It was a night to remember at the Bell Centre.
The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Washington Capitals 6-3 in a chaotic Game 3 on Friday. With the win, the Canadiens now trail 2-1 in the first-round series.
Christian Dvorak scored the game-winner 4:17 into the third period.
Juraj Slafkovsky, Alexandre Carrier, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook were Montreal’s other goal scorers, while Connor McMichael, Jakob Chychrun and Alex Ovechkin scored for the Caps.
Goals were far from the only thing to make headlines in this one, however, as the game also included a bench brawl at the end of the second period. The madness was headlined by a wrestling match between Josh Anderson and Tom Wilson on the Capitals’ bench.
Both teams also lost their starting goaltenders in the game. Canadiens netminder Sam Montembeault was forced to exit midway through the second period, while Capitals starter Logan Thompson was injured late in the third period.
The teams will get one day off before Game 4 in Montreal on Sunday.
