Canadiens fall to Capitals 4–6 | HabsMetrics

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Saturday, March 24, 2018 · Centre Bell

Game analysis

Canadiens fall to Capitals 4–6

E. Kuznetsov scored the game-winner on the power play at 1:10 of the third.
P. Grubauer stopped 17 of 21 shots (.810) for the win.
The Capitals controlled play, outshooting the Canadiens 30–21.
Power play: WSH 2/3, MTL 1/3.
N. Backstrom led all scorers with 0 goals and 4 assists.

Three stars

1st star
N. Backstrom
WSH · 0G 4A
2nd star
T. Wilson
WSH · 2G 0A
3rd star
E. Kuznetsov
WSH · 2G 0A

Scoring summary

1st

8:35MTLA. GalchenyukAssists: J. de la Rose0–1
11:11WSHE. KuznetsovPPAssists: J. Carlson, N. Backstrom1–1
14:49WSHT. WilsonAssists: N. Backstrom2–1
18:11WSHT. WilsonAssists: N. Backstrom, A. Burakovsky3–1

2nd

4:52WSHJ. BeagleAssists: D. Orlov, A. Chiasson4–1
19:58MTLC. HudonAssists: J. Benn, L. Shaw4–2

3rd

1:10WSHE. KuznetsovPPAssists: N. Backstrom, J. Carlson5–2
4:52WSHJ. JerabekAssists: A. Burakovsky, T. Oshie6–2
9:28MTLC. HudonAssists: M. Reilly, L. Shaw6–3
18:03MTLB. GallagherPPAssists: J. Drouin, J. Petry6–4

Team stats

Team stats comparison
WSH	Stat	MTL
30	Shots	21
57.4%	Faceoff %	42.6%
2/3	Power Play	1/3
6	PIM	6
21	Hits	34
14	Blocked	13
7	Giveaways	16
4	Takeaways	7

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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