Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens

34-11-5, 19-6-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	2	1	4
Canadiens MTL	1	0	1	2

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

22-22-7, 10-13-4 Home

Vrana has goal, assist as Capitals beat Canadiens 4-2

Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist as the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Monday night for their fourth straight win.

Jan 28, 2021, 12:41 pm - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	2	1	4
	Canadiens	1	0	1	2

1st Period			WSH	MTL
1:55		Jeff Petry (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tomas Tatar (27), Marco Scandella (7)	0	1
18:30		Tom Wilson (15) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jakub Vrana (19), T.J. Oshie (17)	1	1

2nd Period			WSH	MTL
2:03		Travis Boyd (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Lars Eller (17), Brendan Leipsic (8)	2	1
14:51		Jakub Vrana (23) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (18), Evgeny Kuznetsov (27)	3	1

3rd Period			WSH	MTL
7:30		Dale Weise (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nick Suzuki (19), Nick Cousins (10)	3	2
19:37		Nicklas Backstrom (10) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Carl Hagelin (9), Tom Wilson (20)	4	2

CAPITALS

CANADIENS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Canadiens
5
Capitals
2

Game 1

16/11

Capitals
4
Canadiens
2

Game 2

28/1

Canadiens
4
Capitals
3

Game 3

21/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Stars keep 'cornerstone' Jason Robertson with one-year deal

After a season in which he led the club with 96 points, Dallas forward Jason Robertson, who nixed a trade to the Seattle Kraken this summer, avoided a salary arbitration hearing with the Stars, accepting a one-year deal worth $12 million on Tuesday night.

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, along with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, will have their games produced and distributed by the NHL for the coming season as the league branches out into centralized production.

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension

The Utah Mammoth have signed defenseman John Marino to an 8-year, $54M extension, the team announced Tuesday.

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Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens

Jakub VranaLW - WSH

Evgeny KuznetsovC - WSH

Dale WeiseRW - MTL

Vrana has goal, assist as Capitals beat Canadiens 4-2

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Stars keep 'cornerstone' Jason Robertson with one-year deal

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension