Tomas Vokoun turned aside all 30 shots he faced and Alexander Semin
converted his team's second penalty shot attempt as the Washington
Capitals continued their mastery of the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell
Centre with a 3-0 victory on Saturday afternoon. All-Star
defenseman Dennis Wideman and Matt Hendricks also scored and Brooks
Laich notched a pair of assists for Washington, which has shut out the
Canadiens in Montreal on three straight occasions - including a 3-0
victory on Jan. 18. The Capitals improved to 5-0-1 in their last six
visits to Montreal and won for the first time since prior to the
All-Star break. Captain Alex Ovechkin returned after serving a
three-game suspension. He had one shot on goal and blocked two shots in
19 1/2 minutes of ice time. Vokoun secured his third shutout of the season and 47th career after stopping 10 shots in each period. Although
goaltender Peter Budaj escaped unharmed after Troy Brouwer was unable
to convert his pe...
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