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18/12/2008
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Montreal Canadiens 2 , Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Shots: 20 - 15
PP: 1 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:82/92=89 %, Challenges:12/51=23 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/92=72 %, Challenges:18/37=47 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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31:29 1-0
Glen Metropolit [2] (Tom Kostopoulos, Andrei Kostitsyn)
36:51 1-1
R.J. Umberger [7] (Fedor Tyutin, Rostislav Klesla)
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46:58 2-1
Alex Kovalev [13] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec)PP
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Penalty summary:
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11:33
Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
11:33
Steven Goertzen (5 min for fighting)
14:26
Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
14:26
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
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45:17
Rostislav Klesla (5 min for attempt to injury)
46:25
Johnny Oduya (2 min for roughing)
46:25
Saku Koivu (2 min for roughing)
49:25
Rick Nash (2 min for roughing)
49:25
Tomas Plekanec (2 min for roughing)
52:03
Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
52:03
Rostislav Klesla (5 min for fighting)
59:07
Alexander Svitov (2 min for roughing)
59:07
Tomas Plekanec (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 0 1 1 1 10 1 5.20 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 15.00 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 19.00 5
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 0 5 0 0 -1 20.40 6
C Glen Metropolit 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5.30 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 14.50 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 19.10 6
C Saku Koivu 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 20.30 7
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5.30 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 20.30 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 -1 17.40 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 15.50 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 18.20 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 -1 19.30 5
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 23.20 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 27.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 14 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 Steven Goertzen 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 5.40 6
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 13.40 5
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16.00 5
R Michael Blunden 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 19.00 9
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.10 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 15.10 5
C R.J. Umberger 1 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 20.40 8
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 4
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 13.40 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 18.00 6
L Rick Nash 0 0 2 4 3 4 2 0 20.40 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 14.20 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 26.50 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 13.50 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 1 6 0 6 0 0 24.30 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 5 1 5 10 0 21.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 2 0 18 0 0 58.30 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Glen Metropolit
2nd star: Andrei Kostitsyn
3rd star: Alex Kovalev
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Glen Metropolit finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Tom Kostopoulos ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
Other notes:
-Georges Laraque beat Steven Goertzen in a fight.
-Mike Komisarek fought Ole-Kristian Tollefsen in a fight.
-Georges Laraque beat Rostislav Klesla in a fight.
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 1( 16) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 19)
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1-0 QUE Mike Glumac (Olivier Latendresse, Mathieu Aubin)
Goalies: Marc Denis - Wade Dubielewicz
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Pittsburgh Penguins 1 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 20 - 18
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:75/90=83 %, Challenges:26/51=50 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:77/99=77 %, Challenges:19/45=41 %
Attendance: 6335 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 301546 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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30:31 0-1
Martin Havlat [13] (Colby Armstrong, Tobias Enström)PP
33:39 1-1
Petr Sykora [9] (Miroslav Satan, Sidney Crosby)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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14:24
Milan Bartovic (2 min for hooking)
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29:13
Jordan Staal (2 min for holding the stick)
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44:34
Angelo Esposito (2 min for boarding)
48:55
Milan Bartovic (2 min for elbowing)
52:13
Milan Bartovic (2 min for boarding)
58:01
Bill Guerin (2 min for cross-checking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Thomas 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8.30 5
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 4 3 1 5 0 0 18.30 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 15.50 6
R Petr Sykora 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 20.10 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.30 5
C Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21.10 6
C Kris Beech 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.40 5
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 21.30 9
L Jordan Staal 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 17.40 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.10 4
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 6
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 21.30 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 19.00 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 17.20 5
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 30.30 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 16.20 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 19.30 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 17 0 0 65.00 8
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Milan Bartovic 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 7.20 5
R Jim Slater 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 13.00 7
R Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 14.50 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 1 7 4 7 0 0 23.00 9
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.20 4
C Jason Williams 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 5
C Todd White 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 16.20 7
C Alexander Semin 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 23.00 5
L Rich Peverly 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.20 6
L Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 13.40 6
L Éric Perrin 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 24.20 8
L Martin Havlat 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 23.00 7
D Mark Fraser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 4
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 22.30 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 26.00 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.40 6
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 20.30 6
D Tobias Enström 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 31.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 19 0 0 65.00 9
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Petr Sykora
3rd star: Colby Armstrong
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Colby Armstrong notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tobias Enström notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 20) , Chicago Wolves 1( 15)
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1-0 WIL Dustin Jeffrey (Pat Dwyer)
1-1 CHW Darin Olver (Joey Crabb)
2-1 WIL Connor James (Robert Scuderi)
3-1 WIL Ned Havern (Kenny Corupe)
Goalies: Dave Brown - Ondrej Pavelec