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Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals: game summary

Final · December 31, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.

Montreal Canadiens logoMontreal Canadiens2
Washington Capitals logoWashington Capitals9

Shots on goal : MTL 33 — WSH 40 · Capital One Arena

Three stars

Montreal Canadiens logo MTL

Game stats

WSH Washington Capitals logo
33Shots on goal40
49 %Faceoff win %51 %
1/2Power play2/4
12Penalty minutes8
22Hits24
14Blocked shots15
7Giveaways9
11Takeaways5

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
MTL1312833
WSH9131840

Season series MTL 1 – 2 WSH

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Montreal Canadiens logoMTL 2 / 33 / 459 / 40 / 53 WSHWashington Capitals logo →
Missed shot — Christian Dvorak (MTL), P1 05:24 · tip-inMissed shot — Conor Sheary (WSH), P1 05:46 · wristMissed shot — Jake Evans (MTL), P1 06:32 · tip-inMissed shot — Anthony Mantha (WSH), P1 07:11 · wristMissed shot — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P1 08:26 · wristMissed shot — Kirby Dach (MTL), P1 08:48 · wristMissed shot — Joe Snively (WSH), P1 11:18 · wristMissed shot — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P1 11:42 · slapMissed shot — Nic Dowd (WSH), P1 13:35 · backhandMissed shot — Anthony Mantha (WSH), P1 18:27 · tip-inMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 00:10 · wristMissed shot — Joel Armia (MTL), P2 02:25 · snapMissed shot — Lars Eller (WSH), P2 07:06 · wristMissed shot — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 10:09 · snapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 13:39 · slapMissed shot — Michael Pezzetta (MTL), P2 16:56 · tip-inMissed shot — Erik Gustafsson (WSH), P2 17:39 · snapMissed shot — Erik Gustafsson (WSH), P2 18:32 · slapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 19:06 · between-legsMissed shot — Garnet Hathaway (WSH), P3 00:42 · snapMissed shot — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 06:59 · wristMissed shot — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P3 09:20 · slapMissed shot — Chris Wideman (MTL), P3 11:37 · wristMissed shot — Chris Wideman (MTL), P3 16:55 · slapMissed shot — Dmitry Orlov (WSH), P3 18:40 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 01:22 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (WSH), P1 01:30 · wristShot on goal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P1 01:36 · snapShot on goal — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P1 02:36 · wristShot on goal — Joel Edmundson (MTL), P1 06:44 · slapShot on goal — Joel Edmundson (MTL), P1 06:56 · tip-inShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 08:16 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 08:21 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 08:59 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P1 10:23 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 12:56 · slapShot on goal — Conor Sheary (WSH), P1 13:20 · wristShot on goal — Matt Irwin (WSH), P1 13:56 · slapShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P1 16:38 · slapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 17:21 · snapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 18:14 · wristShot on goal — Jonathan Drouin (MTL), P1 18:47 · snapShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P1 19:43 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Harris (MTL), P1 19:50 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 19:55 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (WSH), P2 01:50 · wristShot on goal — Erik Gustafsson (WSH), P2 03:09 · snapShot on goal — Jonathan Drouin (MTL), P2 04:31 · wristShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 04:39 · wristShot on goal — Joel Edmundson (MTL), P2 04:52 · wristShot on goal — Jonathan Drouin (MTL), P2 04:55 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P2 05:56 · wristShot on goal — Sonny Milano (WSH), P2 07:15 · wristShot on goal — Michael Pezzetta (MTL), P2 07:55 · tip-inShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 08:29 · snapShot on goal — Nick Jensen (WSH), P2 08:44 · wristShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P2 09:22 · slapShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P2 09:39 · wristShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 13:18 · wristShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 14:21 · snapShot on goal — Lars Eller (WSH), P2 16:18 · backhandShot on goal — Dmitry Orlov (WSH), P2 16:25 · slapShot on goal — Joe Snively (WSH), P2 16:27 · snapShot on goal — Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL), P2 16:59 · snapShot on goal — Jake Evans (MTL), P2 17:48 · snapShot on goal — Garnet Hathaway (WSH), P3 00:40 · wristShot on goal — Garnet Hathaway (WSH), P3 00:41 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 00:57 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (WSH), P3 01:48 · backhandShot on goal — Sonny Milano (WSH), P3 02:15 · wristShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P3 03:08 · snapShot on goal — Michael Pezzetta (MTL), P3 03:32 · snapShot on goal — Garnet Hathaway (WSH), P3 04:17 · slapShot on goal — Matt Irwin (WSH), P3 04:50 · snapShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 07:06 · snapShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P3 09:10 · slapShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P3 10:47 · backhandShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P3 10:52 · wristShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P3 11:29 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P3 12:07 · tip-inShot on goal — Lars Eller (WSH), P3 13:11 · snapShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P3 13:38 · wristShot on goal — Garnet Hathaway (WSH), P3 13:52 · snapShot on goal — Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL), P3 16:04 · wristShot on goal — Garnet Hathaway (WSH), P3 19:57 · backhandShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 19:58 · wristShot on goal — Nic Dowd (WSH), P3 19:59 · pokeGoal — Erik Gustafsson (WSH), P1 00:32 · snapGoal — Garnet Hathaway (WSH), P1 04:32 · tip-inGoal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 04:02 · snapGoal — Nic Dowd (WSH), P2 08:31 · snapGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 09:06 · slapGoal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 12:39 · snapGoal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P2 19:21 · snapGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 01:22 · slapGoal — Marcus Johansson (WSH), P3 05:31 · snapGoal — Anthony Mantha (WSH), P3 15:43 · wristGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 16:35 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 11:20MTLJosh Anderson — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Joe Snively

