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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 6, Montreal 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 7, 2017
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Greg Devorski
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 0101
Washington 4206
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Washington
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
  0:20 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Jakub Vrana and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:20  
  0:42 Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky.
  0:44 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  0:46 T.J. Oshie scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Andre Burakovsky.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:46  
Shea Weber hits Brett Connolly. 0:58  
Mark Streit hits Nathan Walker. 1:27  
  1:33 Nathan Walker shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  1:36 Nathan Walker hits Jacob De La Rose.
  1:45 Shot by Jay Beagle misses the net
Jacob De La Rose hits Nathan Walker. 1:56  
Ales Hemsky penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Aaron Ness. 2:02  
  2:02 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  2:26 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Shea Weber blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 2:35  
  2:51 Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom.
  2:51 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  3:06 T.J. Oshie hits Max Pacioretty.
  3:08 Matt Niskanen hits Brendan Gallagher.
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 3:09  
Brendan Gallagher hits Dmitry Orlov. 3:12  
Takeaway by Phillip Danault. 3:38  
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:45  
  4:06 Brooks Orpik hits Andrew Shaw.
  4:17 Alex Chiasson hits Shea Weber.
  4:19 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Paul Byron hits Brett Connolly. 4:40  
Paul Byron hits Aaron Ness. 4:46  
Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net 5:21  
Charles Hudon hits Matt Niskanen. 5:25  
Shot by Tomas Plekanec misses the net 5:34  
  5:41 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Tomas Plekanec.
Brendan Gallagher penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov. 5:58  
  5:58 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  6:10 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jordie Benn shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:16  
  7:26 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  7:47 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  7:50 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Jordie Benn blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 7:59  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:05  
  8:06 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Brendan Gallagher hits T.J. Oshie. 8:48  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:58  
  9:22 John Carlson shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Shot by Alex Galchenyuk misses the net 9:36  
  9:56 Taylor Chorney blocks shot from Victor Mete.
  10:05 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  10:36 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
  10:44 Dmitry Orlov hits Paul Byron.
Jordie Benn shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:17  
Tomas Plekanec hits Jay Beagle. 11:23  
Jordie Benn hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 11:27  
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:38  
Victor Mete blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 12:15  
  12:19 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Phillip Danault misses the net 13:07  
  13:28 Taylor Chorney hits Andrew Shaw.
  13:33 Lars Eller hits Phillip Danault.
  13:40 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Jeff Petry hits Lars Eller. 14:06  
Charles Hudon hits Brooks Orpik. 14:19  
  15:01 Jay Beagle hits Victor Mete.
  15:23 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
  15:26 John Carlson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher.
  15:26 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk.
  16:05 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Shea Weber.
Shot by Max Pacioretty misses the net 16:19  
Brendan Gallagher hits Brooks Orpik. 16:57  
  17:19 Brooks Orpik hits Charles Hudon.
  17:27 Taylor Chorney shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  18:10 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Aaron Ness.
  18:10 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Shea Weber misses the net 18:26  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:31  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:32  
  18:40 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  18:56 Takeaway by Brett Connolly.
  18:57 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:58  
Takeaway by Andrew Shaw. 19:32  
Andrew Shaw shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:38  
2
Montreal   Washington
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  1:02 John Carlson blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen.
Takeaway by Jordie Benn. 1:13  
  1:22 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  1:29 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  1:31 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Al Montoya.
  1:32 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Charles Hudon.
Jeff Petry hits Lars Eller. 1:38  
Charles Hudon hits Brett Connolly. 1:43  
Jeff Petry hits Brett Connolly. 1:47  
Giveaway by Al Montoya. 2:12  
  2:48 Jakub Vrana wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  2:52 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Al Montoya.
Jacob De La Rose penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. 3:07  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 3:07  
Giveaway by Karl Alzner. 3:34  
Takeaway by Phillip Danault. 3:46  
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Andre Burakovsky. 3:52  
  4:46 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  4:48 Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
Brendan Gallagher scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Paul Byron. 4:50  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 4:50  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 5:20  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:02  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 6:03  
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 6:07  
Jonathan Drouin hits T.J. Oshie. 6:28  
Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:32  
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 6:49  
  6:59 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Andrew Shaw shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:43  
  7:43 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:51  
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:52  
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:55  
  7:56 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Victor Mete shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:09  
Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net 8:22  
  8:26 Matt Niskanen hits Charles Hudon.
