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FINALCapital One Arena · Dec 31
Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Canadiens fall to Capitals 2–9
- N. Dowd scored the game-winner at 8:31 of the second.
- The Capitals scored first and led the rest of the way.
- C. Lindgren stopped 31 of 33 shots (.939) for the win.
- Power play: WSH 2/4, MTL 1/2.
- A. Ovechkin recorded a hat trick.
Three stars
- 1st starA. Ovechkin
WSH · 3G 0A
- 2nd starE. Gustafsson
WSH · 1G 2A
- 3rd starM. Johansson
WSH · 1G 2A
Scoring summary
1st
- 0:32WSHE. GustafssonAssists: E. Kuznetsov, C. Sheary0–1
- 4:32WSHG. HathawayAssists: A. Protas, N. Dowd0–2
2nd
- 4:02MTLC. CaufieldPPAssists: N. Suzuki, K. Dach1–2
- 8:31WSHN. DowdAssists: A. Protas, E. Gustafsson1–3
- 9:06WSHA. OvechkinAssists: T. van Riemsdyk, L. Eller1–4
- 12:39MTLC. Caufield2–4
- 19:21WSHD. StromePPAssists: E. Kuznetsov, M. Johansson2–5
3rd
- 1:22WSHA. OvechkinPPAssists: E. Gustafsson, M. Johansson2–6
- 5:31WSHM. JohanssonAssists: E. Kuznetsov, M. Fehérváry2–7
- 15:43WSHA. Mantha2–8
- 16:35WSHA. OvechkinAssists: C. Sheary2–9
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
MTLWSH
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 22 | 24 |
| Blocked | 14 | 15 |
| Power Play | 1/2 | 2/4 |
| Faceoff % | 49.2 | 50.8 |
| Corsi % | 47.2 | 52.8 |
| xG | 2.92 | 4.87 |
| Giveaways | 7 | 9 |
| Takeaways | 11 | 5 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 19:31 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 21:27 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 13:03 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 10:32 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 13:36 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 12:12 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:41 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 14:59 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:13 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 18:00 | |
| -- | -- | 43/45 | -- | .956 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 31/33 | -- | .939 | 00:00 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 15:52 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:24 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:26 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:34 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:52 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 16:06 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:28 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:24 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:45 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:29 | |
| -- | -- | 44/53 | -- | .830 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 31/40 | -- | .775 | 00:00 |
Lineups
MTL
Lineup not available yet.
WSH
Lineup not available yet.
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice