The Washington Capitals responded to their bad overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators with an absolute mauling of the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. The fans wanted ten but had to “settle” for a 9-2 victory on home ice.
Happy New Year!
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
The Washington Capitals wrapped up 2022 with a ferocious win over the sometimes-feisty Montreal Canadiens.
Erik Gustafsson kept his red-hot streak going with an early goal assisted by Kuznetsov. Tipping in Aliaksei Protas’ pass, Garnet Hathaway made it 2-0 Washington going into first intermission.
Cole Caulfield cracked Charlie Lindgren with an unstoppable shot, but Nic Dowd returned fire by crashing the net. Alex Ovechkin finished off a great forecheck by Eller and van Riemsdyk, but Caulfield forced a turnover to get Montreal back into the game. Dylan Strome’s power-play roof shot made it 5-2 after forty minutes.
Ovechkin got his second of the game on a power play early in the third: a classico from the Ovi Spot. With help from Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson did some loop-the-loops before scoring his 10th of the season. Anthony Mantha scored on a breakaway, and then Alex Ovechkin did the same, securing a hat trick and making it 9-2.
Caps win!
By Peter Hassett 3 months ago
This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens game on December 31, 2022.
After a dreadful performance against the Ottawa Senators, the Capitals are back on New Year’s Eve to try and get back on track against the Montreal Canadiens.
Montreal is the worst team in the Atlantic Division with 33 standings points. They are also losers of 8 of their last 10 games.
The Capitals will notably get Martin Fehervary back in the lineup while they’ll turn to Charlie Lindgren in net.
Today’s game is on NBC Sports Washington. Puck drop is a little after 4 pm.
