Matchs jouées

New Jersey Devils 4 , Montreal Canadiens 6
Shots: 26 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:64/84=76 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
PP: 2 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:68/85=80 %, Challenges:31/39=77 %
Attendance: 18934 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 872858 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:16 0-1 Guillaume Latendresse [1] (Michael Ryder, Steve Bégin)
11:52 1-1 Zach Parisé [1] (Vitaly Vishnevski)
19:34 1-2 Saku Koivu [1] (Chris Higgins, Alex Kovalev)PP
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27:02 2-2 Brian Gionta [1] (Patrik Elias, John Madden)
30:12 2-3 Chris Higgins [1] (Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov)PP
39:33 3-3 Zach Parisé [2] (Brian Gionta)
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46:09 3-4 Mikhail Grabovski [1] (Tom Kostopoulos, Guillaume Latendresse)
53:12 4-4 Sergei Brylin [1] (Karel Rachunek, Colin White)
56:56 4-5 Michael Ryder [1] (Francis Bouillon, Mike Komisarek)
59:59 4-6 Chris Higgins [2]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:36 Bryce Salvador (2 min for roughing)
03:36 Josh Gorges (2 min for roughing)
14:59 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
18:23 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
18:23 Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
18:44 Noah Clarke (2 min for hooking)
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21:02 Bryce Salvador (2 min for roughing)
21:02 Josh Gorges (2 min for roughing)
28:34 Karel Rachunek (2 min for holding the stick)
31:28 Brian Gionta (2 min for tripping)
36:56 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for boarding)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13.30 7
R Sergei Brylin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 12.40 7
R Brian Gionta 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 -2 20.10 6
C Justin Papineau 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Mike Rupp 0 0 2 4 0 3 5 0 11.50 8
C Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.30 7
C John Madden 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
L Noah Clarke 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.30 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
L Zach Parisé 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 17.40 8
L Patrik Elias 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 -3 20.10 8
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 20.30 9
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 -2 27.30 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 14.20 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 3 17.40 8
D Colin White 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 -3 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 6 0 23 0 0 58.50 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 9.00 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 17.30 9
R Michael Ryder 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 1 8.30 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Saku Koivu 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
L Mikhail Grabovski 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.50 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
L Steve Bégin 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 -1 13.50 7
L Chris Higgins 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 25.40 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 14.50 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Higgins
2nd star: Guillaume Latendresse
3rd star: Michael Ryder

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Other notes:
-Mike Rupp beat Maxim Lapierre in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 2( 20) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 21)
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1-0 ALB Jari Viuhkola (Tuomas Pihlman)
1-1 QUE Danny Groulx (Eric Manlow, Linus Persson)
2-1 ALB Jason Ryznar (Ivan Khomutov)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Yann Danis

Boston Bruins 3 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 33 - 28
PP: 2 of 8 (21 shots), Passing:56/62=90 %, Challenges:31/37=81 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:79/98=80 %, Challenges:34/47=70 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 880007 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:56 0-1 Tomas Plekanec [1] (Mark Streit, Mike Komisarek)
18:41 0-2 Guillaume Latendresse [2] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Steve Bégin)
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23:35 1-2 Marco Sturm [1] (Zdeno Chara)
27:08 2-2 Zdeno Chara [1] (Dennis Wideman, Marc Savard)PP
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40:29 3-2 Phil Kessel [1] (Glen Murray, Peter Schaefer)PP
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Penalty summary:
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05:44 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
05:44 Shawn Thornton (5 min for fighting)
19:09 Dennis Wideman (2 min for hooking)
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25:36 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for slashing)
26:57 Bryan Smolinski (2 min for high-sticking)
31:41 Michael Ryder (2 min for hooking)
37:15 Alex Kovalev (2 min for cross-checking)
39:51 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:42 Sergei Zinovjev (2 min for hooking)
48:16 Zdeno Chara (2 min for holding the stick)
52:39 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for hooking)
54:17 Michael Ryder (2 min for hooking)
57:55 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for tripping)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shawn Thornton 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 8.10 6
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 13.40 7
R Glen Murray 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 21.50 7
C Sergei Zinovjev 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 9.20 7
C Mark Mowers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 6
C Phil Kessel 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 14.20 7
C Marc Savard 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 7
L Stanislav Chistov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 16.00 7
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.10 7
L Marco Sturm 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 13.10 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 22.30 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 15.50 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 5 3 0 0 2 -2 27.20 8
D Zdeno Chara 1 1 4 4 0 1 2 1 29.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 4 1 0 0 4 2 13.50 8
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 2 3 1 4 -1 19.30 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.40 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
C Tomas Plekanec 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 9.40 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 -1 21.20 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.50 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 12.40 7
L Steve Bégin 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 -1 21.30 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Mark Streit 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 12.40 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 -1 26.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 10.10 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 29.40 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Zdeno Chara
2nd star: Phil Kessel
3rd star: Marco Sturm

