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Old 02-09-2017, 04:41 PM   #91
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Washington Capitals (19-19-3) at Montreal Canadiens (24-18-2)

The Canadiens will face the Capitals for the 1st time this season. Montreal has 50 points and have fallen to 5th in the East, 6 points behind the Blue Jackets. Montreal is ranked 18th with 30 shots on goal per game. Montreal on average allows 27 shots per game which ranks them 5th in the NHL.

Montreal LW Quincy Kaminsky is the captain of the Habs for the past 4 year. Kaminsky is 39 years of age and hails from Georgina, ON. The two way forward is a strong defensive player according to the scouts. Kaminsky plays on the 2nd line LW in the role of an up and down winger and shadow. Kaminsky just renewed his contract for this season and next paying him $4.0 M per season. This season he has 6 goals and 13 points with 19 PIMs. In 258 career NHL games, he has 69 goals and 167 points with 131 PIMs.

The Capitals are currently in 11th spot in the East with 41 points, 2 points out of a playoff spot. The Caps take roughly 30 shots per game which ranks them 16th in the NHL. They also give up 32 shots per game which ranks them 19th.

The Caps will start G Bryant Dillinghman, he has 14 wins with a 2.91 GAA and a .903 save % in 33 games. Last year he had 40 wins with a 2.14 GAA and a .913 save % in 62 games with the Capitals. Montreal goes with G Wilf Nestor, he has 20 wins with a 2.19 GAA and a .921 save % in 36 games.

The Capitals take a 1-0 lead at 17:56 when LW Junior Bennett gets his 11th of the year. Montreal's Samuel Fleury gets into a fight in the 1st as the Caps out shot the Habs 12-10.

Washington goes up 2-0 early in the 2nd when C Eric Berardo gets his 3rd of the season. The Capitals go up 3-0 at 13:50 when LD Bobby Gordon gets his 4th of the year. The shots were 10-9 for the Capitals in the 2nd.

Montreal make it 3-1 at 13:36 when RD Tomas Badura gets his 2nd of the season. New Jersey puts it away with an empty netter to make it 4-1 as C Jeremy Everett gets his 21st at 18:57. The shots were 10-7 for Montreal in the 3rd but they were tied 29-29 for the game. Washington was 0 for 6 on the PP while Montreal was 0 for 3.

Washington;s C Jeremy Everett had a goal and an assist and was the 1st star. The 31 year old now has 21 goals and 40 points with 26 PIMs in 42 games.

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Around the league..........

St Louis Blues RW Benedek Szabo had a goal in a 2-1 win over the Lightning. The 21 year old now has 19 goals and 39 points with 8 PIMs in 45 games. Szabo was the Blues 105th overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.

Columbus Blue Jackets LW Benjamin Morel had 3 goals and 2 assists in a 7-6 win over the Oilers. The 21 year old now has 23 goals and 57 points with 16 PIMs in 44 games. Morel was the Blue Jackets 142nd overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.

Anaheim Ducks LW William Frow had 2 goals and an assist in a 6-0 win over the Flyers. The 21 year old Frow now has 14 goals and 44 points with 27 PIMs in 45 games. Frow was the Ducks 1st round, 7th overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
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