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Canadiens in battle for playoff spot

Feb 20, 2007 - 3:37 PM Washington (23-27-9) at Montreal (30-25-6) 7:30 pm EST

MONTREAL (Ticker) -- Now that the Montreal Canadiens finally snapped their six-game losing streak, they can focus on battling for a playoff spot.

Montreal is tied with Toronto and the New York Islanders for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. But the Canadiens have played two more games than Toronto.

Montreal snapped its losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. Goaltender Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 shots to win his NHL debut while Michael Ryder and Saku Koivu each had a goal and an assist.

Koivu's goal ended an 11-game goal drought. Koivu has 17 goals, four shy of his career-high set in the 2002-03 season.

The Capitals have 55 points, 11 out of the final playoff spot in the East. Washington is 0-2-1 in this last three after a 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.

Richard Zednik and Alexander Semin scored for Washington, but Alex Ovechkin's slump continued. The left wing has 34 goals, the fourth most in the league, but has just one in his last seven contests.

Ovechkin has no goals and four assists against the Canadiens this season. He had three assists in a 5-1 victory over Montreal on January 4.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    WASHINGTON 0 3 0 3
    MONTREAL 3 1 1 5 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 15 (MARK STREIT, SAKU KOIVU) 7:33
    MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 18 (SHELDON SOURAY, SAKU KOIVU)
    14:48
    MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 16 (SAKU KOIVU, MICHAEL RYDER)
    15:37
    2ND PRD: WAS - JAMIE HEWARD 4 (

    Feb 20 10:15 PM


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    WASHINGTON 3
    MONTREAL 5
    3RD PRD: MON - (EN) GARTH MURRAY 1 (DUNCAN MILROY, ANDREI MARKOV)
    19:02

    Capitals vs. CanadiensFeb 20 10:15 PM
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    Capitals vs. CanadiensFeb 20 10:12 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    WASHINGTON 0 3 3
    MONTREAL 3 1 4 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 15 (MARK STREIT, SAKU KOIVU) 7:33
    MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 18 (SHELDON SOURAY, SAKU KOIVU)
    14:48
    MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 16 (SAKU KOIVU, MICHAEL RYDER)
    15:37
    2ND PRD: WAS - JAM

    Feb 20 9:23 PM


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    WASHINGTON 3
    MONTREAL 4
    2ND PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER SEMIN 32 (JAMIE HEWARD) 19:26

    Capitals vs. CanadiensFeb 20 9:23 PM


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    WASHINGTON 2
    MONTREAL 4
    2ND PRD: MON - (SH) MICHAEL RYDER 19 (MIKE KOMISAREK, ANDREI MARKOV)
    16:01

    Capitals vs. CanadiensFeb 20 9:18 PM


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    WASHINGTON 2
    MONTREAL 3
    2ND PRD: WAS - JAMIE HEWARD 5 (BRIAN SUTHERBY, RICHARD ZEDNIK) 2:36

    Capitals vs. CanadiensFeb 20 8:49 PM


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    WASHINGTON 1
    MONTREAL 3
    2ND PRD: WAS - JAMIE HEWARD 4 (RICHARD ZEDNIK) 2:06

    Capitals vs. CanadiensFeb 20 8:48 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    WASHINGTON 0 0
    MONTREAL 3 3 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 15 (MARK STREIT, SAKU KOIVU) 7:33
    MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 18 (SHELDON SOURAY, SAKU KOIVU)
    14:48
    MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 16 (SAKU KOIVU, MICHAEL RYDER)
    15:37
    SHOTS ON GOAL:

    Feb 20 8:27 PM


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    WASHINGTON 0
    MONTREAL 3
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 16 (SAKU KOIVU, MICHAEL RYDER) 15:37

    Capitals vs. CanadiensFeb 20 8:22 PM


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    WASHINGTON 0
    MONTREAL 2
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 18 (SHELDON SOURAY, SAKU KOIVU)
    14:48

    Capitals vs. CanadiensFeb 20 8:18 PM


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    WASHINGTON 0
    MONTREAL 1
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 15 (MARK STREIT, SAKU KOIVU) 7:33

    Capitals vs. CanadiensFeb 20 7:57 PM

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