2nd period

  • 02:54WSHMartin Fehérváry — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Christian Dvorak
  • 02:54MTLChristian Dvorak — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Martin Fehérváry
  • 03:18WSHLars Eller — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Joel Edmundson
  • 08:31MTLJohnathan Kovacevic — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Garnet Hathaway
  • 08:31WSHGarnet Hathaway — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Johnathan Kovacevic
  • 17:41MTLChris Wideman — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Nic Dowd

3rd period

  • 00:54MTLNick Suzuki — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Nick Jensen
  • 05:31MTLBrendan Gallagher — Unsportsmanlike conduct (2 min)
  • 07:18WSHAlex Ovechkin — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Jordan Harris

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. GallagherR00-12010:34
N. SuzukiC01-12017:24
J. AndersonR00-33216:06
J. SlafkovskýL00-12312:28
C. CaufieldR20-15115:52
J. DrouinL00-23213:54
C. DvorakC00-10016:24
J. ArmiaR00-10115:45
M. PezzettaL00-12210:29
M. HoffmanC00-31014:09
J. EvansC00-21013:52
K. DachC0104217:26
C. WidemanD00-20116:01
J. KovacevicD00-22320:19
J. EdmundsonD00-23021:57
J. BarronD00-10018:48
J. HarrisD00-31020:06
A. XhekajD00-22518:18
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Allen(L)31/4077.5 %60:00
S. Montembeault0/0—00:00

Washington Capitals

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL3025019:31
S. MilanoL0012414:14
D. StromeC1014017:41
L. EllerC0115114:59
G. HathawayR1026112:12
N. DowdC1122313:03
A. ManthaR1011014:13
A. ProtasL0223210:32
C. ShearyL0221113:36
M. JohanssonL1201017:48
J. SnivelyC0011112:25
E. KuznetsovC0321018:49
N. JensenD0001319:51
D. OrlovD0011220:21
M. FehérváryD0131118:00
M. IrwinD0022416:14
E. GustafssonD1232121:27
T. van RiemsdykD0131018:20
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
D. Kuemper0/0—00:00
C. Lindgren(W)31/3393.9 %60:00

Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com) · View the game on NHL.com ↗

About this game

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals?

Capitals won 9-2 over Canadiens on Saturday, December 31, 2022.

When was Canadiens vs Capitals played?

On Saturday, December 31, 2022, at 4:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena.

Where was Canadiens vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena, in Washington.

Have the Canadiens and Capitals played this season?

Yes: October 15 (Canadiens 1, Capitals 3).