Capitals vs Canadiens Live Score, Box Score, Rosters, Stats

Capitals vs Canadiens Live Score (6 Apr, 2023)

Final

Thursday, April 6, 2023

2 : 6

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
WSH	1	0	1	2
MTL	0	4	2	6

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

2–6

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

2–6

3rd Period 19:42

Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin

2–6

3rd Period 19:42

Mike Hoffman Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (15)

2–6

3rd Period 19:39

Rem Pitlick Deflected saved by Darcy Kuemper

2–5

3rd Period 19:29

Craig Smith shot blocked by Corey Schueneman

2–5

3rd Period 19:27

Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jake Evans

2–5

3rd Period 19:27

Icing

2–5

3rd Period 19:13

Jake Evans faceoff won against Dylan Strome

2–5

3rd Period 19:13

Offside

2–5

3rd Period 18:02

Giveaway by Justin Barron

2–5

3rd Period 17:36

Takeaway by Rem Pitlick

2–5

3rd Period 17:19

Nick Jensen shot blocked by Jake Evans

2–5

3rd Period 17:10

Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault

2–5

3rd Period 16:58

Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jake Evans

2–5

3rd Period 16:58

Joel Armia Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Rafael Harvey-Pinard (6)

2–5

3rd Period 16:54

Joel Armia shot blocked by John Carlson

2–4

3rd Period 16:47

Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Nick Suzuki

2–4

3rd Period 16:47

Icing

2–4

3rd Period 16:45

Joel Edmundson Snap Shot Wide of Net

2–4

3rd Period 16:21

Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Joel Edmundson

2–4

3rd Period 16:10

Tom Wilson shot blocked by Joel Edmundson

2–4

3rd Period 16:01

Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov

2–4

3rd Period 16:01

Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

2–4

Scoring Summary

1st Period

5:30

Dylan Strome

Assists: Nick Jensen, Alex Ovechkin

Dylan Strome Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Jensen (23), Alex Ovechkin (32)

1 - 0

2nd Period

3:42

Nick Suzuki

Assists: Joel Edmundson, Mike Matheson

Nick Suzuki Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Edmundson (10), Mike Matheson (23)

1 - 1

7:52

Joel Armia

Assists: Mike Matheson, Jake Evans

Joel Armia Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (24), Jake Evans (14)

1 - 2

9:23

Brendan Gallagher

Assists: Jonathan Drouin

Brendan Gallagher Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (27)

1 - 3

11:15

Joel Armia

Assists: Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki

Joel Armia Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (25), Nick Suzuki (39)

1 - 4

3rd Period

14:27

Nicklas Backstrom

Assists: Dylan Strome, John Carlson

Nicklas Backstrom Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (40), John Carlson (18)

2 - 4

16:58

Joel Armia

Assists: Rafael Harvey-Pinard

Joel Armia Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Rafael Harvey-Pinard (6)

2 - 5

19:42

Mike Hoffman

Assists: Jake Evans

Mike Hoffman Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (15)

2 - 6

Team Stats

WSH

MTL

19 Blocked Shots 16

17 Hits 8

4 Takeaways 6

11 Giveaways 15

1 Power Play Goals 0

5 Power Play Opportunities 3

26 Total Shots 32

21 Penalty Minutes 15

20.0 Power Play % 0.0

0 Short Handed Goals 2

0 Shootout Goals 0

28 Faceoffs Won 35

44.4 Faceoff Percent 55.6

5 Penalties 6

Game Leaders

WSH

MTL

Dylan Strome#17 · C

Goals

Joel Armia#40 · RW

Dylan Strome#17 · C

Assists

Mike Matheson#8 · D

Dylan Strome#17 · C

Points

Joel Armia#40 · RW

Player Box Score

Capitals

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Nicolas Aube-Kubel#96 · RW	1	1	0	-2	9:24	0:07	0:00	9:17	13	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Nicklas Backstrom#19 · C	1	1	0	-2	19:53	6:51	0:00	13:02	22	1	7	0	2	1	6	11	35.3	0	0	0
Nic Dowd#26 · C	2	3	0	-1	17:24	0:07	3:42	13:35	21	0	13	0	2	1	9	8	52.9	1	0	0
Evgeny Kuznetsov#92 · C	0	1	0	-3	18:45	3:40	2:17	12:48	25	0	12	0	2	0	7	8	46.7	0	0	0
Sonny Milano#15 · LW	0	0	0	-1	10:06	0:00	0:00	10:06	12	0	11	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	2	4
Alex Ovechkin#8 · LW	0	4	0	-2	21:50	9:02	0:00	12:48	20	0	42	1	1	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Aliaksei Protas#59 · C	0	0	0	-2	16:34	1:19	0:01	15:14	24	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Conor Sheary#73 · LW	0	1	1	-2	20:01	2:23	3:13	14:25	26	0	15	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	2	0	0
Craig Smith#16 · C	1	0	1	-1	18:48	4:13	0:00	14:35	24	0	7	0	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Dylan Strome#17 · C	0	0	0	-2	16:10	5:58	0:00	10:12	18	1	20	1	2	0	6	7	46.2	0	0	0
Tom Wilson#43 · RW	0	0	0	-1	17:34	3:32	2:45	11:17	18	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	3	17

Canadiens

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Joel Armia#40 · RW	0	1	0	2	17:21	4:01	2:14	11:06	19	3	7	0	3	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jonathan Drouin#27 · LW	0	0	0	1	15:07	1:59	0:10	12:58	19	0	2	1	0	0	3	8	27.3	0	0	0
Jake Evans#71 · C	1	0	0	2	17:05	0:00	3:41	13:24	20	0	2	2	1	0	12	8	60.0	1	0	0
Brendan Gallagher#11 · RW	0	0	0	1	11:58	2:00	0:00	9:58	16	1	8	0	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Denis Gurianov#25 · RW	0	0	0	1	13:39	1:59	0:07	11:33	16	0	7	0	1	3	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Rafael Harvey-Pinard#49 · LW	1	1	0	2	16:50	3:59	2:38	10:13	18	0	14	1	2	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Mike Hoffman#68 · C	0	0	1	1	18:10	4:07	0:00	14:03	17	1	14	0	3	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Michael Pezzetta#55 · LW	1	0	0	0	9:28	0:00	0:13	9:15	13	0	6	0	2	0	1	1	50.0	1	2	7
Rem Pitlick#32 · C	0	0	1	1	16:04	1:31	0:00	14:33	16	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Nick Suzuki#14 · C	0	0	2	2	18:25	4:19	3:05	11:01	19	1	24	1	3	0	12	9	57.1	1	0	0
Chris Tierney#67 · C	1	0	1	0	12:56	0:00	4:02	8:54	19	0	3	0	0	0	7	2	77.8	1	0	0
Jesse Ylonen#56 · RW	0	0	0	0	10:22	0:00	2:22	8:00	15	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Capitals

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV
Alexander Alexeyev#27 · D	2	0	0	-1	16:01	0:13	2:18	13:30	22	0	0	1	0	0
John Carlson#74 · D	3	3	1	-4	24:18	6:02	0:10	18:06	24	9	1	4	2	0
Martin Fehervary#42 · D	5	1	0	-1	18:41	0:00	3:44	14:57	23	6	0	0	1	3
Matt Irwin#52 · D	2	1	0	0	13:37	0:00	1:52	11:45	16	2	0	1	0	1
Nick Jensen#3 · D	2	1	1	-1	19:02	0:01	3:54	15:07	21	4	1	1	0	2
Rasmus Sandin#38 · D	0	0	0	0	17:50	3:17	0:00	14:33	19	5	0	0	0	1

Canadiens

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Justin Barron#52 · D	1	2	0	2	17:23	1:32	2:31	13:20	18	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joel Edmundson#44 · D	5	1	0	0	22:46	0:08	4:41	17:57	22	2	1	0	1	2	1	2
Johnathan Kovacevic#26 · D	0	1	0	1	20:40	0:05	4:31	16:04	20	2	0	6	1	0	0	0
Mike Matheson#8 · D	4	0	1	4	25:45	4:19	6:24	15:02	22	8	3	5	0	4	0	0
Corey Schueneman#64 · D	1	2	0	2	13:33	0:00	0:19	13:14	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Wideman#6 · D	1	0	0	1	13:59	0:00	0:06	13:53	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	2

Capitals

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Darcy Kuemper#35 · G	5	31	0	0	26	.839	19	5	2	58:02	0	0

Canadiens

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Sam Montembeault#35 · G	2	26	0	0	24	.923	20	3	1	59:16	0	0

Injury Report

Capitals

#25 · RW · Array

#38 · D · Array

#79 · G · Array

#73 · LW · Array

Head-to-Head

WSH

Last 5 Games

MTL

9◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 31, 2022

3◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 15, 2022

5◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 10, 2022

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Jan 4, 2022

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/13/23	vs NJ	L4-5	NHL Regular Season
4/11/23	@ BOS	L2-5	NHL Regular Season
4/10/23	vs NYI	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
4/8/23	vs FLA	L2-4	NHL Regular Season
4/2/23	vs NYR	L2-5	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/13/23	vs BOS	L4-5	NHL Regular Season
4/12/23	@ NYI	L2-4	NHL Regular Season
4/8/23	@ TOR	L1-7	NHL Regular Season
4/4/23	vs DET	L0-5	NHL Regular Season
4/1/23	vs CAR	L0-3	NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Sabres	82	50	23	9	—	109	+47	L1
Lightning	82	50	26	6	—	106	+59	L1
Canadiens	82	48	24	10	—	106	+27	L1
Bruins	82	45	27	10	—	100	+22	W2
Senators	82	44	27	11	—	99	+32	W1
Red Wings	82	41	31	10	—	92	-17	L3
Panthers	82	40	38	4	—	84	-25	W3
Maple Leafs	82	32	36	14	—	78	-46	L7

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Hurricanes	82	53	22	7	—	113	+56	W1
Penguins	82	41	25	16	—	98	+25	L3
Flyers	82	43	27	12	—	98	+7	W3
Capitals	82	43	30	9	—	95	+19	W4
Blue Jackets	82	40	30	12	—	92	0	L2
Islanders	82	43	34	5	—	91	-8	L3
Devils	82	42	37	3	—	87	-24	L1
Rangers	82	34	39	9	—	77	-12	W1

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2023

Puck Drop Thu, Apr 6, 7:00 PM

Venue Bell Centre

Location Montreal, Canada

Broadcast NHLPP|ESPN+

Attendance 21,105

Officials Mark Shewchyk · Linesman, Peter MacDougall · Referee, Michael Markovic · Referee, Julien Fournier · Linesman

About the Game

The Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens game is final on April 6, 2023 at 7:00 PM EDT at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC. The final score is Washington Capitals 2, Montreal Canadiens 6.

The game was broadcast on NHLPP|ESPN+. Period scoring, team statistics, game leaders, penalties and play-by-play are followed here.

Track Capitals vs Canadiens throughout the game, from the opening faceoff to the final horn. NHL scores and schedule page covers additional NHL games, schedules and completed results.

