Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Sat, Dec 31, 2022 · Capital One Arena · 2022–23 Regular Season
The Washington Capitals beat the Montréal Canadiens 9–2 on Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at Capital One Arena. Cole Caufield scored twice; Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick. Charlie Lindgren made 31 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 33–40.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| WSH | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 40 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 00:32 | WSH | EV | Erik Gustafsson (6) · snap | Evgeny Kuznetsov (25), Conor Sheary (14) | 0–1 |
| 1st | 04:32 | WSH | EV | Garnet Hathaway (4) · tip-in | Aliaksei Protas (5), Nic Dowd (7) | 0–2 |
| 2nd | 04:02 | MTL | PP | Cole Caufield (20) · snap | Nick Suzuki (17), Kirby Dach (18) | 1–2 |
| 2nd | 08:31 | WSH | EV | Nic Dowd (9) · snap | Aliaksei Protas (6), Erik Gustafsson (16) | 1–3 |
| 2nd | 09:06 | WSH | EV | Alex Ovechkin (24) · slap | Trevor van Riemsdyk (5), Lars Eller (8) | 1–4 |
| 2nd | 12:39 | MTL | EV | Cole Caufield (21) · snap | Unassisted | 2–4 |
| 2nd | 19:21 | WSH | PP | Dylan Strome (8) · snap | Evgeny Kuznetsov (26), Marcus Johansson (9) | 2–5 |
| 3rd | 01:22 | WSH | PP | Alex Ovechkin (25) · slap | Erik Gustafsson (17), Marcus Johansson (10) | 2–6 |
| 3rd | 05:31 | WSH | EV | Marcus Johansson (10) · snap | Evgeny Kuznetsov (27), Martin Fehérváry (3) | 2–7 |
| 3rd | 15:43 | WSH | EV | Anthony Mantha (9) · wrist | Unassisted | 2–8 |
| 3rd | 16:35 | WSH | EV | Alex Ovechkin (26) · wrist | Conor Sheary (15) | 2–9 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11:20 | MTL | Josh Anderson | slashing | 2 |
| 2nd | 02:54 | WSH | Martin Fehérváry | hooking | 2 |
| 2nd | 02:54 | MTL | Christian Dvorak | holding | 2 |
| 2nd | 03:18 | WSH | Lars Eller | high sticking | 2 |
| 2nd | 08:31 | MTL | Johnathan Kovacevic | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 08:31 | WSH | Garnet Hathaway | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 17:41 | MTL | Chris Wideman | holding | 2 |
| 3rd | 00:54 | MTL | Nick Suzuki | tripping | 2 |
| 3rd | 05:31 | MTL | Brendan Gallagher | unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
| 3rd | 07:18 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | high sticking | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: MTL 2.93 · WSH 5.17 · xG% MTL 36.1
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Cole Caufield | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15:52 | 19 | |
| 77 | Kirby Dach | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 17:26 | 20 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41.7 | 17:24 | 20 |
| 44 | Joel Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21:57 | 27 | |
| 26 | Johnathan Kovacevic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20:19 | 25 | |
| 54 | Jordan Harris | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20:06 | 25 | |
| 52 | Justin Barron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 24 | |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18:18 | 23 | |
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46.2 | 16:24 | 21 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16:06 | 21 | |
| 6 | Chris Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:01 | 20 | |
| 40 | Joel Armia | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:45 | 18 | |
| 68 | Mike Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 18 | |
| 27 | Jonathan Drouin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 53.8 | 13:54 | 17 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 13:52 | 20 |
| 20 | Juraj Slafkovský | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 12:28 | 14 |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:34 | 12 | |
| 55 | Michael Pezzetta | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10:29 | 14 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jake Allen | L | 40 | 31 | 9 | .775 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Erik Gustafsson | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:27 | 25 | |
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19:31 | 23 | |
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 18:49 | 19 |
| 90 | Marcus Johansson | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 19 | |
| 73 | Conor Sheary | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 13:36 | 19 |
| 26 | Nic Dowd | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 47.4 | 13:03 | 21 |
| 59 | Aliaksei Protas | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 | 10:32 | 15 |
| 57 | Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | 24 | |
| 42 | Martin Fehérváry | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:00 | 22 | |
| 17 | Dylan Strome | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42.9 | 17:41 | 19 |
| 20 | Lars Eller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 56.3 | 14:59 | 21 |
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:13 | 19 | |
| 21 | Garnet Hathaway | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12:12 | 18 | |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:21 | 22 | |
| 3 | Nick Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19:51 | 23 | |
| 52 | Matt Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16:14 | 20 | |
| 15 | Sonny Milano | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14:14 | 18 | |
| 91 | Joe Snively | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12:25 | 16 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Charlie Lindgren | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 60:00 |