Pregame Stats: Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens

Game: Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens
When: April 17, 2010
The Washington Capitals will meet the Montreal Canadiens for the 2nd time this postseason on April 17, 2010. In their last meeting on April 15, 2010 The Washington Capitals lost to the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 (OT). The following is a statistical breakdown for the April 15, 2010 game.

Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals - 4/15/2010

• Power Play
• The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 08:00. All PP minutes were with a 1 man advantage.
• The Montreal Canadiens were on the Power Play for 06:25. All PP minutes were with a 1 man advantage.
• Events
• Goals
• Washington Capitals (2):
• Joe Corvo: Wrist(1)
• Nicklas Backstrom: Wrist(1)
• Montreal Canadiens (3):
• Tomas Plekanec: Slap(1)
• Scott Gomez: Wrist(1)
• Michael Cammalleri: Snap(1)
• Shots
• Washington Capitals: Wrap-around(1) Wrist(24) Snap(5) Slap(7) Tip-In(4) Backhand(4)
• Mike Knuble,Eric Fehr (7)
• Montreal Canadiens: Wrist(19) Snap(5) Slap(3) Tip-In(2) Backhand(6)
• Mathieu Darche (5)
• Saves
• Washington Capitals
• Jose Theodore: 35 Saves on 38 shots (0.921)
• Montreal Canadiens
• Jaroslav Halak: 45 Saves on 47 shots (0.957)
• Face-Offs
• 45 won by the Washington Capitals (18 won by Eric Belanger)
• 26 won by the Montreal Canadiens (8 won by Tomas Plekanec,Scott Gomez)
• Penalty
• Washington Capitals: HOOKING(1) CROSS CHECKING(1) DELAYING GAME-PUCK OVER GLASS(1) HOLDING(1)
• Mike Green,Alexander Semin,Joe Corvo,Nicklas Backstrom (1)
• Montreal Canadiens: BOARDING(1) HOOKING(1) CHARGING(1)
• Marc-Andre Bergeron,Benoit Pouliot,Travis Moen (1)
• Giveaways
• 15 by the Washington Capitals (5 by John Carlson)
• 6 by the Montreal Canadiens (2 by Jaroslav Halak)
• Takeaways
• 7 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Tom Poti)
• 6 by the Montreal Canadiens (2 by Andrei Kostitsyn,Scott Gomez)
• Hits
• 37 by the Washington Capitals (6 by David Steckel)
• Mike Green took 4 hit(s).
• 24 by the Montreal Canadiens (4 by Dominic Moore)
• Marc-Andre Bergeron took 6 hit(s).
• Blocks
• 30 by the Washington Capitals (8 by Mike Green)
• 26 by the Montreal Canadiens (9 by Hal Gill)
• Top Matchups
• Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Montreal Canadiens Defense
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Hal Gill (11:16)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Josh Gorges (10:21)
• Brooks Laich vs. Marc-Andre Bergeron (10:05)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Roman Hamrlik (10:03)
• Brooks Laich vs. Andrei Markov (09:46)
• Alexander Semin vs. Hal Gill (09:33)
• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Roman Hamrlik (09:17)
• Brooks Laich vs. Hal Gill (08:55)
• Washington Capitals Defense vs. Montreal Canadiens Forwards
• Mike Green vs. Tomas Plekanec (12:27)
• Mike Green vs. Andrei Kostitsyn (11:03)
• Mike Green vs. Michael Cammalleri (10:15)
• Jeff Schultz vs. Andrei Kostitsyn (10:09)
• Tom Poti vs. Brian Gionta (09:14)
• Jeff Schultz vs. Michael Cammalleri (09:07)
• Jeff Schultz vs. Tomas Plekanec (09:02)
• Mike Green vs. Scott Gomez (09:00)
• Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Montreal Canadiens Forwards
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Scott Gomez (10:57)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Brian Gionta (10:17)
• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Scott Gomez (09:42)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Dominic Moore (08:49)
• Mike Knuble vs. Scott Gomez (08:47)
• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Brian Gionta (08:17)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Travis Moen (08:15)
• Brooks Laich vs. Scott Gomez (08:14)