Capitals

4th in Metropolitan Division

Canadiens

2nd in Atlantic Division

Goaltenders

#79

Charlie Lindgren G 32 6' 2" 190 lbs

#33

Clay Stevenson G 27 6' 4" 195 lbs

#48

Logan Thompson G 29 6' 4" 207 lbs

#32

Jesper Vikman G 24 6' 4" 205 lbs

Defensemen

Jakob Chychrun D 28 6' 2" 216 lbs

Vincent Desharnais D 30 6' 7" 226 lbs

#42

Martin Fehervary D 26 6' 2" 203 lbs

Justin Holl D 34 6' 4" 194 lbs

#44

Cole Hutson D 20 5' 11" 171 lbs

#37

Timothy Liljegren D 27 6' 1" 201 lbs

#52

Dylan McIlrath D 34 6' 5" 240 lbs

Matt Roy D 31 6' 2" 212 lbs

#38

Rasmus Sandin D 26 5' 11" 189 lbs

Left Wings

#72

Anthony Beauvillier LW 29 5' 11" 180 lbs

#80

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW 28 6' 4" 220 lbs

#63

Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 22 6' 1" 185 lbs

Alex Ovechkin LW 40 6' 3" 238 lbs

#62

Ilya Protas LW 20 6' 6" 225 lbs

Centers

Jonny Brodzinski C 33 6' 0" 211 lbs

Josh Dunne C 27 6' 4" 210 lbs

#53

Ethen Frank C 28 5' 11" 188 lbs

Boone Jenner C 33 6' 2" 203 lbs

#64

David Kampf C 31 6' 2" 193 lbs

#21

Aliaksei Protas C 25 6' 6" 247 lbs

#17

Dylan Strome C 29 6' 3" 196 lbs

Right Wings

#25

Jordan Kyrou RW 28 6' 1" 196 lbs

Ryan Leonard RW 21 6' 0" 200 lbs

#34

Justin Sourdif RW 24 5' 11" 173 lbs

Alex Tuch RW 30 6' 4" 219 lbs

#43

Tom Wilson RW 32 6' 4" 225 lbs

Goaltenders

#75

Jakub Dobes G 25 6' 4" 215 lbs

#32

Jacob Fowler G 21 6' 2" 225 lbs

#34

Kaapo Kahkonen G 30 6' 2" 216 lbs

#35

Sam Montembeault G 29 6' 3" 218 lbs

Defensemen

#45

Alexandre Carrier D 29 5' 11" 174 lbs

#53

Noah Dobson D 26 6' 4" 200 lbs

#42

Adam Engstrom D 22 6' 2" 192 lbs

#21

Kaiden Guhle D 24 6' 3" 202 lbs

#48

Lane Hutson D 22 5' 9" 162 lbs

Mike Matheson D 32 6' 2" 196 lbs

#68

Owen Protz D 20 6' 1" 213 lbs

#64

David Reinbacher D 21 6' 2" 194 lbs

Ethan Samson D 23 6' 1" 180 lbs

#47

Jayden Struble D 24 6' 0" 207 lbs

#55

Maksymilian Szuber D 24 6' 3" 190 lbs

#72

Arber Xhekaj D 25 6' 4" 240 lbs

Left Wings

Brett Berard LW 23 5' 9" 175 lbs

#20

Juraj Slafkovsky LW 22 6' 3" 225 lbs

#85

Alexandre Texier LW 26 6' 1" 201 lbs

#63

Florian Xhekaj LW 22 6' 3" 188 lbs

Centers

#62

Owen Beck C 22 5' 11" 187 lbs

#77

Kirby Dach C 25 6' 4" 221 lbs

#24

Phillip Danault C 33 6' 1" 200 lbs

#49

Jared Davidson C 24 6' 0" 183 lbs

#71

Jake Evans C 30 6' 0" 190 lbs

#91

Oliver Kapanen C 23 5' 11" 166 lbs

#15

Alex Newhook C 25 5' 11" 200 lbs

#14

Nick Suzuki C 27 5' 11" 207 lbs

Right Wings

#17

Josh Anderson RW 32 6' 3" 226 lbs

#60

Alex Belzile RW 35 6' 0" 195 lbs

#76

Zack Bolduc RW 23 6' 0" 187 lbs

#13

Cole Caufield RW 25 5' 8" 175 lbs

#93

Ivan Demidov RW 20 6' 0" 192 lbs

#92

Patrik Laine RW 28 6' 4" 208 lbs

Sam Poulin RW 25 6' 1" 208 lbs

Capitals

4th in Metropolitan Division

Canadiens

2nd in Atlantic Division

Season Overview

Games Played

Wins

Losses

OT Losses

Points

106