Washington 5, Montreal 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 31, 2008
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees:
Don Van Massenhoven, Dean Warren
Linesmen:
Pat Dapuzzo, Tony Sericolo
Attendance:
14930
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Montreal
|
27-15-4-5 |
10-8-1-4 |
17-7-3-1 |
L1 |
| Washington
|
24-23-3-2 |
14-11-0-1 |
10-12-3-1 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Washington Capitals have a 14-11-0-1 record at home this season. The Montreal Canadiens have a 17-7-3-1 record on the road.
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Washington has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Capitals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Montreal has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Canadiens have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Alex Ovechkin played for 24:52 during 24 shifts and scored 5 points. Alex Ovechkin had 4 goals and 1 assist.
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Guillaume Latendresse played for 15:00 during 16 shifts and scored 3 points. Guillaume Latendresse had 2 goals and 1 assist.
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Washington had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
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Montreal had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Montreal |
|
Washington |
|
Guillaume Latendresse 3 |
Points |
Alex Ovechkin 5 |
|
Guillaume Latendresse 2 |
Goals |
Alex Ovechkin 4 |
|
Tomas Plekanec 2 |
Assists |
Viktor Kozlov 2 |
|
Andrei Kostitsyn 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cristobal Huet .868 |
Save Percentage |
Olaf Kolzig .810 |
|
Cristobal Huet 33 |
Saves |
Olaf Kolzig 17 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Montreal
|
21 |
4 |
1-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
28 |
| Washington
|
38 |
5 |
0-3 |
2-3 |
6 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Capitals have a W/L % of .435 after a win and .464 after a loss.
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Montreal will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .370 after a win and .696 after a loss.