Capitals 2–3 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Oct 21, 2023)

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

Cole Caufield

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:33 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sean Monahan

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:13 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jake Allen

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Sean Monahan PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:55

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield · beat Darcy Kuemper

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher 2nd · 09:50

Assists: Sean Monahan, Tanner Pearson · beat Darcy Kuemper

0–2

3rd period

🦅 Dylan Strome 3rd · 11:25

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Matthew Phillips · beat Jake Allen

1–2

🦅 Dylan Strome Tying 3rd · 17:59

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson · beat Jake Allen

2–2

Overtime

🇨🇦 Cole Caufield Go-ahead OT · 00:47

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 19:58

L2 Backstrom · Strome · Wilson 16:37

L3 Malenstyn · McMichael · Phillips 12:13

L4 Milano · Protas · Mantha 10:28

D1 Carlson · Jensen 26:02

D2 Sandin · Fehervary 19:14

D3 van Riemsdyk · Haman Aktell 10:58

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Caufield · Anderson 21:33

L2 Harvey-Pinard · Monahan · Newhook 15:54

L3 Slafkovsky · Pearson · Evans 13:50

L4 Pezzetta · Ylonen · Gallagher 9:27

D1 Matheson · Savard 23:02

D2 Harris · Kovacevic 19:24

D3 Xhekaj · Barron 13:38

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

33 Shots on goal 28

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

20 Hits 22

19 Blocked shots 17

4 Takeaways 5

13 Giveaways 12

12 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 6.1% (2/33) MTL shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Darcy Kuemper

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 60:31 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jake Allen

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:47 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Apr 62023 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 Dec 312022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–9 Oct 152022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Apr 162022 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 8–4 Feb 102022 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2

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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on October 21, 2023?

Canadiens won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dylan Strome (2).

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher, Cole Caufield, Sean Monahan.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jake Allen made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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 18 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 1–6 AfterOct 24 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 4–1

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 17 🌲MIN @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 AfterOct 23 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

Also on October 21

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