Notes for Boston Bruins:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Other notes:
-Steve Bégin beat Shawn Thornton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 0( 21) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 22)
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0-1 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Danny Groulx)

Goalies: Tim Thomas - Yann Danis

Montreal Canadiens 3 , Edmonton Oilers 6
Shots: 30 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:70/79=88 %, Challenges:28/36=75 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:66/78=84 %, Challenges:48/56=84 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1025359 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:55 0-1 Martin St. Louis [2] (Jussi Jokinen, Jarret Stoll)
14:45 0-2 Raffi Torres [2] (Ryan Craig, Marty Reasoner)
16:09 1-2 Steve Bégin [1] (Tomas Plekanec, Michael Ryder)
19:32 2-2 Chris Higgins [3] (Saku Koivu, Michael Ryder)PP
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22:22 2-3 Zack Stortini [1] (Raffi Torres, Ethan Moreau)
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41:32 3-3 Andrei Kostitsyn [1] (Guillaume Latendresse, Tomas Plekanec)
45:58 3-4 Fernando Pisani [1] (Marty Reasoner, Jarret Stoll)
48:26 3-5 Jarret Stoll [2] (Jussi Jokinen, Martin St. Louis)
49:54 3-6 Shawn Horcoff [2] (Dustin Penner, Matt Greene)
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Penalty summary:
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02:01 Shawn Horcoff (2 min for slashing)
10:11 Zack Stortini (2 min for tripping)
17:48 Ethan Moreau (2 min for tripping)
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23:26 Jarret Stoll (2 min for boarding)
34:51 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for boarding)
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43:24 Fernando Pisani (2 min for hooking)
59:12 Alex Kovalev (2 min for high-sticking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 18.00 8
R Michael Ryder 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 2 3 2 0 2 -3 19.10 5
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 5.40 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 2 3 3 0 2 0 2 15.10 9
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 16.50 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
L Steve Bégin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 6
L Chris Higgins 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 14.50 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 -2 18.10 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 27.00 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -2 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 5.30 7
R Fernando Pisani 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 15.10 6
R Dustin Penner 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 8
R Martin St. Louis 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
C Ryan Craig 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5.30 5
C Marty Reasoner 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 15.10 9
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 19.50 7
C Jarret Stoll 1 2 4 0 1 0 2 1 19.30 9
L Raffi Torres 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 9.10 8
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 21.00 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.20 6
D Matt Greene 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 11.20 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 21.30 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 19.40 8
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 25.00 9
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarret Stoll
2nd star: Martin St. Louis
3rd star: Marty Reasoner

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 1( 20) , Hamilton Bulldogs 7( 33)
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1-0 QUE Michaël Lambert (Mathieu Dandenault)
1-1 HAM Marc-Antoine Pouliot (Liam Reddox)
1-2 HAM Ryan Flinn (Robert Nilsson, Allan Rourke)
1-3 HAM Mathieu Roy (Danny Syvret, Robert Nilsson)
1-4 HAM Pavel Rosa (Danny Syvret, Marc-Antoine Pouliot)
1-5 HAM Pavel Rosa (Marc-Antoine Pouliot)
1-6 HAM Marc-Antoine Pouliot (Allan Rourke, Pavel Rosa)
1-7 HAM Ryan Flinn (Robert Nilsson, Hannes Hyvönen)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Jeff Deslauriers

Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 34 - 21
PP: 2 of 8 (11 shots), Passing:82/94=87 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:61/80=76 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 761414 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:13 1-0 Gary Roberts [2] (Petr Sykora, Darryl Sydor)
16:34 2-0 Marian Gaborik [2] (Jarkko Ruutu, Sergei Gonchar)
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21:41 3-0 Ryan Malone [1] (Marian Gaborik, Sidney Crosby)PP
32:49 4-0 Marian Gaborik [3] (Curtis Murphy, Sidney Crosby)PP
33:36 4-1 Alex Kovalev [1] (Saku Koivu, Bryan Smolinski)
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48:58 5-1 Jordan Staal [2] (Ryan Malone, Hal Gill)SH
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Penalty summary:
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08:49 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for slashing)
09:36 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
09:36 Ryan Malone (2 min for roughing)
12:02 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for holding the stick)
14:33 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
14:33 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for roughing)
19:59 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for slashing)
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24:48 Saku Koivu (2 min for hooking)
29:03 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for tripping)
32:07 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for elbowing)
35:25 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
35:25 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
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43:24 Steve Bégin (2 min for slashing)
47:27 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for tripping)
50:31 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for high-sticking)
56:43 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 6.20 7
R Georges Laraque 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 12.50 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
R Marian Gaborik 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 22.30 9
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 12.50 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 21.40 7
L Ryan Malone 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 19.00 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 12.50 6
L Gary Roberts 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
L Jordan Staal 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 15.50 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 14.30 6
D Hal Gill 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 13.30 7
D Curtis Murphy 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 28.50 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 18.10 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 20.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.40 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 18.10 8
R Michael Ryder 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 20.10 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 5.00 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 11.20 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 20.10 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 -1 15.50 8
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 6.40 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 -1 11.50 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -1 24.20 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 23.20 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 23.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 29 0 0 60.00 5
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Gaborik
2nd star: Ryan Malone
3rd star: Sidney Crosby

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Other notes:
-Jarkko Ruutu fought Maxim Lapierre in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 6( 25) , Quebec Citadelles 0( 10)
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1-0 WIL Connor James (Alain Nasreddine)
2-0 WIL Jani Rita (Jeff Taffe)
3-0 WIL Milan Kraft (Dennis Bonvie, Terry Virtue)
4-0 WIL Dennis Bonvie (Niklas Nordgren, Milan Kraft)
5-0 WIL Daniel Fernholm (Jonathan Filewich)
6-0 WIL Ryan Stone

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Yann Danis

Montreal Canadiens 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 0
Shots: 23 - 30
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/76=78 %, Challenges:44/51=84 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:61/74=82 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 20918 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1008248 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:49 1-0 Bryan Smolinski [1] (Steve Bégin, Chris Higgins)
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26:17 2-0 Steve Bégin [2] (Bryan Smolinski, Saku Koivu)
35:51 3-0 Alex Kovalev [2] (Tom Kostopoulos, Maxim Lapierre)
38:28 4-0 Michael Ryder [2] (Steve Bégin, Bryan Smolinski)
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Penalty summary:
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21:08 Brent Seabrook (2 min for hooking)
28:12 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for slashing)
32:17 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for holding the stick)
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54:52 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.00 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
R Michael Ryder 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11.00 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Bryan Smolinski 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 16.30 9
C Saku Koivu 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 8.00 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
L Steve Bégin 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 17.10 9
L Chris Higgins 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 17.30 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 17.40 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 24.50 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 18.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 18.30 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 0 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 6.00 6
R Craig Adams 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 15.10 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 20.30 6
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 21.30 7
L Ben Eager 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.00 6
C Rene Bourque 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 12.50 8
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 -2 21.20 8
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 -3 30.10 7
D Jim Fahey 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 13.00 5
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -3 28.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Carey Price
2nd star: Bryan Smolinski
3rd star: Steve Bégin

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 21) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 15)
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1-0 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Eric Manlow)
1-1 NOR Carl Corazzini (Kris Versteeg, Steve Marr)
2-1 QUE Eric Manlow (Danny Groulx, Michaël Lambert)
2-2 NOR Colin Fraser (Bryan Bickell)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Wade Flaherty

