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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Montreal 2, Washington 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2016
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District Of Columbia
Referees: Ian Walsh, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Ryan Daisy
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 1102
Washington 0101
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Montreal   Washington
  0:00 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Torrey Mitchell.
  0:16 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Phillip Danault.
Phillip Danault wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:23  
  0:48 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Tomas Plekanec.
  1:39 Jakub Vrana shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  2:03 Jakub Vrana shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
Jeff Petry shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:28  
  2:29 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Phillip Danault.
  5:23 Dmitry Orlov shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  5:46 Zachary Sanford wins the face-off against Phillip Danault.
Michael McCarron penalty for Slashing - 2 mins. 7:00  
Tomas Plekanec wins the face-off against T.J. Oshie. 7:00  
  8:21 John Carlson shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  8:21 Justin Williams wins the face-off against Tomas Plekanec.
Tomas Plekanec wins the face-off against Lars Eller. 10:03  
  10:21 Nate Schmidt shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
Torrey Mitchell wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:38  
  12:08 Lars Eller wins the face-off against Michael McCarron.
  12:42 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Phillip Danault.
Alexander Radulov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:35  
  14:35 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Tomas Plekanec.
Artturi Lehkonen scores. 14:41
(1-0)
 
Torrey Mitchell wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:41  
  14:58 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Torrey Mitchell.
  16:06 John Carlson shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  16:07 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Torrey Mitchell.
Alexander Radulov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:25  
  17:39 Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
Tomas Plekanec wins the face-off against Lars Eller. 18:00  
Tomas Plekanec wins the face-off against Zachary Sanford. 18:06  
  18:29 Daniel Winnik wins the face-off against Torrey Mitchell.
Brendan Gallagher shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:59  
  19:25 Daniel Winnik shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
Phillip Danault wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:42  
  19:58 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Michael McCarron.
2
Montreal   Washington
Torrey Mitchell wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
Torrey Mitchell penalty for Holding the stick - 2 mins. 0:23  
Brian Flynn wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:23  
  1:10 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Phillip Danault.
  1:34 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
Tomas Plekanec wins the face-off against Justin Williams. 1:34  
Brian Flynn wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:38  
Phillip Danault wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 2:40  
Nathan Beaulieu shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:44  
Max Pacioretty wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 2:44  
Alexander Radulov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:11  
  3:12 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Chris Terry.
Michael McCarron shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:25  
Torrey Mitchell wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:40  
Torrey Mitchell wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:49  
  4:33 T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
Brian Flynn wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:13  
Alexander Radulov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:56  
  5:58 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Phillip Danault.
  6:38 Marcus Johansson shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  6:38 Lars Eller wins the face-off against Torrey Mitchell.
Jeff Petry shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:24  
Brendan Gallagher shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:29  
Phillip Danault wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:43  
  8:05 Justin Williams penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
  8:05 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Phillip Danault.
  9:12 Lars Eller shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  9:12 Lars Eller shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  10:19 Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  11:29 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
Alexander Radulov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:03  
Jeff Petry shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:10  
Nathan Beaulieu penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 13:35  
  13:35 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Brian Flynn.
Alexei Emelin penalty for Interference - 2 mins. 14:07  
Tomas Plekanec wins the face-off against T.J. Oshie. 14:07  
  14:16
(1-1)
Nicklas Backstrom scores a power play goal. Assisted by Justin Williams. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin.
Nathan Beaulieu penalty for Abuse of Officials - 10 mins. 14:16  
Torrey Mitchell wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:16  
Torrey Mitchell shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:36  
  15:48 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for Cross checking - 2 mins.
Paul Byron penalty for Slashing - 2 mins. 15:48  
  15:48 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Brian Flynn.
Tomas Plekanec shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:57  
Phillip Danault wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:57  
Jeff Petry scores. Assisted by Max Pacioretty. Assisted by Phillip Danault. 16:39
(2-1)
 
  16:39 Lars Eller wins the face-off against Michael McCarron.
  17:33 Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
Torrey Mitchell wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:05  
Mark Barberio shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:12  
Mark Barberio shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:13  
  18:16 Dmitry Orlov penalty for Slashing - 2 mins.
Max Pacioretty wins the face-off against Lars Eller. 18:16  
Jeff Petry shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:33  
3
Montreal   Washington
  0:00 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Phillip Danault.
Phillip Danault shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:18  
Tomas Plekanec wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:22  
Tomas Plekanec wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:27  
  0:57 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Phillip Danault.
Alexander Radulov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:04  
  1:04 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Phillip Danault.
  3:31 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Michael McCarron.
Brendan Gallagher shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:38  
Brian Flynn wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:22  
Jeff Petry shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:27  
Phillip Danault wins the face-off against Lars Eller. 7:08  
Tomas Plekanec wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 9:21  
Artturi Lehkonen shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:22  
  12:22 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Torrey Mitchell.
  12:55 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  13:17 John Carlson shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  13:37 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Brian Flynn.
  14:21 Nate Schmidt shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
  14:27 Nate Schmidt shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
Tomas Plekanec wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:27  
  18:14 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Tomas Plekanec.
  18:51 T.J. Oshie wins the face-off against Tomas Plekanec.
  19:21 Justin Williams shoots. Saved by Carey Price.
Torrey Mitchell wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 19:57