Canadiens 2–9 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2022)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	0	2	0	2
🦅 WSH	2	3	4	9

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

3 G

5 shots · 19:31 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Erik Gustafsson

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 21:27 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Charlie Lindgren

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Erik Gustafsson Go-ahead 1st · 00:32

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Conor Sheary · beat Jake Allen

0–1

🦅 Garnet Hathaway 1st · 04:32

Assists: Aliaksei Protas, Nic Dowd · beat Jake Allen

0–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Cole Caufield PP 2nd · 04:02

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–2

🦅 Nic Dowd 2nd · 08:31

Assists: Aliaksei Protas, Erik Gustafsson · beat Jake Allen

1–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 09:06

Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk, Lars Eller · beat Jake Allen

1–4

🇨🇦 Cole Caufield 2nd · 12:39

Unassisted · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–4

🦅 Dylan Strome PP 2nd · 19:21

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson · beat Jake Allen

2–5

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 01:22

Assists: Erik Gustafsson, Marcus Johansson · beat Jake Allen

2–6

🦅 Marcus Johansson 3rd · 05:31

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Martin Fehervary · beat Jake Allen

2–7

🦅 Anthony Mantha 3rd · 15:43

Unassisted · beat Jake Allen

2–8

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 16:35

Assists: Conor Sheary · beat Jake Allen

2–9

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Dach · Suzuki · Dvorak 17:24

L2 Anderson · Caufield · Armia 15:52

L3 Drouin · Hoffman · Evans 13:54

L4 Slafkovsky · Pezzetta · Gallagher 10:34

D1 Edmundson · Kovacevic 21:08

D2 Harris · Barron 19:27

D3 Xhekaj · Wideman 17:10

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Kuznetsov 18:49

L2 Milano · Strome · Eller 14:59

L3 Sheary · Dowd · Mantha 13:36

L4 Snively · Protas · Hathaway 12:12

D1 Gustafsson · Orlov 20:54

D2 Jensen · van Riemsdyk 19:06

D3 Fehervary · Irwin 17:07

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

33 Shots on goal 40

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

22 Hits 24

14 Blocked shots 15

11 Takeaways 5

7 Giveaways 9

12 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 6.1% (2/33) WSH shooting 22.5% (9/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jake Allen

31/40

.775 SV% · 9 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

MTL WSH

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 2–5

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Oct 152022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Apr 162022 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 8–4 Feb 102022 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 Nov 242021 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Feb 202020 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT

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❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on December 31, 2022?

Capitals won 9–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Capitals 9.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Cole Caufield (2).

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (3), Anthony Mantha, Dylan Strome, Erik Gustafsson, Garnet Hathaway, Marcus Johansson, Nic Dowd.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jake Allen made 31 saves on 40 shots (.775 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 29 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 2–7 AfterJan 3 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH 3–6

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 29 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterJan 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–4

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