The Montreal Canadiens couldn't pull it off against the Washington Capitals, 2 to 1, on December 13, 2008.
Final
1st period
WSH
MTL
Nicklas Backstrom (PP) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin
1
0
2nd period
WSH
MTL
Patrice Brisebois (EV) assisted by Alex Tanguay and Robert Lang
1
1
3rd period
WSH
MTL
Michael Nylander (EV) assisted by Alexandre Giroux and Viktor Kozlov
2
1
Capitals
Canadiens
Goals
2
1
Shots
26
33
Penalty Minutes
23
15
Power-Play Goals
1
0
Power-Play Opportunities
4
8
Faceoff Wins
36
20
Hits
21
29
Giveaways
11
15
Takeaways
7
8
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Varlamov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 32 | .970 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Alzner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:33 | |
N. Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 |
M. Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:22 | |
D. Brashear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:38 | ||
S. Fedorov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 |
A. Giroux | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 | |
B. Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:18 |
M. Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22:02 | |
M. Jurcina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17:29 | |
V. Kozlov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:26 |
B. Laich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 |
S. Morrisonn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 | ||
M. Nylander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:02 |
A. Ovechkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:20 |
T. Poti | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22:56 | |
A. Semin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:13 | |
T. Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:22 | ||
D. Steckel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Halak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 24 | .923 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Begin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:46 | |
F. Bouillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16:43 | |
P. Brisebois | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:15 | |
M. D'Agostini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 |
J. Gorges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:41 | |
R. Hamrlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 23:09 | |
A. Kostitsyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:24 |
S. Kostitsyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | |
T. Kostopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:17 | |
A. Kovalev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:13 | |
R. Lang | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 |
M. Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:56 |
G. Latendresse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | |
A. Markov | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:51 | |
B. Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:28 | |
R. O'Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8:30 | ||
T. Plekanec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:54 |
A. Tanguay | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:12 |
More Canadiens Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
2.75
23rd
GA/GP
4.08
31st
PP%
20.9
14th
PK%
81.8
13th
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Canucks | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 |
 Lightning | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
 Maple Leafs | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
 Devils | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 |
 Rangers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 20 |
 Hurricanes | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
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