The Washington Capitals are up in Canada tonight to play the league-worst Montreal Canadiens who have lost 13 of their last 14. Tonight is a crossroads game for the Habs as it’s the first game for new coach Martin St. Louis.
The Capitals have lost 10 out of their last 15 games and are without Alex Ovechkin tonight due to Canadian COVID protocol.
Ilya Samsonov is making the start for the Caps.
Watch the empty-arena game along with us on NBC Sports Washington.
Capitals lines
91-Snively, 92-Kuznetsov, 43-Wilson
73-Sheary, 19-Backstrom, 10-Sprong
24-McMichael, 20-Eller, 49-Leason
62-Hagelin, 26-Dowd, 21-Hathaway
42-Fehervary, 74-Carlson
9-Orlov, 3-Jensen
57-van Riemsdyk, 2-Schultz
Samsonov vs. Primeau
Joe Snively scores first NHL goal
Per Craig Laughlin, Snively is the third or fourth player from the DC area to score an NHL goal. Way to go, kid!
Snives off the juicy rebound! pic.twitter.com/6GGFeY3nRj
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 11, 2022
Connor McMichael quickly makes it 2-0 twenty seconds later.
Yikes, the Habs look terrible.
Mikey on the board! pic.twitter.com/aknxMgwml4
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 11, 2022
For those wondering if the Caps PP is better…
They had an icing on their first power play. The Habs have the 30th ranked PK.
Holy Carl Hagelin! 3-0 Caps.
Craig Laughlin called it a “goal-scorer’s goal.” Heck yeah, Carl.
Wicked angle pic.twitter.com/wZbWSVG8iG
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 11, 2022
Habs get one back. 3-1.
Rem Pitlick marque son neuvième but de la saison.
Ninth goal this season for Rem Pitlick.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/ij7Aygc9eF
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 11, 2022
Snively’s got two!
Top line Snives came to play pic.twitter.com/74JvynQ9zc
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 11, 2022
Cole Caufield scores a beauty. 4-2 WSH.
It looks like Ilya Samsonov went down a wee-bit early here.
Quel revers, quelle célébration.
Come for the backhand, stay for the celly.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/cgOCmoTsZH
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 11, 2022
Tom Wilson scores the empty-netter to clinch the game for the Caps, 5-2.
But by no means was this a good win. The Canadiens dominated the Capitals in shots and shot attempts. They are by far the worst team in the NHL.
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