And so it’s set.
Caps vs. Habs. Red, white and blue vs. bleu, blanc et rouge. Ryan Walter and Rick Green for Rod Langway, Craig Laughlin, Doug Jarvis and Brian Engblom. Alex Ovechkin‘s best game as an NHLer. “The Sequel”. Jose Theodore‘s return to La Belle Province looking to add to his Masterton credentials by overcoming one of the toughest crowds in hockey… and his past.
There’ll be plenty of time to dive into those storylines and others in the days ahead, but first things first – the numbers. Below are the Caps team and individual stats (after the jump) from this season against the Canadiens.
Head-to-Head:
| Game 1 | L, 3-2 |
| Game 2 | W, 4-3 (SO) |
| Game 3 | W, 4-2 |
| Game 4 | L, 6-5 (OT) |
| Record | 2-1-1 |
| GF/Game | 3.50 |
| GA/Game | 3.50 |
| Goal Diff/Game | 0.00 |
| Powerplay Success | 17.6% |
| Powerplay Opps. | 17 |
| PP Per Game |
4.25 |
| Penalty Kill Success |
64.3% |
| Times Shorthanded | 14 |
| Times SH/Game | 3.50 |
| Save Percentage | .874 |
| Save Pct. Against |
.899 |
Capitals Skaters vs. Montreal
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | GWG | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Laich | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Mike Green | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Eric Fehr | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Alexander Semin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Brendan Morrison | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Poti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Karl Alzner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Knuble | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alexandre Giroux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Steckel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Erskine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Schultz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Matt Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jay Beagle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Quintin Laing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Boyd Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Carlson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Chimera* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Milan Jurcina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Sloan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* Does not include game played versus Montreal prior to joining Washington; Joe Corvo, Eric Belanger and Scott Walker did not face the Canadiens as Caps this season
Capitals Goalies vs. Montreal
| GP | GS | MIN | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Neuvirth | 3 | 3 | 144:14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2.91 | 62 | 55 | .887 | 0 |
| Semyon Varlamov | 1 | 1 | 63:47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.82 | 24 | 21 | .875 | 0 |
| Jose Theodore |
1 | 0 | 37:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6.44 | 25 | 21 | .840 | 0 |
Capitals Centers’ Face Offs vs. Montreal (minimum ten draws)
| GP | FOW | FOL | TOT | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Steckel | 4 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 61.5 |
| Brendan Morrison | 4 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 57.8 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 54.5 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 4 | 42 | 48 | 90 | 46.7 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0 |
| Team Total* | 4 | 129 | 116 |
245 |
52.7 |
| Team Total (PP) | 4 | 15 |
15 |
30 |
50.0 |
| Team Total (PK) | 4 | 12 | 5 |
17 |
70.6 |
*Includes players who did not meet the minimum for inclusion in the table
And now, for getting through all those stats, your moment of zen: