Canadiens 4–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Feb 20, 2020)

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

Ben Chiarot

2 G

4 shots · 28:05 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

2 A

2 shots · 18:24 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Shea Weber

1 G

5 shots · 24:25 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 07:29

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Carey Price

0–1

🇨🇦 Shea Weber Tying 1st · 17:43

Assists: Phillip Danault · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Lars Eller Go-ahead 2nd · 17:03

Assists: Carl Hagelin, Richard Panik · beat Carey Price

1–2

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Tying 2nd · 18:37

Assists: Brett Kulak · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Ben Chiarot Go-ahead 3rd · 00:30

Assists: Tomas Tatar · beat Braden Holtby

3–2

🦅 Tom Wilson Tying 3rd · 19:39

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Carey Price

3–3

Overtime

🇨🇦 Ben Chiarot Go-ahead OT · 00:58

Assists: Max Domi, Jeff Petry · beat Braden Holtby

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kovalchuk · Danault · Domi 16:48

L2 Tatar · Byron · Gallagher 15:53

L3 Drouin · Cousins · Armia 14:45

L4 Thompson · Suzuki · Weal 13:51

D1 Chiarot · Kulak 27:43

D2 Petry · Weber 24:38

D3 Folin · Ouellet 7:18

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 20:09

L2 Vrana · Backstrom · Oshie 16:23

L3 Hagelin · Eller · Panik 12:46

L4 Dowd · Boyd · Hathaway 10:33

D1 Carlson · Orlov 24:34

D2 Dillon · Kempny 20:03

D3 Jensen · Gudas 14:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

32 Shots on goal 32

17 Hits 23

14 Blocked shots 12

14 Takeaways 18

8 Giveaways 16

2 Penalty minutes 2

MTL shooting 12.5% (4/32) WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:58 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 59:31 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MTL WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 4-7-3 (29% win rate, 14 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-7-1 (56% win rate, 18 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 7-3-2 (58% win rate, 12 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–1

Jan 272020 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 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

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Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on February 20, 2020?

Canadiens won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Canadiens 4, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Ben Chiarot (2), Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Lars Eller, Tom Wilson.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 18 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET 3–4 AfterFeb 22 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 3–0

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 17 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 2–3 AfterFeb 22 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–3

Also on February 20

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