The Montreal Canadiens were decisively beaten by the Washington Capitals, 4 to 1, on January 9, 2017.

The Montreal Canadiens were decisively beaten by the Washington Capitals, 4 to 1, on January 9, 2017.
1st period
WSH
MTL
Nicklas Backstrom (EV) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Karl Alzner
1
0
3rd period
WSH
MTL
Tomas Plekanec (PP) assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Paul Byron
1
1
Evgeny Kuznetsov (EV) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Justin Williams
2
1
Brett Connolly (EV) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov
3
1
Alex Ovechkin (PP) assisted by Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom
4
1