The Washington Capitals (1-2) square off against the Montreal Canadiens (1-1-1) at Bell Centre on Saturday, October 21 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and MNMT, with each team back in action after a loss. The Capitals fell to the Ottawa Senators 6-1 in their most recent game, while the Canadiens are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Capitals vs. Canadiens Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Monumental Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Capitals and Canadiens Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Capitals Insights
- The Capitals ranked 20th in the NHL last season with 253 goals scored (3.1 per game).
- Defensively, the Capitals conceded 261 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 18th in league action.
- Their -8 goal differential ranked 20th in the league.
- The 52 power-play goals the Capitals recorded last season (on 245 power-play chances) ranked 16th in the NHL.
- The Capitals were 16th in the league with a 21.22% power-play conversion rate.
- The four shorthanded goals the Capitals scored last season ranked 30th among NHL teams.
- The Capitals killed 81.86% of opponent power plays, the 11th-ranked percentage in the league.
- The Capitals had the 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.5%.
- The Capitals shot 9.9% as a team (18th in the league).
- The Capitals shut out opponents five times last season. They averaged 24.6 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.
Capitals Key Players
- Alexander Ovechkin was important to Washington’s offense last season, racking up 75 points in 73 games.
- With 23 goals and 42 assists, Dylan Strome was among the top offensive options for Washington last season (65 points, 0.8 per game).
- On 172 shots, Evgeny Kuznetsov recorded 55 points (12 goals, 43 assists) for Washington last season.
- In 31 games played last season, Charlie Lindgren (13-11-3) surrendered 86 goals.
Capitals Injuries
Joel Edmundson: Hand (Out), Charlie Lindgren: Undisclosed (Out), Max Pacioretty: Achilles (Out), Nic Dowd: Upper Body (Questionable)
Canadiens Insights
- With 227 goals (2.8 per game) last season, the Canadiens had the league’s 26th-ranked offense.
- The Canadiens allowed 305 total goals (3.7 per game), 29th in the league.
- Their -78 goal differential was 28th in the league.
- With 38 power-play goals (on 236 chances), the Canadiens were 28th in the NHL.
- The Canadiens had the league’s 29th-ranked power-play percentage (16.1%).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canadiens had eight.
- At 72.73%, the Canadiens had the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Canadiens won 48.5% of faceoffs, 24th in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 10.1%, the Canadiens were 16th in the league.
- The Canadiens shut out their opponents once.
Canadiens Key Players
- Nicholas Suzuki’s 66 points last season made him an important offensive option for Montreal. He recorded 26 goals and 40 assists in 82 games.
- Kirby Dach was one of the impact players on offense for Montreal with 38 total points (0.5 per game), with 14 goals and 24 assists in 58 games.
- Cole Caufield had 36 points, including 26 goals and 10 assists.
- Samuel Montembeault had a 90.112 save percentage (38th in the league) last season, conceding 133 goals (1.6 goals against average). He put up a 16-19-3 record.
Canadiens Injuries
Kaiden Guhle: Upper Body (Questionable), Carey Price: Knee (Out), Kirby Dach: Knee (Out For Season), Chris Wideman: Back (Out), Christian Dvorak: Knee (Out)
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