Montreal Canadiens 3 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 16 - 41
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:46/56=82 %, Challenges:29/35=80 %
PP: 3 of 11 (31 shots), Passing:82/96=85 %, Challenges:47/52=88 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1025359 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:45 1-0 Michael Ryder [3] (Mike Komisarek, Roman Hamrlik)
07:55 1-1 Maxim Afinogenov [3] (Tim Connolly, Dmitri Kalinin)PP
11:57 1-2 Jaroslav Spacek [2] (Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek)PP
18:41 1-3 Jochen Hecht [2] (Derek Roy, Jason Pominville)
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20:54 2-3 Michael Ryder [4] (Andrei Kostitsyn)
27:17 2-4 Tim Connolly [1] (Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek)PP
36:29 3-4 Chris Higgins [4] (Saku Koivu, Roman Hamrlik)PP
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59:42 3-5 Maxim Afinogenov [4] (Toni Lydman, Jaroslav Spacek) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:22 Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
08:31 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for cross-checking)
09:54 Mike Komisarek (2 min for tripping)
12:13 Andrew Peters (2 min for elbowing)
14:12 Chris Higgins (2 min for slashing)
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21:24 Josh Gorges (2 min for high-sticking)
24:08 Mark Streit (2 min for elbowing)
26:15 Mark Streit (2 min for elbowing)
28:57 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
35:56 Ales Kotalik (2 min for slashing)
38:07 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
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40:02 Jason Pominville (2 min for tripping)
46:03 Andrei Markov (2 min for cross-checking)
53:46 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
58:17 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
58:17 Jochen Hecht (2 min for roughing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 8.30 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 15.10 6
R Michael Ryder 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 14.10 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 13.00 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.20 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 5 1 2 0 2 -1 13.00 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 8.30 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 19.30 8
L Chris Higgins 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 13.40 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 11.30 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 26.30 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 2 0 5 1 0 6 0 20.00 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.30 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26.50 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 22.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 36 0 0 59.20 7
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Bernier 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 8.30 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 10
R Jason Pominville 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -1 18.00 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.00 7
C Derek Roy 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
C Tim Connolly 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 10.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 16.10 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 9 1 0 0 0 -1 25.00 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 1 7 3 0 1 0 0 25.40 8
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 23.00 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.00 5
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 -1 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 13 0 0 60.00 5
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Michael Ryder
3rd star: Tim Connolly

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 5( 34) , Rochester Americans 4( 23)
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0-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Mike Card)
0-2 ROC Jeff Szwez (Michael Ryan)
1-2 QUE Ned Havern (Ajay Baines)
1-3 ROC Mathieu Roy (Marek Zagrapan)
1-4 ROC Jonathan Lehun (Paul Brown)
2-4 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Corey Locke, Ned Havern)
3-4 QUE Linus Persson (Eric Manlow)
4-4 QUE Janne Lahti (Mathieu Dandenault, Duncan Milroy)
5-4 QUE Eric Manlow (Danny Groulx, Jonathan Ferland)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Danny Battochio

Philadelphia Flyers 4 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 21 - 30
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:75/85=88 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:62/71=87 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
Attendance: 15615 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 765136 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:49 1-0 Mike Knuble [1] (Jeff Carter, Vaclav Prospal)PP
18:35 1-1 Bryan Smolinski [2] (Alex Kovalev)PP
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31:21 2-1 Joffrey Lupul [4] (Kimmo Timonen)
32:43 3-1 Boyd Kane [1] (Danny Markov, Denis Gauthier)
34:24 3-2 Steve Bégin [3] (Francis Bouillon, Andrei Markov)
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44:43 4-2 Jason Smith [1] (Vaclav Prospal, Joffrey Lupul)
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Penalty summary:
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10:05 Steve Bégin (2 min for slashing)
16:13 Jason Smith (2 min for hooking)
17:33 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for boarding)
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22:42 Steve Bégin (2 min for boarding)
26:57 Daniel Brière (2 min for hooking)
29:25 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for tripping)
37:09 Braydon Coburn (2 min for hooking)
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49:12 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
59:48 Jaroslav Modry (2 min for roughing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 8.50 6
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 14.20 6
R Joffrey Lupul 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.30 8
R Mike Knuble 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 8.50 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Jeff Carter 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 15.50 7
L Boyd Kane 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.50 8
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 14.30 8
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 20.20 6
D Danny Markov 0 1 1 4 3 1 0 1 26.10 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 18.00 6
D Jason Smith 1 0 1 6 0 0 2 2 17.40 9
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 2 0 28 0 0 60.00 9
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 21.00 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
C Bryan Smolinski 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.50 7
L Steve Bégin 1 0 5 3 2 0 6 0 15.00 8
L Chris Higgins 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 -2 19.10 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.20 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 28.10 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11.10 4
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -2 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joffrey Lupul
2nd star: Jason Smith
3rd star: Mike Knuble

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Vaclav Prospal notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Boyd Kane ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Boyd Kane ended his 6 game point drought.
-Jason Smith ended his 6 game goal drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Saku Koivu had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Francis Bouillon ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 0( 17) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 23)
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0-1 QUE Duncan Milroy (Janne Lahti, Linus Persson)
0-2 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Jimmy Bonneau, Corey Locke)

Goalies: Brian Boucher - Yann Danis

Montreal Canadiens 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 5
Shots: 35 - 30
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:66/76=86 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:79/96=82 %, Challenges:37/41=88 %
Attendance: 18112 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 872998 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:19 1-0 Chris Higgins [5] (Roman Hamrlik, Mark Streit)
10:58 2-0 Michael Ryder [5] (Bryan Smolinski)
14:11 2-1 Steve Rucchin [1] (Mark Recchi)
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30:24 3-1 Bryan Smolinski [3] (Francis Bouillon, Mark Streit)
31:27 4-1 Michael Ryder [6] (Bryan Smolinski, Francis Bouillon)
33:09 4-2 Todd White [4] (Vyacheslav Kozlov, Darren Haydar)
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44:45 4-3 Ilya Kovalchuk [1] (Niclas Hävelid)
45:04 4-4 Niclas Hävelid [2] (Alexei Zhitnik, Steve Rucchin)
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63:37 4-5 Ilya Kovalchuk [2] (Mark Recchi, Niclas Hävelid)
Penalty summary:
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00:07 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for cross-checking)
02:17 Bryan Smolinski (2 min for high-sticking)
05:45 Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
05:45 Andrei Markov (2 min for roughing)
06:05 Garnet Exelby (2 min for tripping)
09:39 Saku Koivu (2 min for roughing)
09:39 Steve Rucchin (2 min for roughing)
16:07 Mark Recchi (2 min for elbowing)
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27:41 Brad Larsen (2 min for tripping)
34:48 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for tripping)
39:49 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.50 4
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -2 15.10 7
R Michael Ryder 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 18.30 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 8.30 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 13.40 6
C Bryan Smolinski 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 19.40 9
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 19.40 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 18.20 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 17.00 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Mark Streit 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 -2 16.50 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 19.30 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 -1 27.20 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.40 4
D Francis Bouillon 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 26.10 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 -1 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 25 0 0 63.30 5
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordan LaVallee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -1 17.00 6
R Darren Haydar 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 9
R Mark Recchi 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 18.10 8
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 19.30 7
C Todd White 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
C Steve Rucchin 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 20.50 8
L Joe Motzko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Brad Larsen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.20 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 8 2 0 0 2 1 19.00 9
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 15.40 5
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 5
D Niclas Hävelid 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 25.20 8
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 19.20 6
D Karel Pilar 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 27.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 31 0 0 63.30 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Niclas Hävelid
3rd star: Michael Ryder

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Mark Streit ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Steve Rucchin ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Ilya Kovalchuk ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 19) , Chicago Wolves 1( 17)
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1-0 QUE Janne Lahti (Duncan Milroy)
2-0 QUE Danny Groulx (Jonathan Ferland, Eric Manlow)
2-1 CHW Colin Stuart (Mark Popovic)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Fred Brathwaite

Montreal Canadiens 5 , Minnesota Wild 4
Shots: 30 - 27
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:60/73=82 %, Challenges:36/40=87 %
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:77/88=87 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1025359 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:59 1-0 Chris Higgins [6] (Alex Kovalev)
15:12 2-0 Bryan Smolinski [4] (Francis Bouillon, Michael Ryder)
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23:15 3-0 Michael Ryder [7] (Steve Bégin, Bryan Smolinski)
28:39 3-1 Brian Rolston [4] (Marian Hossa, Kim Johnsson)
36:12 3-2 Chris Simon [3] (Mark Parrish, Nick Schultz)
39:28 4-2 Bryan Smolinski [5] (Mike Komisarek, Francis Bouillon)
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45:07 4-3 Marian Hossa [5] (Brian Rolston, Stéphane Veilleux)
49:39 4-4 Marian Hossa [6] (Brian Rolston, Serge Payer)
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61:35 5-4 Bryan Smolinski [6] (Steve Bégin, Chris Higgins)
Penalty summary:
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01:11 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for hooking)
05:32 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
09:34 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for slashing)
15:31 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
15:31 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
16:37 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for holding the stick)
18:58 Mikko Koivu (2 min for tripping)
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26:53 Chris Simon (5 min for fighting)
26:53 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
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40:56 Mikko Koivu (2 min for holding the stick)
57:02 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for high-sticking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 6.20 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 20.40 7
R Michael Ryder 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 19.30 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6.00 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 14.00 6
C Bryan Smolinski 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 16.30 10
C Saku Koivu 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -1 17.00 7
L Steve Bégin 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 7
L Chris Higgins 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 17.20 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 4 1 1 6 0 25.50 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 14.00 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 20.20 8
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 23 0 0 61.30 5
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 6
R Mark Parrish 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 10.20 8
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 21.00 7
R Marian Hossa 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 19.10 9
C Serge Payer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.20 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 20.00 6
C Brian Rolston 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 9
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 -1 5.40 6
L Chris Simon 1 0 2 0 0 1 5 1 13.50 7
L Mikko Koivu 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 -2 19.30 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 1 4 3 1 0 2 1 21.20 8
D Nick Schultz 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
D Petteri Nummelin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 19.50 7
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 24.40 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 20.10 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 25 0 0 61.30 5
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan Smolinski
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Michael Ryder

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Éric Bélanger had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Martin Skoula had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Tom Kostopoulos beat Todd Fedoruk in a fight.
-Chris Simon beat Maxim Lapierre in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 32) , Houston Aeros 1( 11)
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1-0 QUE Corey Locke (Jean-Philippe Côté)
1-1 HOU Benoit Pouliot (Erik Reitz)
2-1 QUE Michaël Lambert (Janne Lahti)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Nolan Schaefer

New York Islanders 5 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 30 - 28
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:30/30=96 %
PP: 0 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:76/91=83 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 713809 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:31 1-0 Bill Guerin [2] (Miroslav Satan, Mike Sillinger)
12:12 1-1 Chris Higgins [7] (Michael Ryder, Francis Bouillon)
13:09 2-1 Richard Park [2] (Bruno Gervais)
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32:35 3-1 Miroslav Satan [3] (Bill Guerin, Mike Sillinger)
34:53 4-1 Sean Bergenheim [2] (Andy Hilbert, Freddy Meyer)
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47:32 5-1 Miroslav Satan [4] (Mike Comrie, Bill Guerin)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:15 Andy Sutton (2 min for boarding)
10:17 Frans Nielsen (2 min for tripping)
13:11 Chris Campoli (2 min for hooking)
15:51 Tomas Plekanec (2 min for tripping)
16:35 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
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20:08 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
29:08 Freddy Meyer (5 min for fighting)
29:08 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
37:35 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for boarding)
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40:18 Bill Guerin (2 min for high-sticking)
43:03 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
46:25 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for cross-checking)
48:29 Josef Vasicek (2 min for hooking)
50:44 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 8
R Richard Park 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
R Bill Guerin 1 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 20.30 9
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 6.50 5
C Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 5 0 3 2 0 18.10 8
C Mike Comrie 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 13.10 7
L Andy Hilbert 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 6
L Shawn Bates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
L Miroslav Satan 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 16.40 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 15.40 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 21.10 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 17.50 5
D Chris Campoli 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 29.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 8.30 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 13.20 7
R Michael Ryder 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 -1 8.10 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 10.30 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 7.50 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 16.30 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 3 2 3 0 2 -1 15.40 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.20 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 -1 22.30 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.10 4
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 27.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bill Guerin
2nd star: Miroslav Satan
3rd star: Rick DiPietro

Notes for New York Islanders:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Bryan Smolinski had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre beat Freddy Meyer in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 5( 2 , Quebec Citadelles 1( 16)
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1-0 BRG Jon Sim (Mark Wotton)
2-0 BRG Shaun Landolt (Brandon Nolan)
3-0 BRG Brandon Nolan (Shaun Landolt, Bryan Schmidt)
4-0 BRG Blake Comeau (Mark Wotton)
4-1 QUE Corey Locke (Jean-Philippe Côté)
5-1 BRG Blake Comeau (Jon Sim, Jeremy Colliton)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Yann Danis

