/40) MTL shooting 6.1% (2/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

36/39

.923 SV% · 3 GA · 58:35 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH MTL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 9-5-1 (60% win rate, 15 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 3-5-3 (27% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-1-2 (70% win rate, 10 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-6 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 152019 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Apr 42019 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Nov 192018 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 OT Nov 12018 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–6 Mar 242018 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–4

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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on January 27, 2020?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Capitals 4, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jakub Vrana, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson, Travis Boyd.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Dale Weise, Jeff Petry.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 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 18 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 6–4 AfterJan 29 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 5–4

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 18 🎰VGK @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 AfterJan 30 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

Also on January 27

😈NJD 4–3 🏛️OTT 🍁TOR 5–2 🐯NSH ⚡TBL 2–3 ⭐DAL 🎵STL 1–3 🐋VAN 🦆ANA 2–4 🦈SJS

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