1 2 3 T
MTL 0 2 0 2
WSH 2 3 4 9
 WIN 
Charlie Lindgren
11-4-2
31 SV / 2 GA
 LOSS 
Jake Allen
9-15-1
31 SV / 9 GA
A. OvechkinAlex OvechkinLW - MTL
3 Goals, 0 Assists
★★
E. GustafssonErik GustafssonD - MTL
1 Goal, 2 Assists
★★★
M. JohanssonMarcus JohanssonLW - MTL
1 Goal, 2 Assists
Venue: Capital One Arena - Washington, District of Columbia
Game Date: December 31, 04:00 PM ET
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Montreal Canadiens (15-19-3)
Washington Capitals (21-13-5)
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Team Stats
Power Plays 1/2 2/4
Penalty Shots 0/0 0/0
Hits 22 24
Faceoffs Won 30 31
Giveaways 7 9
Takeaways 11 5
Shots Blocked 14 15
Penalty Minutes 12 8
Scoring Summary
Penalties
1st Period
MTL 0 - WSH 10:32
Goal scored by Erik Gustafsson (6), assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov (25) and Conor Sheary (14)
MTL 0 - WSH 24:32
Goal scored by Garnet Hathaway (4), assisted by Aliaksei Protas (5) and Nic Dowd (7)
2nd Period
MTL 1 - WSH 2 PP 4:02
Goal scored by Cole Caufield (20), assisted by Nick Suzuki (17) and Kirby Dach (18)
MTL 1 - WSH 38:31
Goal scored by Nic Dowd (9), assisted by Aliaksei Protas (6) and Erik Gustafsson (16)
MTL 1 - WSH 49:06
Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin (24), assisted by Trevor van Riemsdyk (5) and Lars Eller (8)
MTL 2 - WSH 412:39
Goal scored by Cole Caufield (21)
MTL 2 - WSH 5 PP 19:21
Goal scored by Dylan Strome (8), assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov (26) and Marcus Johansson (9)
3rd Period
MTL 2 - WSH 6 PP 1:22
Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin (25), assisted by Erik Gustafsson (17) and Marcus Johansson (10)
MTL 2 - WSH 75:31
Goal scored by Marcus Johansson (10), assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov (27) and Martin Fehervary (3)
MTL 2 - WSH 815:43
Goal scored by Anthony Mantha (9)
MTL 2 - WSH 916:35
Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin (26), assisted by Conor Sheary (15)
1st Period
Josh Anderson11:20
2 minutes for Slashing
2nd Period
Christian Dvorak2:54
2 minutes for Holding
Martin Fehervary2:54
2 minutes for Hooking
Lars Eller3:18
2 minutes for Hi Stick
Johnathan Kovacevic8:31
2 minutes for Roughing
Garnet Hathaway8:31
2 minutes for Roughing
Chris Wideman17:41
2 minutes for Holding
3rd Period
Nick Suzuki0:54
2 minutes for Tripping
Brendan Gallagher5:31
2 minutes for Roughing
Alex Ovechkin7:18
2 minutes for Hi Stick
Officiating Crew
Referees: Francois St.Laurent, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Kilian McNamara, David Brisebois