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  • Game Recap – 11/15/2019 – Montreal Canadiens v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 11/15/2019 – Montreal Canadiens v. Washington Capitals

    Montreal Canadiens (10-5-3 23pts) v. Washington Capitals (14-2-4 32pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals prepare for a weekend back to back against Original Six foes, and they start it on a Friday night at home against the Montreal Canadiens. After a scoreless back and forth first period, the Canadiens would take over in the second period. Phillip Danault, Shea Weber, Jordan Weal, and Nick Suzuki would score four straight goals for the Canadiens to take a demanding 4-0 lead into the second intermission. The Capitals would respond with an Alex Ovechkin powerplay goal and an Evgeny Kuznetsov breakaway goal to get them back into the game, but the Canadiens would get an empty net goal from Tomas Tatar to secure the 5-2 victory.

     

    Lineups:

    Montreal Canadiens:

    Jonathan Drouin — Phillip Danault — Brendan Gallagher

    Paul Byron — Max Domi — Joel Armia

    Tomas Tatar — Nick Suzuki — Artturi Lehkonen

    Nick Cousins — Nate Thompson — Jordan Weal

    Victor Mete — Shea Weber

    Ben Chiarot — Jeff Petry

    Brett Kulak — Cale Fleury

    Carey Price

    Keith Kinkaid

    Scratched: Mike Reilly, Christian Folin

    Injured: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (groin)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Chandler Stephenson — Lars Eller — Richard Panik

    Brendan Leipsic — Garnet Hathaway —

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Radko Gudas

    Jonas Siegenthaler — Nick Jensen

    Tyler Lewington —

    Ilya Samsonov*

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: None

    Injured: Nic Dowd (upper body), Carl Hagelin (upper body)

     

    First Period:

    N/A

     

    End of 1st

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    Second Period:

    MON Goal – 6:22 – Phillip Danault (6) from Tomas Tatar (10) and Brendan Gallagher (7)

    MON Goal – 9:16 – Shea Weber (6) from Ben Chiarot (3) and Phillip Danault (7)

    MON Goal – 11:41 – Jordan Weal (3) from unassisted

    WAS Penalty – 12:36 – Garnet Hathaway 2 minutes for Tripping

    MON Goal – 14:42 – Nick Suzuki (4) from Phillip Danault (8) and Tomas Tatar (12)

     

    End of 2nd

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    Third Period:

    MON Penalty – 4:13 – Jeff Petry 2 minutes for Interference

    WAS PPG – 5:34 – Alex Ovechkin (14) from John Carlson (23) and Nicklas Backstrom (12)

    WAS Goal – 15:38 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (9) from Tom Wilson (9)

    MON ENG – 17:29 – Tomas Tatar (7) from Ben Chiarot (4) and Shea Weber (10)

     

    End of 3rd

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    Next Up:

    Washington (14-3-4 32pts) @ Boston (11-3-4 26pts)

    Montreal (10-6-3 25pts) v. New Jersey (5-8-4 14pts)

  • Game Recap – 4/4/2019 – Montreal Canadiens v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 4/4/2019 – Montreal Canadiens v. Washington Capitals

    Montreal Canadiens (43-29-8 94pts) v. Washington Capitals (47-25-8 102pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    In the final stretch of the regular season the Washington Capitals host the playoff hungry Montreal Canadiens in a game that can decide some playoff fates. In the first 10 minutes of the game both teams would play with a very fast tempo, and would generate great opportunities on both ends of the ice, but goaltenders Carey Price and Braden Holtby have been solid. Then later in the period it would be Lars Eller opening up the scoring with a beautiful backhander that goes above Price’s leg pad and under the glove. However, a Nicklas Backstrom high sticking call would put Montreal on the powerplay and see Shea Weber tie the game at one going into the first intermission.

     

    In the second period the Canadiens would start the period with a little extra jump in their game, but it would be the Capitals striking to regain their lead when Nic Dowd netted his 8th of the season. The game would continue to display a lot of back and forth hockey between the two teams, but the Capitals would generate a few more chances by creating some odd man rushes.

     

    In the third period it would feature a lot of back and forth hockey. Both Carey Price and Braden Holtby played stellar in net keeping the game to a one goal affair. The Capitals would hold off the Canadiens however to win 2-1 and clinch their fourth consecutive Metropolitan Division title.

     

    Lineups:

    Montreal Canadiens:

    Tomas Tatar — Phillip Danault — Brendan Gallagher

    Artturi Lehkonen — Max Domi — Andrew Shaw

    Jonathan Drouin — Jordan Weal — Joel Armia

    Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Nate Thompson — Paul Byron

    Victor Mete — Shea Weber

    Brett Kulak — Jeff Petry

    Jordie Benn — Christian Folin

    Carey Price

    Antti Niemi

    Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Charles Hudon, Matthew Peca, Ryan Poehling, Dale Weise, Mike Reilly, Charlie Lindgren

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    John Carlson — Nick Jensen

    Matt Niskanen — Dmitry Orlov

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Jonas Siegenthaler, Chandler Stephenson

    Injured: Michal Kempny (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 18:36 – Lars Eller (13) from Brett Connolly (24) and Carl Hagelin (14)

    Capitals Penalty – 18:57 – Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Canadiens PPG – 19:32 – Shea Weber (14) from Joel Armia (9) and Phillip Danault (41)

     

    End of 1st – MON – 1       WAS – 1

    Shots              14                09

    Faceoffs         08                09

    Hits               07                  14

    PP                 1/1                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Goal – 2:58 – Nic Dowd (8) from Andre Burakovsky (13)

    Canadiens Penalty – 8:29 – Shea Weber 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 2nd – MON – 1        WAS – 2

    Shots               22                 20

    Faceoffs          18                 17

    Hits                 15                  25

    PP                   1/1                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    N/A

     

    End of 3rd – MON – 1         WAS – 2

    Shots              34                   31

    Faceoffs        26                    25

    Hits               22                     37

    PP                 1/1                    0/1

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (48-25-8 104pts) v. NY Islanders (47-27-7 101pts)

    Montreal (43-30-8 94pts) v. Toronto (46-28-7 99pts)

  • What Does Shea Weber’s Return Mean for the Montreal Canadiens

    What Does Shea Weber’s Return Mean for the Montreal Canadiens

    Shea Weber has spent the last week and half or so back on the ice which is getting Habs fans very excited for his return to the line-up. There is no question that the defense has struggled this season and without one of their key pieces it was expected but this also means that GM Marc Bergevin has some choices to make on their blue line. The question is who leaves and the Habs also have the curious case of Karl Alzner ?

     

    Jeff Petry is the Partner for Weber

    One of the biggest problems the Habs have had on their blue-line since acquiring Weber was finding a suitable partner for him to play with. This season Jeff Petry has first line minutes and is averaging about 25 minutes of ice-time this season. He’s put up a goal and four assists and a third of his points have come on the power-play.

     

    Who Leaves?

    Three D men who could see themselves leaving Montreal soon are David Schelmko, Jordie Benn. Both these players have been acquired by the Habs within the past two years.

    31 Year old David Schelmko has played 41 games with the Habs has putting up a goal and four assists for five points. He has also seen a good chunk of time on the Habs IR list including when he first joined the team after being traded to Montreal from San Jose. The reason we brought him in was to add another big body but it just hasn’t worked out.

    Jordie Benn is another name that could be shipped out by the Habs. Benn has seen 110 games in a Habs uniform. Benn is a big body that can be used on the physical side of the game for the Habs. He can also give the Habs high-quality minutes.

    Benn is a free agent at the end of the season and Schlemko is a free agent at the end of the 2019-2020 season. I would be surprised if both of these players are still Habs when their contracts come to an end.

     

    The Curious Case of Karl Alzner

    In 2007 the Habs have signed Karl Alzner to a five-year, $23.125 million dollar deal which includes a 7-team no trade clause. Alzner, to put it lightly as under-performed and has seen himself in the press-box for the majority of the season. In 82 games with the Habs last year he scored a goal and 11 assists for 12 points in 82 games. The acquisitions of Reilly and Ouellet along with Victor Mete maturing has phased out Karl Alzner. Now with contract that Habs are going to have a rough time moving him. It would cost the habs about $6 million to buy him out. The Habs don’t have a use for him and can’t get rid of him, best case scenario Habs get rid of him at the deadline to a team whose in the hunt.