Capitals 0 - 4 Canadiens
Final
  for this game

Capitals eyeing Southeast least

Jan 29, 2008 - 2:25 PM Washington (23-22-5) at Montreal (26-15-8) 7:30 pm EST

MONTREAL (Ticker) -- The Washington Capitals spent much of the first half of the season at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Now that the All-Star Game has passed, they have a chance to grab the Southeast Division lead.

Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals will look to keep rolling Tuesday when they face the Montreal Canadiens in the opener of a home-and-home series. Washington enters just one point behind first-place Carolina in the Southeast Division.

Ovechkin, who had two goals in Sunday's midseason gala, leads the NHL with 39 goals this season.

The Russian left wing has been a major factor in the club's recent surge, notching 13 goals and 22 points over the previous 12 contests. Washington has been victorious in nine of those games.

The Canadiens also are on a bit of a hot streak and are looking to solidify their playoff position. Montreal has won four of its last five contests and now hold the second-best record in the conference.

Alexei Kovalev leads the club with 21 goals and 45 points this season.

The clubs will meet again in Washington on Thursday.








  • ------------------------------------
    Washington
    0 0 0 --0
    Montreal 3 0 1 --4
    ------------------------------------

    FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Montreal, Mark Streit 7 (power play)
    (Andrei Markov, Michael Ryder), 9:44. 2, Montreal, Sergei Kostitsyn 4
    (shorthanded) (Tomas Plekanec), 16:53. 3, Montreal, Saku Koivu 10
    (Steve Begin), 18:24. Penalties: J Erskine, Was (delay

    Jan 29 10:36 PM


  • NHL
    WASHINGTON 0
    MONTREAL 4
    3RD PRD: MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 22 (TOMAS PLEKANEC, MARK STREIT)
    19:13

    Jan 29 10:22 PM


  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0
    MONTREAL 3 0 1 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) MARK STREIT 7 (ANDREI MARKOV, MICHAEL RYDER) 9:46
    MON - (SH) SERGEI KOSTITSYN 4 (TOMAS PLEKANEC) 16:53
    MON - SAKU KOIVU 10 (STEVE BEGIN) 18:07
    2ND PRD: NONE
    3RD PRD: MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 22 (TOMAS PLEK

    Jan 29 9:59 PM


  • NHL
    WASHINGTON 0
    MONTREAL 4
    3RD PRD: MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 22 (TOMAS PLEKANEC, MARK STREIT)
    19:13

    Capitals vs. CanadiensJan 29 9:58 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    WASHINGTON 0 0 0
    MONTREAL 3 0 3 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) MARK STREIT 7 (ANDREI MARKOV, MICHAEL RYDER) 9:46
    MON - (SH) SERGEI KOSTITSYN 4 (TOMAS PLEKANEC) 16:53
    MON - SAKU KOIVU 10 (STEVE BEGIN) 18:07
    2ND PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD

    Jan 29 9:06 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    WASHINGTON 0 0
    MONTREAL 3 3 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) MARK STREIT 7 (ANDREI MARKOV, MICHAEL RYDER) 9:46
    MON - (SH) SERGEI KOSTITSYN 4 (TOMAS PLEKANEC) 16:53
    MON - SAKU KOIVU 10 (STEVE BEGIN) 18:07
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --

    Jan 29 8:17 PM


  • NHL
    WASHINGTON 0
    MONTREAL 3
    1ST PRD: MON - SAKU KOIVU 10 (STEVE BEGIN) 18:07

    Capitals vs. CanadiensJan 29 8:15 PM


  • NHL
    WASHINGTON 0
    MONTREAL 2
    1ST PRD: MON - (SH) SERGEI KOSTITSYN 4 (TOMAS PLEKANEC) 16:53

    Capitals vs. CanadiensJan 29 8:12 PM


  • NHL
    WASHINGTON 0
    MONTREAL 1
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) MARK STREIT 7 (ANDREI MARKOV, MICHAEL RYDER) 9:46

    Capitals vs. CanadiensJan 29 7:57 PM
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    Capitals vs. CanadiensJan 24 7:50 AM

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