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28/10/2007
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Washington Capitals 3 , Montreal Canadiens 5
Shots: 23 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:25/48=51 %
PP: 2 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:62/83=74 %, Challenges:36/53=66 %
Attendance: 15332 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 743602 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:23 0-1
Tomas Plekanec [2] (Mark Streit, Andrei Markov)
08:17 0-2
Andrei Kostitsyn [5] (Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu)PP
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25:25 1-2
Ian Laperriere [3] (Nicklas Bäckström, Rico Fata)
30:34 2-2
Matt Pettinger [3] (Chris Clark, Nicklas Bäckström)
37:46 2-3
Andrei Kostitsyn [6] (Alex Kovalev, Guillaume Latendresse)
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50:06 3-3
Nicklas Bäckström [3] (Christian Ehrhoff, Karl Alzner)
52:16 3-4
Saku Koivu [4] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Michael Ryder)PP
59:36 3-5
Guillaume Latendresse [2])SH EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:11
Ben Clymer (2 min for high-sticking)
12:52
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
12:52
Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
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37:52
Alex Kovalev (2 min for cross-checking)
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51:33
Chris Clark (2 min for hooking)
57:53
Andrei Markov (2 min for tripping)
59:53
Ian Laperriere (2 min for cross-checking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Rico Fata 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 6.50 6
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 17.30 6
R Chris Clark 0 1 2 1 1 0 7 -1 16.00 7
L Nicklas Bäckström 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 19.40 8
R Jakub Klepis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 16.40 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
C Ian Laperriere 1 0 4 1 1 2 2 1 20.20 8
R Jason King 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Matt Pettinger 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 15.50 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 21.50 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 15.40 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 -2 23.20 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 3 7 2 6 0 1 25.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Joe Palmer 5 0 17 0 0 58.20 4
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 11.30 7
R Michael Ryder 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.40 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 19.50 8
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 1 2 5 3 3 0 -1 19.00 9
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.30 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 12.50 6
C Tomas Plekanec 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 17.50 7
C Saku Koivu 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 18.50 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 5
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 9
L Chris Higgins 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 16.50 5
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 19.10 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 6 1 7 0 -1 27.00 9
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 18.00 6
D Mark Streit 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 -2 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrei Kostitsyn
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse
Notes for Washington Capitals:
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre fought Chris Clark in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 20) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 13)
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1-0 HER Chris Bourque (Shaone Morrisonn)
1-1 HAM Jonathan Ferland (Michaël Lambert)
1-2 HAM Corey Locke (Danny Groulx)
2-2 HER Petr Taticek (Jason Lehoux)
3-2 HER Joe Motzko (Jason Lehoux)
Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Jaroslav Halak