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21/12/2008
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Montreal Canadiens 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 3 (SO)
Shots: 18 - 37
PP: 1 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:27/53=50 %
PP: 1 of 6 (21 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:54/70=76 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:22 0-1
Daniel Alfredsson [17] (Joe Thornton, Brent Sopel)
15:25 0-2
Colin Fraser [2] (Troy Brouwer, Kris Versteeg)
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25:29 1-2
Teemu Selänne [13] (Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu)
30:21 1-3
Joe Thornton [19] (Brent Sopel, Cam Barker)PP
34:38 2-3
Teemu Selänne [14] (Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu)
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40:44 3-3
Roman Hamrlik [5] (Christian Ehrhoff, Saku Koivu)PP
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Penalty summary:
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05:59
Colin Fraser (5 min for fighting)
05:59
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
06:15
Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
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21:12
Dan Bertram (2 min for tripping)
26:34
Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
29:06
Alexandre Burrows (2 min for hooking)
30:53
Colin Fraser (5 min for fighting)
30:53
Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
37:22
Pavel Datsyuk (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:37
Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for hooking)
41:17
Robert Lang (2 min for boarding)
47:19
Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
47:19
Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
50:07
Alex Kovalev (2 min for hooking)
57:13
Alexandre Burrows (2 min for tripping)
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64:07
Cam Barker (2 min for diving)
Shootout
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Montreal Canadiens win 2-1
Montreal Canadiens - Alex Kovalev, goal; Vincent Lecavalier, goal; Teemu Selänne, miss;
Chicago Blackhawks - Joe Thornton, goal; Daniel Alfredsson, miss; Pavel Datsyuk, miss;
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 4 1 2 4 0 12.10 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 15.00 7
R Teemu Selänne 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 14.20 9
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -2 18.10 7
C Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 17.40 4
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 2 0 3 5 0 11.10 7
C Saku Koivu 0 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 14.20 9
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 -2 18.00 5
L Georges Laraque 0 0 1 1 3 1 5 0 16.40 7
L Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.00 5
L Chris Higgins 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.20 8
L Glen Murray 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 -2 19.30 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 19.30 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 22.50 8
D Roman Hamrlik 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 30.10 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 16.50 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -2 24.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 34 0 0 65.00 9
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Bertram 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 8.00 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 12.40 6
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 19.00 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 5 3 0 2 0 0 22.30 10
C Colin Fraser 1 0 2 1 0 1 10 1 6.10 7
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 13.50 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 20.30 7
C Joe Thornton 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 8
L Troy Brouwer 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 8.00 6
L Kris Versteeg 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 18.30 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 15.10 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 5 1 1 1 2 0 23.30 7
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 15.00 6
D Cam Barker 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 20.40 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 27.20 8
D Tom Preissing 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 21.20 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 -1 14.40 6
D Brent Sopel 0 2 6 2 2 1 0 1 31.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 15 0 0 65.00 5
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Teemu Selänne
2nd star: Daniel Alfredsson
3rd star: Saku Koivu
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Saku Koivu notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre beat Colin Fraser in a fight.
-Colin Fraser beat Tom Kostopoulos in a fight.
-Georges Laraque fought Kevin Bieksa in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 5( 27) , Rockford Ice Hogs 1( 10)
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1-0 HAM Alex Henry (Brock Trotter)
2-0 HAM Yanick Lehoux (Dusty Jamieson)
3-0 HAM Max Pacioretty (Kyle Chipchura)
3-1 RCK Petri Kontiola (Pavel Mrna)
4-1 HAM Yanick Lehoux (Maxim Trunev)
5-1 HAM Max Pacioretty (Yanick Lehoux, Josh Gorges)
Goalies: Jaroslav Halak - Joe Fallon