The Washington Capitals sealed a successful road trip, securing six out of a possible eight points in four different cities. The latest road victim over the past seven days came north of the border as the Caps downed the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in overtime.
The Canadiens out-shot the Caps 44 to 34 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 54 to 51.
By Chris Cerullo 5 years ago
The enduring highlight from the Capitals’ 5-4 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens will be Carey Price’s last-second stick save on Alex Ovechkin. The stop was so good, the Great 8 clapped and high-fived the former Hart Trophy winner in a show of good sportsmanship.
But that imagery blurs what otherwise was a dominant performance by Ovechkin. The Russian machine scored twice on Price and led the Capitals in shots on goals (5). At five-on-five, Ovechkin was on the ice for 22 shot attempts for and 13 against, a 62.9 shot-attempt percentage.
Ovechkin now has 20 goals in 25 career games against Carey Price – one of the best goaltenders of his generation.
The Habs were down to five defensemen Monday night after Montreal blueliner Noah Juulsen was hit in the face with the puck, not once, but twice in separate occasions in the first period against the Caps.
Accidentally blocking a shot with your face happens sometimes in hockey, but thankfully it’s infrequent. So for Juulsen to get hit with the puck in the same spot on his face blocking the same kind of shot just ten minutes apart is some crazy bad luck.
According to TSN’s John Lu, Juulsen was transported to the hospital for further examination.
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By Elizabeth Kong 5 years ago
The Tiger bit the hand that used to feed it.
Monday night, after being down two goals in the second period, the Capitals clawed back and ultimately won after Lars Eller, filling in on the top line, downed his former team in overtime.
The goal marked Eller’s first game-winner since Game Five of the Stanley Cup Final.
By Elizabeth Kong 5 years ago
With three seconds left and the game tied 4-4, Alex Ovechkin had an opportunity to ice the Habs in dramatic fashion. After receiving a perfect pass from Tom Wilson, Ovechkin attempted a one-timer from his office.
A flailing Carey Price made an incredible, diving save.
But it was what happened afterward that was even more incredible. In a show of good sportsmanship, Ovechkin clapped for Price and gave the former Hart Trophy winner a high five.
By Ian Oland 5 years ago
The Washington Capitals were in Montreal looking to closeout a four-game road swing with a winning record. You like goals? Well, I have the game for you.
Mike Reilly opened the scoring for the hometown Habs, but that lead was short-lived as goals by Brett Connolly and Alex Ovechkin put the Caps on top heading into the first intermission.
It went wild from there. The Habs got goals from Gallagher, Petry, and Agostino to give them a lead at the very start of the second. Nicklas Backstrom got one back later on and Ovechkin opened the third with a game tying strike from his office.
Lars Eller with that whole game winning goal thing he does a lot.
Caps beat Canadiens 5-4!
By Chris Cerullo 5 years ago
Devante Smith-Pelly had an extreme ice adventure late in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens.
Smith-Pelly lost his skate blade after absorbing a rough run into the boards by Kenny Agostino.
This was problematic (and funny) because skating is hard without one of your skate blades. Who knew?
The injured Capitals team continues their road trip this evening with a quick stop to visit the Montreal Canadiens. Currently, the Canadiens hold a four-point lead over the Capitals and have a pretty dangerous Max Domi in the lineup. Not only did he beat the Capitals at the last minute on November 2nd, but Domi has registered at least one point for the Habs in each of the last nine games. He’s currently sitting with 24 points, including 10 goals. This makes him 13th in the league for points and only three goals behind Alex Ovechkin. Basically, Domi looks GOOD.
Puck drop is at 7:30 PM this evening. As usual, you can stream NBCSWA’s coverage on all of your devices, including the pregame beginning at 6:30PM and the entire game. Chris from the comments will be providing you with a recap.
By Elyse Bailey 5 years ago
