???label.league_nhl???
Montreal 6,
Washington 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 6, 2023
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Michael Markovic
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 21105
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Michael Markovic
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 21105
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Montreal | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Washington | Montreal | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | 0:08 | |
| 0:11 | Mike Matheson blocks shot from Craig Smith. | |
| 0:19 | Giveaway by Jake Evans. | |
| 0:20 | Justin Barron blocks shot from Conor Sheary. | |
| Takeaway by Craig Smith. | 0:28 | |
| 0:39 | Justin Barron hits Craig Smith. | |
| 1:18 | Giveaway by Mike Matheson. | |
| Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 1:23 | |
| 1:35 | Giveaway by Nick Suzuki. | |
| 1:47 | Mike Matheson blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | |
| Giveaway by Matt Irwin. | 1:59 | |
| 2:18 | Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 2:19 | Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 2:28 | Giveaway by Denis Gurianov. | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Corey Schueneman. | 2:54 | |
| Takeaway by John Carlson. | 4:24 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 4:32 | |
| Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net | 4:33 | |
| 5:08 | Shot by Johnathan Kovacevic misses the net | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | 5:30 | |
| Dylan Strome scores. Assisted by Nick Jensen and Alex Ovechkin. | 5:30 | |
| 6:04 | Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Conor Sheary hits Brendan Gallagher. | 6:05 | |
| 6:57 | Shot by Jesse Ylonen misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Martin Fehervary. | 6:57 | |
| 7:13 | Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 7:14 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 9:37 | Shot by Denis Gurianov misses the net | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney. | 9:51 | |
| Giveaway by Nic Dowd. | 10:18 | |
| 10:19 | Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 10:27 | Michael Pezzetta penalty for fighting against Tom Wilson - 5 mins (Major). | |
| Tom Wilson penalty for fighting against Michael Pezzetta - 5 mins (Major). | 10:27 | |
| Tom Wilson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Pezzetta. Served by Alex Ovechkin. | 10:27 | |
| 10:27 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Tom Wilson penalty for misconduct - 2 mins (Minor). | 10:27 | |
| 10:35 | Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 10:50 | Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 11:19 | Shot by Joel Armia misses the net | |
| Nic Dowd blocks shot from Mike Matheson. | 11:42 | |
| 12:11 | Shot by Mike Hoffman misses the net | |
| 12:26 | Team penalty for Montreal too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Rem Pitlick. | |
| 12:26 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 12:56 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 13:28 | Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. | |
| 13:34 | Shot by Rafael Harvey-Pinard misses the net | |
| 13:47 | Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 14:14 | |
| 14:28 | Corey Schueneman hits Rasmus Sandin. | |
| Alexander Alexeyev shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 14:30 | |
| 14:31 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary. | |
| Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 14:45 | |
| 14:46 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 15:35 | Mike Matheson blocks shot from Sonny Milano. | |
| 15:40 | Shot by Denis Gurianov misses the net | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Denis Gurianov. | 15:46 | |
| 15:58 | Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 16:10 | Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 16:11 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Rafael Harvey-Pinard. | 16:13 | |
| 16:23 | Mike Matheson blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. | |
| Giveaway by Nick Jensen. | 16:36 | |
| 16:38 | Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | 16:39 | |
| Nic Dowd blocks shot from Joel Armia. | 16:52 | |
| 17:10 | Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. | |
| 17:17 | Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 17:37 | Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 17:38 | Michael Pezzetta wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 17:59 | Giveaway by Michael Pezzetta. | |
| Giveaway by Martin Fehervary. | 18:41 | |
| Craig Smith blocks shot from Mike Matheson. | 18:43 | |
| 18:48 | Jake Evans shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Giveaway by Conor Sheary. | 19:03 | |
| 19:08 | Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Nic Dowd hits Jonathan Drouin. | 19:39 | |
| 19:58 | Justin Barron hits Sonny Milano. |
2
| Washington | Montreal | |
|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | 0:00 | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Denis Gurianov. | 0:14 | |
| John Carlson hits Brendan Gallagher. | 0:24 | |
| 0:38 | Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 0:40 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas. | 1:21 | |
| 1:35 | Joel Armia hits Rasmus Sandin. | |
| Nick Jensen blocks shot from Joel Armia. | 1:41 | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | 1:44 | |
| 2:00 | Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 2:01 | Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 2:06 | Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 2:07 | Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel blocks shot from Mike Matheson. | 2:10 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney. | 2:13 | |
| 2:25 | Michael Pezzetta penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Irwin. | |
| 2:25 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 2:28 | Giveaway by Mike Matheson. | |
| Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net | 2:50 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 3:03 | |
| 3:21 | Joel Edmundson hits Craig Smith. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | 3:42 | |
| 3:42 | Nick Suzuki scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Joel Edmundson and Mike Matheson. | |
| 3:54 | Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 4:35 | |
| 4:36 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Shot by Nicolas Aube-Kubel misses the net | 5:20 | |
| Shot by Sonny Milano misses the net | 5:25 | |
| Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 5:43 | |
| 6:07 | Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 6:19 | Denis Gurianov shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | 6:20 | |
| 6:59 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 6:59 | Joel Edmundson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Nick Suzuki. | 7:07 | |
| 7:29 | Johnathan Kovacevic hits Dylan Strome. | |
| Craig Smith shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 7:36 | |
| 7:47 | Shot by Rafael Harvey-Pinard misses the net | |
| 7:48 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | 7:52 | |
| 7:52 | Joel Armia scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Mike Matheson and Jake Evans. | |
| 8:44 | Chris Tierney blocks shot from Dylan Strome. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | 8:52 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | 9:23 | |
| 9:23 | Brendan Gallagher scores. Assisted by Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Takeaway by Nick Jensen. | 9:43 | |
| 10:43 | Shot by Mike Hoffman misses the net | |
| Alexander Alexeyev blocks shot from Jake Evans. | 10:46 | |
| 11:03 | Rafael Harvey-Pinard hits Matt Irwin. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | 11:06 | |
| 11:11 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 11:15 | Joel Armia scores. Assisted by Mike Matheson and Nick Suzuki. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | 11:15 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom hits Justin Barron. | 11:21 | |
| 12:42 | Corey Schueneman shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Sonny Milano penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johnathan Kovacevic. | 12:43 | |
| 12:43 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 12:59 | Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | 13:01 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Mike Hoffman. | 13:42 | |
| 13:49 | Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Alexander Alexeyev blocks shot from Mike Hoffman. | 13:59 | |
| 14:49 | Shot by Denis Gurianov misses the net | |
| Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 15:00 | |
| 15:06 | Giveaway by Joel Edmundson. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Joel Edmundson. | 15:44 | |
| Sonny Milano penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Barron. | 15:45 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | 15:45 | |
| Nick Jensen blocks shot from Rafael Harvey-Pinard. | 16:17 | |
| 16:23 | Giveaway by Rafael Harvey-Pinard. | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 16:29 | |
| 16:30 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Takeaway by Conor Sheary. | 16:46 | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. | 17:29 | |
| 17:30 | Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Giveaway by Martin Fehervary. | 17:45 | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Denis Gurianov. | 17:49 | |
| Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 18:39 | |
| 18:40 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | 18:47 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 18:50 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 19:07 | |
| John Carlson hits Nick Suzuki. | 19:21 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | 19:43 |
3
| Washington | Montreal | |
|---|---|---|
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | 0:00 | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 0:24 | |
| 0:36 | Giveaway by Rem Pitlick. | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 0:43 | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 0:44 | |
| 0:57 | Giveaway by Chris Wideman. | |
| Craig Smith shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 1:01 | |
| 1:02 | Chris Wideman penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Craig Smith. | |
| 1:02 | Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| John Carlson hits Joel Armia. | 1:12 | |
| 1:20 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 1:50 | Rafael Harvey-Pinard blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Jake Evans. | 2:27 | |
| Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin. | 2:48 | |
| Nick Jensen hits Brendan Gallagher. | 3:39 | |
| 3:46 | Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 3:47 | Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic. | 3:50 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | 3:51 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 3:57 | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | 4:05 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 4:06 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 4:10 | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Mike Matheson. | 4:48 | |
| 5:06 | Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Rafael Harvey-Pinard. | 5:12 | |
| Matt Irwin hits Rafael Harvey-Pinard. | 5:13 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael Pezzetta. | 5:55 | |
| 6:16 | Giveaway by Chris Tierney. | |
| Craig Smith shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 6:17 | |
| 6:21 | Chris Wideman blocks shot from Craig Smith. | |
| 6:44 | Takeaway by Chris Tierney. | |
| Martin Fehervary hits Mike Hoffman. | 6:49 | |
| 6:53 | Shot by Rem Pitlick misses the net | |
| Nic Dowd hits Mike Hoffman. | 7:04 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | 7:09 | |
| 7:13 | Takeaway by Mike Hoffman. | |
| 7:48 | Corey Schueneman hits Conor Sheary. | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Joel Armia. | 8:22 | |
| Craig Smith shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 8:56 | |
| Craig Smith shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 9:02 | |
| 9:18 | Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Craig Smith. | |
| Giveaway by Conor Sheary. | 10:07 | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Michael Pezzetta. | 10:22 | |
| 10:43 | Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | 11:41 | |
| 11:45 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Giveaway by Nick Jensen. | 12:04 | |
| 12:23 | Giveaway by Joel Edmundson. | |
| Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 12:56 | |
| Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net | 13:00 | |
| 13:01 | Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. | 13:08 | |
| 13:10 | Brendan Gallagher penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 13:10 | Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 13:14 | Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 13:47 | Giveaway by Mike Matheson. | |
| 14:15 | Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 14:16 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dylan Strome and John Carlson. | 14:27 | |
| 14:27 | Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 14:57 | Michael Pezzetta blocks shot from Nick Jensen. | |
| Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 15:08 | |
| Nic Dowd hits Joel Edmundson. | 15:14 | |
| 15:35 | Takeaway by Mike Matheson. | |
| 15:41 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 15:45 | Shot by Joel Armia misses the net | |
| 15:47 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 15:52 | Giveaway by Mike Matheson. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 16:00 | |
| 16:01 | Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 16:10 | Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | |
| 16:21 | Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 16:45 | Shot by Joel Edmundson misses the net | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. | 16:47 | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Joel Armia. | 16:54 | |
| 16:58 | Joel Armia scores. Assisted by Rafael Harvey-Pinard. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | 16:58 | |
| Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. | 17:10 | |
| 17:19 | Jake Evans blocks shot from Nick Jensen. | |
| 17:36 | Takeaway by Rem Pitlick. | |
| 18:02 | Giveaway by Justin Barron. | |
| 19:13 | Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. | 19:27 | |
| 19:29 | Corey Schueneman blocks shot from Craig Smith. | |
| 19:39 | Rem Pitlick shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 19:42 | Mike Hoffman scores. Assisted by Jake Evans. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | 19:42 |