Washington Capitals vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Saturday, March 24, 2007 · Centre Bell

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28–40

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Centre Bell. The Canadiens outshot the Capitals 40–28.

Alex Kovalev scored twice. Chris Clark, Tomas Plekanec and Michael Ryder also scored.

Jaroslav Halak made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; Olie Kolzig stopped 36 of 40.

Goals
WSH	1	0	0	1	28
MTL	1	2	1	4	40

Scoring

1st period

Chris Clark (29)Alexander Semin (33), Brian Pothier (24)1–005:53 WSH ·
Alex Kovalev (15)Maxim Lapierre (5)1–108:59 MTL

2nd period

Alex Kovalev (16)Saku Koivu (44), Sheldon Souray (36)1–209:36 MTL ·
Tomas Plekanec (19)Andrei Kostitsyn (9), Francis Bouillon (10)1–315:04 MTL

3rd period

Michael Ryder (25)Mathieu Dandenault (6)1–414:50 MTL

Team stats

WSHMTL

2840

58%42%

1/61/3

612

1725

1822

1319

212

Penalties

4:30 into the first periodChris Higgins · high sticking2 min
17:58 into the first periodFrancis Bouillon · tripping2 min
3:20 into the second periodBrooks Laich · tripping2 min
5:25 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
8:33 into the second periodShaone Morrisonn · interference2 min
10:57 into the second periodMathieu Dandenault · hooking2 min
12:17 into the second periodKris Beech · tripping2 min
19:22 into the second periodMike Komisarek · high sticking2 min
15:36 into the third periodSteve Begin · tripping2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

17Chris ClarkR	1	0	1	−1	2	0	1	0	86	19:16
28Alexander SeminR	0	1	1	−2	3	0	0	0	–	20:28
2Brian PothierD	0	1	1	−1	4	1	2	0	–	25:15
8Alex OvechkinL	0	0	0	−2	2	4	0	0	–	20:30
10Matt BradleyR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100	10:35
13Jiri NovotnyC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	33	08:13
15Boyd GordonC	0	0	0	−2	2	1	3	0	62	15:22
18Matt PettingerL	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	0	–	13:16
21Brooks LaichC	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	69	13:34
24Kris BeechC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	44	16:06
39Alexandre GirouxL	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	14:06
43Tomas FleischmannL	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	13:08
87Donald BrashearL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	10:00
23Milan JurcinaD	0	0	0	−1	1	4	2	0	–	24:35
26Shaone MorrisonnD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	4	2	–	22:22
47Bryan MuirD	0	0	0	−1	4	1	2	0	–	18:33
52Mike GreenD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	–	10:12
55Jeff SchultzD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	–	19:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1Brent JohnsonG		0	0	0	–	–
37Olie KolzigG	L	40	36	4	.900	59:56

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

27Alex KovalevR	2	0	2	+1	5	0	0	0	–	14:06
11Saku KoivuC	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	53	17:03
25Mathieu DandenaultR	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	2	–	16:26
35Tomas PlekanecC	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	24	14:56
40Maxim LapierreC	0	1	1	+1	2	5	1	0	60	14:54
46Andrei KostitsynL	0	1	1	+1	5	0	0	0	–	12:53
73Michael RyderR	1	0	1	+1	5	1	0	0	–	17:59
44Sheldon SourayD	0	1	1	0	3	1	2	0	–	25:31
51Francis BouillonD	0	1	1	+1	1	3	3	2	–	20:50
14Radek BonkC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	21	13:13
20Mike JohnsonR	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	–	12:41
21Chris HigginsL	0	0	0	+1	4	0	1	2	–	13:26
22Steve BeginL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	80	13:17
84Guillaume LatendresseL	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	–	09:01
8Mike KomisarekD	0	0	0	+3	0	4	4	2	–	19:08
26Josh GorgesD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	12:26
32Mark StreitD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	–	14:39
79Andrei MarkovD	0	0	0	+2	4	1	5	0	–	26:13

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
30David AebischerG		0	0	0	–	–
41Jaroslav HalakG	W	28	27	1	.964	59:54