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27/11/2008
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Montreal Canadiens 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 35 - 24
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:55/61=88 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/69=86 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1006213 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:32 0-1
Jussi Jokinen [3] (Cam Ward)
11:09 1-1
Roman Hamrlik [4] (Robert Lang, Saku Koivu)
14:09 2-1
Mathieu Schneider [5] (Andrei Markov, Saku Koivu)PP
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25:14 3-1
Alex Kovalev [11] (Alex Tanguay, Guillaume Latendresse)
33:06 4-1
Tomas Plekanec [3] (Mathieu Dandenault, Mike Komisarek)
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46:54 5-1
Saku Koivu [11] (Alex Tanguay, Alex Kovalev)
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Penalty summary:
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13:36
Ryan Bayda (2 min for slashing)
19:57
Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
19:57
Matt Cullen (2 min for roughing)
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27:32
Jussi Jokinen (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:57
Joe Jensen (2 min for boarding)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 13.30 8
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 14.10 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 18.30 8
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
C Tomas Plekanec 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 7
C Robert Lang 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Saku Koivu 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 10
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 16.50 8
L Chris Higgins 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 18.30 9
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 18.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 23.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 14.30 6
D Roman Hamrlik 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 18.10 9
D Mathieu Schneider 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 27.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Bayda 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 6.50 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 -3 19.00 7
R Sergei Samsonov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Joe Jensen 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 8.30 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 16.30 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -4 17.20 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 15.10 8
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.30 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 0 16.30 8
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 16.20 5
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 17.40 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.50 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -4 22.30 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 18.00 5
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 1 30 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Saku Koivu
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Alex Tanguay
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Saku Koivu notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Tomas Plekanec finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Chris Higgins had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Mathieu Dandenault finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Jussi Jokinen finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Jussi Jokinen finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Tim Gleason had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 4( 36) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 16)
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0-1 LOW Jerome Samson (Brett Bellemore)
1-1 QUE Ryan Flinn (Maxim Lapierre, Shawn Belle)
1-2 LOW Mike Angelidis (Brandon Nolan)
2-2 QUE Ryan White (Chris Collins, Mathieu Carle)
3-2 QUE Maxim Lapierre (Doug Janik)
4-2 QUE Maxim Lapierre (Shawn Belle)
Goalies: Marc Denis - Matt Smith