Final/SOOTL
Thursday, April 2, 2015 · Centre Bell
Game analysis
Canadiens fall to Capitals 4–5 in a shootout
- Tied 4–4 after overtime; the Capitals won the shootout.
- The Capitals trailed after two periods and rallied in the third.
- B. Holtby stopped 23 of 27 shots (.852) for the win.
- The Capitals won despite being outshot 27–19.
- Power play: WSH 3/4, MTL 1/4.
- P. Subban led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starA. Ovechkin
WSH · 2G 0A
- 2nd starP. Subban
MTL · 1G 2A
- 3rd starJ. Carlson
WSH · 0G 3A
Scoring summary
1st
No scoring
2nd
- 0:58MTLJ. PetryAssists: A. Galchenyuk, P. Subban0–1
- 10:36WSHJ. WardAssists: M. Johansson1–1
- 14:08WSHA. OvechkinPPAssists: J. Carlson, B. Holtby2–1
- 14:47MTLT. GilbertAssists: P. Parenteau, A. Galchenyuk2–2
- 18:39MTLL. EllerAssists: D. Weise, P. Subban2–3
3rd
- 11:06WSHA. OvechkinPPAssists: J. Carlson, N. Backstrom3–3
- 12:19WSHJ. WardPPAssists: J. Carlson, E. Kuznetsov4–3
- 15:01MTLP. SubbanPPAssists: A. Markov, M. Pacioretty4–4
OT
No scoring
Shootout
- 0:00WSHT. Brouwer5–4
Team stats
| WSH | Stat | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Shots | 27 |
| 54.7% | Faceoff % | 45.3% |
| 3/4 | Power Play | 1/4 |
| 8 | PIM | 8 |
| 33 | Hits | 26 |
| 30 | Blocked | 21 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 8 |
Capitals at Canadiens recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.
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