  8:29 Matt Niskanen penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charles Hudon.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 8:29  
Shot by Shea Weber misses the net 8:45  
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:56  
  9:25 Taylor Chorney blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin.
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:30  
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:38  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:44  
  9:48 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Shea Weber.
Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net 9:55  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:00  
Charles Hudon wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:01  
Andrew Shaw shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:18  
  10:40 John Carlson blocks shot from Victor Mete.
  10:44 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:21  
  11:22 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  11:29 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Paul Byron hits Brooks Orpik. 11:53  
  12:12 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Al Montoya.
  12:13 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Jordie Benn blocks shot from Lars Eller. 12:24  
Andrew Shaw shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:30  
  12:31 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Max Pacioretty.
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Jay Beagle. 12:42  
Jonathan Drouin hits T.J. Oshie. 12:47  
  13:02 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:24  
  13:25 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  13:44 Nathan Walker hits Charles Hudon.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:50  
Shea Weber shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:56  
  13:57 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Shot by Ales Hemsky misses the net 14:05  
  14:53 Dmitry Orlov hits Alex Galchenyuk.
  15:35 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  15:41 Shot by Andre Burakovsky misses the net
  15:43 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  15:44 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:51  
  16:46 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:46  
  17:15 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Jeff Petry.
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:16  
  18:02 Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Al Montoya.
  18:03 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  18:05 Nathan Walker scores. and Devante Smith-Pelly and Jay Beagle.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:05  
Jacob De La Rose blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 18:25  
  19:02 John Carlson hits Artturi Lehkonen.
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:36  
3
Montreal   Washington
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  0:33 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Al Montoya.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:38  
  0:45 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:59  
  1:05 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Tomas Plekanec.
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:10  
  1:12 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Andrew Shaw.
  1:19 Lars Eller hits Andrew Shaw.
Victor Mete blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 1:55  
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:12  
  2:39 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Paul Byron.
  2:58 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  3:04 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Al Montoya.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:05  
Shea Weber shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:34  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:36  
  3:37 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen. 3:44  
Shot by Tomas Plekanec misses the net 3:46  
Tomas Plekanec hits Brooks Orpik. 4:06  
  5:14 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Jacob De La Rose shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:39  
  5:41 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Max Pacioretty blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 5:53  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:54  
  6:14 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Al Montoya.
  6:21 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:40  
  6:52 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Karl Alzner.
  6:53 Matt Niskanen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher.
  6:53 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Charles Hudon.
  7:32 Taylor Chorney blocks shot from Charles Hudon.
Giveaway by Jeff Petry. 8:06  
Giveaway by Jeff Petry. 8:13  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:27  
  8:28 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 9:07  
Phillip Danault hits Taylor Chorney. 9:35  
Takeaway by Phillip Danault. 9:43  
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:45  
  9:46 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Mark Streit hits Nathan Walker. 9:51  
  9:59 Nathan Walker hits Tomas Plekanec.
  10:29 Matt Niskanen hits Victor Mete.
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:34  
  11:11 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Shot by Andrew Shaw misses the net 11:54  
  12:06 Aaron Ness blocks shot from Andrew Shaw.
Shea Weber hits Lars Eller. 12:13  
  12:41 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  12:55 John Carlson blocks shot from Jordie Benn.
  13:13 Brooks Orpik hits Ales Hemsky.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 13:23  
  13:27 Nathan Walker hits Mark Streit.
  13:53 Dmitry Orlov hits Artturi Lehkonen.
Karl Alzner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:48  
  14:49 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  14:55 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Paul Byron.
Ales Hemsky penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jay Beagle. 15:05  
  15:05 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly. 15:46  
  16:32 Brett Connolly penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Petry.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:32  
  17:08 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
Shot by Max Pacioretty misses the net 18:19  
  18:31 Taylor Chorney blocks shot from Shea Weber.
  18:51 Alex Ovechkin wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Charles Hudon hits Taylor Chorney. 19:00  
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:12  
  19:13 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Andrew Shaw.