🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 20-21-8
5–2
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 22-18-7
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🇨🇦 MTL 3025
🦅 WSH 0112

Canadiens at Capitals

Canadiens beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on February 6, 2024.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2023-24 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Nick Suzuki
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 18:45 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Juraj Slafkovsky
2 G
3 shots · 17:15 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Sam Montembeault
37 saves
0.949 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki Go-ahead 1st · 06:42
Assists: Cole Caufield · beat Charlie Lindgren
1–0
🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki 1st · 07:39
Assists: Arber Xhekaj · beat Charlie Lindgren
2–0
🇨🇦 Michael Pezzetta 1st · 13:07
Assists: Rafael Harvey-Pinard · beat Charlie Lindgren
3–0
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 06:03
Assists: Dylan Strome, Martin Fehervary · beat Sam Montembeault
3–1
3rd period
🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky 3rd · 11:19
Assists: Jake Evans, Mike Matheson · beat Darcy Kuemper
4–1
🦅 Rasmus Sandin 3rd · 11:41
Assists: John Carlson, Dylan Strome · beat Sam Montembeault
4–2
🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky PP 3rd · 14:01
Assists: Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki · beat Darcy Kuemper
5–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Armia 18:45
L2 Evans · Caufield · Anderson 15:52
L3 Pearson · Harvey-Pinard · Gignac 13:46
L4 Pezzetta · Condotta · Ylonen 10:08
D1 Matheson · Savard 25:14
D2 Guhle · Struble 20:22
D3 Kovacevic · Xhekaj 13:21
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Strome · Wilson 22:00
L2 Pacioretty · McMichael · Oshie 17:02
L3 Malenstyn · Protas · Mantha 12:00
L4 Dowd · Sgarbossa · Aube-Kubel 9:49
D1 Carlson · van Riemsdyk 20:46
D2 Fehervary · Sandin 19:32
D3 Jensen · Edmundson 16:42

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅
26 Shots on goal 39
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
15 Hits 21
20 Blocked shots 6
6 Takeaways 9
8 Giveaways 11
8 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 19.2% (5/26) WSH shooting 5.1% (2/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Sam Montembeault
37/39
.949 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Darcy Kuemper
15/17
.882 SV% · 2 GA · 46:51 TOI
Charlie Lindgren
6/9
.667 SV% · 3 GA · 13:07 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Nick Suzuki · 1st 06:42 · 1–0 Nick Suzuki · 1st 07:39 · 2–0 Michael Pezzetta · 1st 13:07 · 3–0 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 06:03 · 3–1 Juraj Slafkovsky · 3rd 11:19 · 4–1 Rasmus Sandin · 3rd 11:41 · 4–2 Juraj Slafkovsky · 3rd 14:01 · 5–2
MTL WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-6-1 (0% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Canadiens lead the season series 2–0
Oct 212023 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 OT Apr 62023 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 Dec 312022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–9 Oct 152022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Apr 162022 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 8–4
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❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on February 6, 2024?

Canadiens won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Juraj Slafkovsky (2), Nick Suzuki (2), Michael Pezzetta.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Rasmus Sandin.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeJan 27 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 2–3 AfterFeb 10 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 27 🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL 4–5 AfterFeb 8 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–4
Also on February 6
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