Washington Capitals vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Saturday, April 20, 2013 · Centre Bell
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Montréal Canadiens 5-1 on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Centre Bell. The Canadiens outshot the Capitals 36-25.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Troy Brouwer scored twice. Nicklas Backstrom and Max Pacioretty also scored.
Braden Holtby made 35 saves on 36 shots for the win; Carey Price stopped 20 of 25.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (1)Nicklas Backstrom (1)1–004:49 WSH
Troy Brouwer (1)Karl Alzner (1), Mike Ribeiro (1)2–005:57 WSH
2nd period
- Troy Brouwer (2)Marcus Johansson (1), Mike Ribeiro (2)3–003:49 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (1)Alex Ovechkin (1), Mike Green (1)4–007:50 WSH · PPG
3rd period
- Alex Ovechkin (2)Mike Green (2), Mike Ribeiro (3)5–013:23 WSH · PPG
Max Pacioretty (1)Tomas Plekanec (1), Josh Gorges (1)5–114:51 MTL
Team stats
WSHMTL
25Shots on goal36
45%Faceoff %55%
2/3Power play0/5
12Penalty minutes8
19Hits28
22Blocked shots18
11Giveaways14
2Takeaways2
Penalties
- 1st 06:20
Matt Hendricks · cross checking2 min - 1st 12:02Steve Oleksy · interference2 min
- 2nd 00:18Martin Erat · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 07:11
David Desharnais · holding2 min - 2nd 10:23Mike Green · tripping2 min
- 2nd 18:41Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 3rd 12:05Tomas Plekanec · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 18:10Brian Gionta · roughing2 min
- 3rd 18:10Jack Hillen · roughing2 min
- 3rd 19:11P.K. Subban · slashing2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 18:38 |
| 9Mike RibeiroC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 15:14 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 21:48 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 18:21 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 21:39 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:20 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:26 |
| 10Martin EratR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:20 |
| 16Eric FehrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:51 |
| 24Aaron VolpattiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:39 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:22 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:35 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:53 |
| 4John ErskineD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:03 |
| 38Jack HillenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:19 |
| 61Steve OleksyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:42 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 36 | 35 | 1 | .972 | 60:00 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 14Tomas PlekanecC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:51 |
| 67Max PaciorettyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:29 |
| 26Josh GorgesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 21:03 |
| 8Brandon PrustL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:09 |
| 11Brendan GallagherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 13:33 |
| 17Rene BourqueR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:08 |
| 21Brian GiontaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:54 |
| 24Jeff HalpernC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:24 |
| 27Alex GalchenyukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 12:19 |
| 32Travis MoenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 09:52 |
| 51David DesharnaisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:36 |
| 73Michael RyderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:42 |
| 81Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:27 |
| 55Francis BouillonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:47 |
| 61Raphael DiazD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 |
| 68Yannick WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:02 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 21:34 |
| 79Andrei MarkovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 23:05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Peter BudajG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 31Carey PriceG | L | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 60:00 |