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18/12/2008
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Montreal Canadiens 6 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 33 - 23
PP: 2 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:70/77=90 %, Challenges:46/65=69 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:57/74=77 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:29 1-0
Saku Koivu [15] (Alex Tanguay, Andrei Kostitsyn)
11:33 1-1
Jirí Tlustý [8] (Fredrik Modin, Antoine Vermette)PP
17:18 2-1
Tomas Plekanec [16] (Alex Tanguay, Andrei Markov)PP
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30:43 2-2
Jordan Staal [14] (Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Kristopher Letang)
33:45 3-2
Alex Kovalev [14] (Andrei Kostitsyn)
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43:24 4-2
Alex Tanguay [15] (Mathieu Schneider)PP
46:32 5-2
Andrei Kostitsyn [18] (Alex Kovalev, Mathieu Schneider)
51:24 6-2
Guillaume Latendresse [14] (Roman Hamrlik, Saku Koivu)
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Penalty summary:
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02:59
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for cross-checking)
10:53
Andrei Markov (2 min for tripping)
16:01
Oscar Möller (2 min for hooking)
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24:16
Francis Bouillon (2 min for slashing)
35:27
Kristopher Letang (2 min for roughing)
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40:34
Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
42:49
Oscar Möller (2 min for roughing)
47:13
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
47:13
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 7.50 7
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 13.00 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 8
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 2 20.10 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 7.30 4
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 14.10 6
C Saku Koivu 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 18.40 8
C Tomas Plekanec 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 19.40 7
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Chris Higgins 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 8
L Alex Tanguay 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 20.20 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 13.00 9
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 14.30 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 19.20 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 2 25.40 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.20 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 20.00 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4.20 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
R Fredrik Modin 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 6
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -2 19.20 7
C Jirí Tlustý 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 7.00 8
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 15.30 6
C Jordan Staal 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 18.10 9
C Michael Peca 0 0 3 4 0 1 2 -2 19.20 8
L Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 -1 18.40 7
L Antoine Vermette 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 14.00 8
L Olli Jokinen 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 19.20 6
D Kris Russell 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 15.30 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 -2 25.20 8
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 18.20 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 1 3 2 2 3 5 0 17.50 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -3 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Wade Dubielewicz 6 0 27 0 0 60.00 4
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Tanguay
2nd star: Andrei Kostitsyn
3rd star: Alex Kovalev
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Saku Koivu scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Andrei Kostitsyn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andrei Kostitsyn has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.
-Alex Tanguay scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mike Komisarek had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Olli Jokinen had his 7 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Maxim Lapierre in a fight.
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 19) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 18)
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1-0 QUE Kyle Chipchura (Matt D'Agostini, Olivier Latendresse)
1-1 SYR Manny Malhotra (Colin Fraser)
2-1 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Mathieu Dandenault, Mathieu Aubin)
Goalies: Marc Denis - Fredrik Norrena