Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on Joshua's Roy performance with the Laval Rocket. GAME RECAP | Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjYzNDQ5Nzc0Njk2MjEy/canadiens.png] Montreal Canadiens defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2. CANADIENS LINEUP Forwards 22 Cole Caufield 14 Nick Suzuki 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard 17 Josh Anderson 15 Alex Newhook 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 70 Tanner Pearson 91 Sean Monahan 11 Brendan Gallagher 55 Michael Pezzetta 71 Jake Evans 56 Jesse Ylonen Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson 58 David Savard 54 Jordan Harris 26 Johnathan Kovacevic 72 Arber Xhekaj 52 Justin Barron Goaltenders Starter: 34 Jake Allen Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault Out of the lineup Scratches: Joel Armia, Cayden Primeau Injuries: Christian Dvorak (lower body), Carey Price (lower body), Chris Wideman (upper body), Kirby Dach (lower body), Kaiden Guhle GAME REPORT As Cole Caufield had completed his first shift in overtime, he waved on his replacement and headed towards the bench. But as Nick Suzuki received the puck at the Canadiens blueline, Caufield turned towards the Capitals zone. The 22-year-old received a pass in stride and fooled goaltender Darcy Kuemper with a short side wrist shot. The Canadiens were able to salvage an overtime win after giving up a two-goal lead in the third period. Dylan Strome scored his first two goals of the season in the third frame for the Capitals to force overtime. Sean Monahan, who opened the scoring in the first period, had a goal and an assist. Brendan Gallagher scored midway through the second period on a vintage Gallagher goal which ended with him in the Capitals' net. Monahan's goal came on the man advantage but it was the last time that the power play looked dangerous. The Canadiens squandered two opportunities with a 5-on-3 in the third period. Failing to score turned the game in Washington's favor with Strome's first goal coming a short time later. Jake Allen made 30 saves, including a spectacular stop on Nicklas Backstrom after a feed from Alex Ovechkin. It was the best performance of any Canadiens goaltender this season. It was an important game for Nick Suzuki who had two assists and led the team at the faceoff dot with a 68.75 percent success rate. The captain has been the recipient of criticism for his slow start so far this season. Marty St. Louis had said that Suzuki needed to play better. GAME STATISTICS Canadiens (2-1-1) Shots: 26 Face-off %: 58.5 Power play: 1/6 Penalty minutes: 10 Hits: 14 Blocks: 17 Capitals (1-2-1) Shots: 32 Face-off %: 41.5 Power play: 0/5 Penalty minutes: 12 Hits: 14 Blocks: 19 SCORING SUMMARY Canadiens Scorers 1st period: Monahan (2) 2nd period: Gallagher (1) 3rd period: No scoring OT: Caufield (3) SO: n/a Capitals Scorers 1st period: No scoring 2nd period: No scoring 3rd period: Strome (1), Strome (2) OT: No scoring SO: n/a Goaltenders MTL: Allen (W) 1-0-1 WSH: Kuemper (OTL) 1-1-1 CANADIENS PLAYERS OF THE GAME Jake Allen - Allen kept the Canadiens in the game in the first period, as the Canadiens were outshot 12-6. Allen finished the contest with a .939 save percentage. Sean Monahan - Monahan had a goal and an assist on 18:13 of icetime. Monahan had a 64.7 percent success rate on faceoffs. Cole Caufield - Caufield had a goal and an assist on five shots on goal. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjWV3gUDSr0[/embed] POST-GAME QUOTES Jake Allen on Brendan Gallagher "That's vintage Gally. For all his years, that's where he makes his money! I'm happy for him to get on the scoresheet that way, and the right way." GAME PREVIEW Looking to Shut Down Ovechkin | PREVIEW: WSH @ MTL [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/game-day/looking-to-shut-down-ovechkin-preview-wsh-mtl] UP NEXT Sunday will be a travel day for the Montreal Canadiens as the team heads to Buffalo for their second road game of the season on Monday against the Sabres. Be sure to bookmark THN.com/Montreal [https://thn.com/montreal] for year-round coverage of the Montreal Canadiens, Laval Rocket, and Habs prospects playing in leagues around the world. An issue of The Hockey News [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTk3MTk4Mzc0MTE4Nzc2/hockeynewsad.jpg] An issue of The Hockey News
