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Old 01-30-2018, 10:54 PM   #146
Big T
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The Washington Capitals (17-20-5) arrive at the Bell Center and a game with the Montreal Canadiens (19-18-5) Washington has won both meetings this season by 1 goal.

The Capitals take a 1-0 lead at 3:52 with LD Ty Sova's 4th goal of the year. Sova's shot from the Left point beats G Martin King. Montreal has dominated the territorial play and shots 11-1 when LW Robert Cull gets into a fight at 13:06. Lets see if Montreal feeds off the fight. The final shots in the 1st period are 17-3 for Montreal but they are down 1-0.

Montreal tie up the score 1-1 while on the PP as C Dean Casey gets his 14th of the season at 12:42. Casey deflected LW Emile Boudreau's shot, RD Steven Thornton gets the 2nd assist. Washington gets the lead back at 16:55 with RW Ben Burkes 7th goal of the year. Burke capitalized on a rebound and an he buried it in from the right faceoff dot. The 2nd period ends with the shots 25-10 for Montreal.

Montreal continues to put pressure on the Capitals and finally get one past the Caps goalie at 17:14 to tie the score 2-2. LD Dominick Heatherington's shot from the right face off dot goes in for his 3rd goal of the year. LW Robert Cull and RD Steven Thornton draw assists. Montreal go up 3-2 on the PP at 18:22 with C Dean Casey's 15th of the season. Casey's shot from the slot is assisted on by RW Zach Broderick and RD Steven Thornton. Montreal holds on to win and out shot the Capitals 39-13.

Montreal 3 Washington 2

Montreal RD Steven Thornton is the 1st star with his 3 assists. The 33 year old now has 2 goals and 17 points with 24 PIMs and a +4 rating in 33 games. Thornton had a career high of 38 points in 61 game for Montreal during the 2000-01 season.

Detroit Red Wings LW Chad Deraspe had a goal and 2 assists in a 4-2 win over the Senators. The 22 year old now has 16 goals and 39 points with 45 PIMs and a +14 rating in 39 games. Deraspe had a career high 30 goals in 72 games last year for the Red Wings.

Pittsburgh Penguins RD Donavan Jamieson had 2 goals in a 3-3 tie with the Bruins. The 22 year old now has 13 goals and 28 points with 10 PIMs and a +26 rating in 39 games. Jamieson's 13 goals is now a career high improving on 12 goals he got in 70 games for the Penguins and Flyers during the 2001-02 season.

Boston Bruins C Ronald Sutton had 2 goals in a 3-2 win over the Flyers. The 34 year old now has 18 goals and 52 points with 22 PIMs and a +4 rating in 43 games. Sutton had a career high 35 goals in 69 games for the Stars during the 2000-01 season.

Winnipeg Jets C Peter Horvath had a goal and 2 assists in a 5-0 win over the Avalanche. The 23 year old now has 17 goals and 37 points with 33 PIMs and a -1 rating in 38 games. Horvath had a career high 20 goals in 72 games for the Senators during the 2001-02 season.

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