Capitals 4–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 7, 2024)

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

2 G

4 shots · 16:15 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Pierre-Luc Dubois

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:37 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Aliaksei Protas

2 A

3 shots · 14:45 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Alex Newhook Go-ahead 1st · 11:09

Assists: Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson · beat Logan Thompson

0–1

🇨🇦 Cole Caufield 1st · 16:00

Assists: Nick Suzuki · beat Logan Thompson

0–2

2nd period

🦅 Pierre-Luc Dubois 2nd · 00:33

Assists: John Carlson, Taylor Raddysh · beat Sam Montembeault

1–2

3rd period

🦅 Tom Wilson Tying 3rd · 07:10

Assists: Aliaksei Protas, Matt Roy · beat Sam Montembeault

2–2

🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 3rd · 11:48

Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Aliaksei Protas · beat Sam Montembeault

3–2

🦅 Dylan Strome PP 3rd · 13:49

Assists: Jakob Chychrun, Connor McMichael · beat Sam Montembeault

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Dubois · McMichael · Wilson 16:37

L2 Strome · Eller · Protas 15:45

L3 Mangiapane · Dowd · Raddysh 14:30

L4 Miroshnichenko · Lapierre · Duhaime 11:27

D1 Carlson · Roy 22:36

D2 Chychrun · Fehervary 20:04

D3 Sandin · van Riemsdyk 16:52

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Laine · Suzuki · Caufield 17:51

L2 Slafkovsky · Newhook · Evans 15:08

L3 Dvorak · Dach · Armia 13:49

L4 Heineman · Anderson · Gallagher 11:38

D1 Matheson · Hutson 25:06

D2 Savard · Xhekaj 18:44

D3 Guhle · Struble 15:24

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

35 Shots on goal 24

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

23 Hits 28

16 Blocked shots 17

3 Takeaways 6

12 Giveaways 12

4 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 11.4% (4/35) MTL shooting 8.3% (2/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Logan Thompson

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 57:33 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH MTL

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Oct 312024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Feb 172024 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 Feb 62024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Oct 212023 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 OT Apr 62023 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6

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Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on December 7, 2024?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Tom Wilson (2), Dylan Strome, Pierre-Luc Dubois.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Newhook, Cole Caufield.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 6 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 3–1 AfterDec 12 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 2–1

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 5 🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–3 AfterDec 9 🦆ANA @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3

Also on December 7

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