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)
La formation projetée du match de ce soir face aux Capitals.
The projected lines for tonight's game against the Capitals.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/1EzHrh6pNy
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 15, 2019
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
Second Period:
MON Goal – 6:22 – Phillip Danault (6) from Tomas Tatar (10) and Brendan Gallagher (7)
Phil n’allait quand même pas décevoir Tuna.
Tuna found Danault alone in front, and Phil didn't disappoint.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/2ALJERvbcg
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 16, 2019
MON Goal – 9:16 – Shea Weber (6) from Ben Chiarot (3) and Phillip Danault (7)
Juste un 5e match de suite avec au moins un point pour le capitaine. 🤷♂️
The captain extends his points streak to five games.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/7Do0BPCJ4w
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 16, 2019
MON Goal – 11:41 – Jordan Weal (3) from unassisted
Rebienvenue dans la formation, Jordan.
Welcome back to the lineup, Jordan Weal.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/py8o9WC8b7
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 16, 2019
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)
C’est toujours payant d’être généreux. Demandez à Suzuki.
It pays to be selfless. Just ask Nick Suzuki.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/PooljIRccF
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 16, 2019
End of 2nd
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)
Ovi from his office we get one back! pic.twitter.com/dmgoEdzffo
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 16, 2019
WAS Goal – 15:38 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (9) from Tom Wilson (9)
Don't let Kuzy get out on the breakway 😎 pic.twitter.com/ft9RJW2uo8
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 16, 2019
MON ENG – 17:29 – Tomas Tatar (7) from Ben Chiarot (4) and Shea Weber (10)
End of 3rd
Next Up:
Washington (14-3-4 32pts) @ Boston (11-3-4 26pts)
Montreal (10-6-3 25pts) v. New Jersey (5-8-4 14pts)