Washington Capitals 4 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 33 - 21
PP: 2 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:78/91=85 %, Challenges:46/60=75 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:18/27=64 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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07:19 1-0
Matt D'Agostini [1] (Nicklas Bäckström)PP
09:49 2-0
Justin Williams [6] (Nicklas Bäckström, Matt D'Agostini)PP
13:26 2-1
Roman Hamrlik [3])
17:58 2-2
Tomas Plekanec [3] (Roman Hamrlik)
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30:25 3-2
Nicklas Bäckström [7] (Karl Alzner, Tom Poti)
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48:43 4-2
Alexander Ovechkin [10] (Rod Brind'Amour, Jonathan Cheechoo)
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Penalty summary:
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02:25
Steve Bégin (2 min for slashing)
05:25
Bryan Helmer (2 min for tripping)
09:14
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
11:05
Alex Tanguay (2 min for roughing)
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21:14
Tom Poti (2 min for high-sticking)
27:58
Kevin Bieksa (2 min for holding the stick)
34:26
Willie Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
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45:47
Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
45:47
Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
54:08
Bryan Helmer (2 min for roughing)
54:08
Alexander Semin (2 min for roughing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 9.20 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13.30 5
R Justin Williams 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 19.30 8
C Jason Krog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 20.40 8
R Steve Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 6
L Milan Michalek 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 13.00 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 16.40 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 11.50 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14.00 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23.50 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23.20 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 1 1 1 7 -1 21.40 7
D Mike Green 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 23.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Donald Brashear 0 0 2 3 0 3 5 1 8.50 6
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
R Georges Laraque 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 -1 18.40 5
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 5
C Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10.20 6
C Steve Bégin 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 18.20 6
C Tomas Plekanec 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 6
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 15.30 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 20.00 5
D Bryan Helmer 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 9.30 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 -1 20.30 6
D Roman Hamrlik 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 28.20 7
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10.40 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 23.20 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: Matt D'Agostini
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin