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16/1/2009
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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 27 - 26
PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:22/41=52 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:72/100=72 %, Challenges:42/60=68 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 984940 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:46 0-1
Joe Corvo [2] (Tim Gleason, Rod Brind'Amour)
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31:33 0-2
Tuomo Ruutu [14] (Justin Williams, Cam Ward)
32:59 0-3
Rod Brind'Amour [14] (Scott Walker, Tim Gleason)
36:45 1-3
Andrei Markov [5] (Mike Komisarek, Michal Handzus)PP
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56:06 2-3
Marc Savard [16] (Alex Tanguay, Tom Kostopoulos)
56:58 3-3
Marc Savard [17] (Alex Kovalev, Alex Tanguay)
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Penalty summary:
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25:34
Marc Savard (2 min for hooking)
27:51
Wade Brookbank (2 min for roughing)
34:59
Joe Jensen (2 min for diving)
39:08
Marc Savard (2 min for slashing)
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42:22
Eric Staal (2 min for roughing)
44:43
Bobby Hughes (2 min for roughing)
45:24
Tim Gleason (2 min for holding the stick)
49:19
Chad LaRose (2 min for hooking)
50:59
Michal Handzus (2 min for roughing)
50:59
Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 6
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12.10 4
L Chris Higgins 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 18.10 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 22.20 8
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 17.20 7
C Michal Handzus 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 -2 17.50 7
C Marc Savard 2 0 3 0 1 0 4 1 21.40 8
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.20 4
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 4
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 18.10 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 1 22.20 7
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 13.40 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 20.50 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 1 27.40 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 17.20 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 -2 19.30 6
D Andrei Markov 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 31.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bobby Hughes 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 5
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 -1 13.00 6
R Scott Walker 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 20.40 7
R Justin Williams 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Joe Jensen 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6.20 4
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 13.00 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 23.30 10
C Eric Staal 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 21.10 7
L Chad LaRose 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.20 4
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 13.00 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 17.40 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 4 5 4 5 2 0 21.30 9
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 22.20 8
D Tim Gleason 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 2 16.20 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 20.20 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 17.50 7
D Joe Corvo 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.30 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 1 31.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 1 24 0 0 65.00 7
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rod Brind'Amour
2nd star: Marc Savard
3rd star: Tuomo Ruutu
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Tom Kostopoulos ended his 5 game point drought.
-Andrei Markov finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
-Andrei Markov finally ended his 12 game point drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Rod Brind'Amour notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Scott Walker notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Eric Staal had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tuomo Ruutu ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Joe Corvo finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 0( 17) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 20)
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0-1 LOW Nicolas Blanchard (Drayson Bowman)
0-2 LOW Drayson Bowman (Jerome Samson, Ondrej Otcenas)
Goalies: Marc Denis - Justin Peters