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23/2/2014
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Washington Capitals 7 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 35 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:23/44=51 %
PP: 1 of 6 (5 shots), Passing:68/78=87 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
Attendance: 15663 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 745559 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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03:18 1-0
Matt Hendricks [5] (Marcus Johansson)
11:39 2-0
John Carlson [6] (Roman Hamrlik, Mike Ribeiro)
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25:57 3-0
Karl Alzner [5])
34:15 3-1
Brian Gionta [20] (Brandon Prust, Travis Moen)PP
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42:39 3-2
Petteri Nokelainen [4] (Colby Armstrong, Max Pacioretty)
44:34 3-3
Alex Galchenyuk [13] (Brian Gionta, Erik Cole)
44:58 4-3
Joel Ward [17] (John Carlson, Roman Hamrlik)
48:38 5-3
Alexander Ovechkin [36] (Mike Green)
49:02 6-3
Nicklas Bäckström [28] (Alexander Ovechkin)
50:01 7-3
Joel Ward [18] (Mike Ribeiro, Roman Hamrlik)
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Penalty summary:
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06:35
Mike Ribeiro (2 min for hooking)
12:31
Jack Skille (2 min for elbowing)
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33:13
Jay Beagle (2 min for roughing)
39:42
Mike Green (2 min for slashing)
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54:16
Matt Hendricks (2 min for boarding)
56:51
Matt Hendricks (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jay Beagle 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 7.30 7
R Jack Skille 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 19.00 7
R Joel Ward 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 17.30 8
R Troy Brouwer 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 20.30 6
C Brooks Laich 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8.00 6
C Marcus Johansson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 13.10 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 2 17.20 8
L Ryan Stoa 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Matt Hendricks 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 13.20 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 16.40 5
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 17.20 8
D John Erskine 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 18.40 8
D Karl Alzner 1 0 3 4 2 4 0 2 29.20 8
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
D John Carlson 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 16.50 9
D Mike Green 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 2 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michal Neuvirth 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.30 5
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 13.20 5
R Brian Gionta 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 -4 20.50 7
R Erik Cole 0 1 2 4 2 3 0 -1 21.20 6
C Petteri Nokelainen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4.30 6
C Brandon Prust 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 7
C Alex Galchenyuk 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 22.00 7
C David Desharnais 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 8
L Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 4.30 6
L Travis Moen 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 -1 12.00 8
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -4 19.40 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 -1 23.50 8
D Kurt Sauer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 11.30 4
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -3 16.30 6
D Nikita Nikitin 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 24.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 11.30 5
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 25.50 5
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 7 0 28 0 0 60.00 4
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joel Ward
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Roman Hamrlik
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Marcus Johansson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Joel Ward has marked a new career high in goals with 18 tallies.
-Joel Ward has marked a new career high in points with 36 points.
-Mike Ribeiro scored the 600th point of his career.
-John Carlson finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Brian Gionta scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Colby Armstrong notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Petteri Nokelainen ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 18) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 15)
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0-1
Louis Leblanc (Nathan Beaulieu, Brendan Gallagher)
0-2
Brendan Gallagher (Blake Geoffrion, Jarred Tinordi)
Goalies: Brandon Anderson - Cédrick Desjardins