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Capitals try to play spoiler against Canadiens

Mar 24, 2007 - 2:35 PM Washington (26-36-13) at Montreal (38-31-6) 7:00 pm EDT

MONTREAL (Ticker) - The Montreal Canadiens have playoff aspirations, the Washington Capitals are just playing out the string.

The Canadiens go for a season-high sixth straight home win Saturday against superstar Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, who have lost two in a row and 11 of 13.

Montreal has 82 points and is tied with Carolina (37-29-8) for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the New York Islanders (35-27-11).

Rookie goaltender Jaroslav Halak has done an admirable job filling in for injured All-Star Christian Huet, who has been out with a hamstring injury since February 14. Halak is 3-0-0 in his last three starts with a 1.62 goals-against average.

Halak made 32 saves against Boston Thursday when the Canadiens scored five goals in the final 22 minutes to notch a 6-3 victory.

Washington has already been eliminated from playoff contention, but still has an opportunity to effect the playoff race with five games remaining against potential playoff teams.

Ovechkin scored two goals Thursday in a 4-3 loss to Carolina to break a four-game goalless streak. The Russian left wing leads the team with 43 goals and 86 points, but has yet to tally a goal this season against Montreal, which leads the season series 2-1-0.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    WASHINGTON 1 0 0 1
    MONTREAL 1 2 1 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: WAS - (PP) CHRIS CLARK 29 (ALEXANDER SEMIN, BRIAN POTHIER)
    5:53
    MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 15 (MAXIM LAPIERRE) 8:59
    2ND PRD: MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 16 (SAKU KOIVU, SHELDON SOURAY)
    9:36
    MON - TOMAS PLEKANEC 19 (ANDREI K

    Mar 24 9:34 PM


  • NHL
    WASHINGTON 1
    MONTREAL 4
    3RD PRD: MON - MICHAEL RYDER 25 (MATHIEU DANDENAULT) 14:50

    Capitals vs. CanadiensMar 24 9:27 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    WASHINGTON 1 0 1
    MONTREAL 1 2 3 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER SEMIN 38 (BRIAN POTHIER) 5:53
    MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 15 (MAXIM LAPIERRE) 8:59
    2ND PRD: MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 16 (SAKU KOIVU, SHELDON SOURAY)
    9:36
    MON - TOMAS PLEKANEC 19 (ANDREI KO

    Mar 24 8:44 PM


  • NHL
    WASHINGTON 1
    MONTREAL 3
    2ND PRD: MON - TOMAS PLEKANEC 19 (ANDREI KOSTITSYN) 15:04

    Capitals vs. CanadiensMar 24 8:35 PM


  • NHL
    WASHINGTON 1
    MONTREAL 2
    2ND PRD: MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 16 (SAKU KOIVU, SHELDON SOURAY)
    9:36

    Capitals vs. CanadiensMar 24 8:23 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    WASHINGTON 1 1
    MONTREAL 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER SEMIN 38 (BRIAN POTHIER) 5:53
    MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 15 (MAXIM LAPIERRE) 8:59
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    WAS 10 10
    MON 14

    Mar 24 7:47 PM


  • NHL
    WASHINGTON 1
    MONTREAL 1
    1ST PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 15 (MAXIM LAPIERRE) 8:59

    Capitals vs. CanadiensMar 24 7:27 PM


  • NHL
    WASHINGTON 1
    MONTREAL 0
    1ST PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER SEMIN 38 (BRIAN POTHIER) 5:53

    Capitals vs. CanadiensMar 24 7:20 PM

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