Montreal Canadiens 5 , New York Islanders 1
Shots: 27 - 22
PP: 2 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:66/84=78 %, Challenges:29/34=82 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:70/90=77 %, Challenges:36/40=87 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1025359 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:36 1-0 Saku Koivu [2] (Chris Higgins, Alex Kovalev)PP
17:14 2-0 Francis Bouillon [1] (Bryan Smolinski, Chris Higgins)PP
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28:23 2-1 Shawn Bates [1] (Josef Vasicek, Bill Guerin)
30:14 3-1 Chris Higgins [8] (Steve Bégin, Andrei Markov)
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43:14 4-1 Tom Kostopoulos [1] (Mikhail Grabovski, Roman Hamrlik)
44:25 5-1 Roman Hamrlik [1] (Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu)
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Penalty summary:
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03:25 Shawn Bates (2 min for high-sticking)
05:33 Chris Higgins (2 min for high-sticking)
13:52 Frans Nielsen (2 min for roughing)
15:35 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
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22:54 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for high-sticking)
25:37 Frans Nielsen (2 min for hooking)
32:51 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for cross-checking)
37:23 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for slashing)
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40:22 Richard Park (2 min for tripping)
45:02 Freddy Meyer (5 min for fighting)
45:02 Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
47:57 Bruno Gervais (2 min for high-sticking)
50:31 Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 5.50 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 7
C Saku Koivu 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 16.10 8
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 18.20 7
L Steve Bégin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
L Chris Higgins 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 16.10 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 19.10 7
D Roman Hamrlik 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 22.40 9
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.50 6
D Francis Bouillon 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 7
R Richard Park 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 16.30 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
R Bill Guerin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 6.40 5
C Josef Vasicek 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 20.50 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 11.20 5
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Shawn Bates 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 15.00 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 12.50 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 15.50 5
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19.50 6
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 16.50 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -3 20.50 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 5
D Chris Campoli 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Higgins
2nd star: Saku Koivu
3rd star: Roman Hamrlik

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Tom Kostopoulos ended his 5 game point drought.
-Roman Hamrlik finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Shawn Bates ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Freddy Meyer fought Mike Komisarek in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 22) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 14)
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0-1 BRG Shaun Landolt (Bryan Rodney)
1-1 QUE Duncan Milroy (Linus Persson, Mathieu Biron)
2-1 QUE Janne Lahti (Jonathan Ferland)
2-2 BRG Petteri Nokelainen
3-2 QUE Michaël Lambert (Janne Lahti)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Maxime Ouellet

Montreal Canadiens 5 , Detroit Red Wings 3
Shots: 27 - 25
PP: 2 of 9 (14 shots), Passing:69/79=87 %, Challenges:29/37=76 %
PP: 2 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:61/83=73 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1025359 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:51 0-1 Daniel Cleary [5] (Pavel Datsyuk, Brian Rafalski)PP
09:47 1-1 Andrei Markov [1] (Saku Koivu, Alex Kovalev)PP
14:57 2-1 Andrei Markov [2] (Roman Hamrlik, Tomas Plekanec)
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28:36 3-1 Andrei Kostitsyn [2] (Bryan Smolinski, Francis Bouillon)
34:51 4-1 Alex Kovalev [3] (Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu)PP
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45:31 4-2 Daniel Cleary [6] (Nicklas Lidström, Henrik Zetterberg)PP
50:14 4-3 Pavel Datsyuk [8] (Krys Kolanos, Kirk Maltby)
59:23 5-3 Alex Kovalev [4] (Guillaume Latendresse, Josh Gorges) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:12 Michael Ryder (2 min for tripping)
08:41 Pavel Datsyuk (2 min for holding the stick)
10:18 Dallas Drake (2 min for high-sticking)
12:59 Jiri Hudler (2 min for tripping)
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20:08 Kirk Maltby (2 min for holding the stick)
22:31 Kris Draper (2 min for boarding)
24:27 Chris Chelios (2 min for high-sticking)
25:32 Dallas Drake (2 min for tripping)
29:08 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
32:19 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for roughing)
32:19 Jiri Hudler (2 min for roughing)
33:24 Kirk Maltby (2 min for tripping)
35:35 Daniel Cleary (2 min for tripping)
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44:28 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for cross-checking)
46:25 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 -1 6.00 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 11.20 6
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 16.40 7
R Alex Kovalev 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 18.50 9
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 7.30 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 12.30 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Saku Koivu 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 18.10 8
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 14.50 6
L Chris Higgins 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 19.30 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 24.40 7
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 22.30 7
D Andrei Markov 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 25.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Walsh 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 10.10 6
R Daniel Cleary 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 -1 15.20 8
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 10.10 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Johan Franzén 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 18.00 8
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 17.20 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 4 1 2 0 2 1 20.20 8
L Kirk Maltby 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 -1 13.40 8
L Dallas Drake 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 -1 18.10 6
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 7.30 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 5
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 18.10 5
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29.00 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 18.00 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dominik Hasek 5 0 22 0 0 59.20 4
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Andrei Markov
3rd star: Daniel Cleary

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Andrei Markov finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 14) , Kansas City Blades 2( 11)
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0-1 KCB Nick Deschenes (Eric Neilson)
0-2 KCB Eric Neilson (Mark Hartigan)
1-2 QUE Michaël Lambert (Mathieu Dandenault, Janne Lahti)
2-2 QUE Janne Lahti (Jonathan Ferland)
3-2 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Ned Havern)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Jimmy Howard

Buffalo Sabres 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 31 - 25
PP: 3 of 11 (17 shots), Passing:65/74=87 %, Challenges:51/55=91 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:58/79=73 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 846073 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:33 1-0 Tim Connolly [4] (Maxim Afinogenov)PP
10:02 2-0 Steve Bernier [2] (Clarke MacArthur)
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22:21 3-0 Tim Connolly [5] (Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
26:53 3-1 Andrei Markov [3] (Michael Ryder, Guillaume Latendresse)SH
29:07 4-1 Steve Bernier [3] (Clarke MacArthur, Henrik Tallinder)
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40:42 5-1 Jason Pominville [7] (Jochen Hecht, Derek Roy)PP
48:39 5-2 Tomas Plekanec [2] (Guillaume Latendresse, Josh Gorges)
50:08 5-3 Saku Koivu [3] (Alex Kovalev)
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Penalty summary:
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02:51 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for elbowing)
05:49 Toni Lydman (2 min for hooking)
10:45 Steve Bégin (2 min for boarding)
11:28 Francis Bouillon (2 min for high-sticking)
14:56 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for high-sticking)
17:15 Michael Ryder (2 min for boarding)
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21:39 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for diving)
26:06 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for hooking)
29:39 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for high-sticking)
32:13 Teppo Numminen (2 min for slashing)
35:27 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for elbowing)
39:52 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for hooking)
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42:13 Michael Ryder (2 min for holding the stick)
47:02 Andrew Peters (2 min for roughing)
47:02 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
59:12 Tomas Plekanec (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Bernier 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 6.20 8
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
R Jason Pominville 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 16.30 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8.50 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.10 6
C Derek Roy 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
C Tim Connolly 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 7.20 7
L Andrew Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 -1 21.20 9
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 12.30 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 25.40 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 25.10 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 9.30 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 17.30 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 5.50 4
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 17.20 9
R Michael Ryder 0 1 0 3 1 0 4 1 16.40 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 6.40 6
C Tomas Plekanec 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 13.00 8
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Saku Koivu 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 12.50 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 18.40 6
L Chris Higgins 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 22.10 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 25.30 8
D Josh Gorges 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 22.00 8
D Andrei Markov 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 25.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Bernier
2nd star: Tim Connolly
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Tomas Plekanec finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Chris Higgins had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Francis Bouillon had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 39) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 19)
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1-0 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Mathieu Roy, Mike Funk)
1-1 QUE Corey Locke (Matt D'Agostini)
1-2 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Michaël Lambert, Jimmy Bonneau)
2-2 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Mike Card, Mark Mancari)
3-2 ROC Sam Paolini
4-2 ROC Mark Mancari (Dylan Hunter, Marek Zagrapan)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Yann Danis

Montreal Canadiens 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 6
Shots: 33 - 31
PP: 0 of 7 (19 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:36/40=87 %
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:55/73=75 %, Challenges:46/52=86 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1025359 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:23 1-0 Saku Koivu [4] (Andrei Markov, Roman Hamrlik)
14:52 2-0 Francis Bouillon [2] (Mike Komisarek, Bryan Smolinski)
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22:37 2-1 Pascal Dupuis [3])
30:16 2-2 Evgeny Malkin [6] (Zach Parisé, Petr Sykora)PP
30:54 2-3 Zach Parisé [9] (Evgeny Malkin, Brooks Orpik)SH
35:11 2-4 Sidney Crosby [7] (Martin Havlat)
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45:07 2-5 Georges Laraque [1] (Gary Roberts, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
46:52 2-6 Martin Havlat [6] (Marian Gaborik, Sidney Crosby)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:34 Martin Havlat (2 min for holding the stick)
15:23 Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
18:02 Ryan Whitney (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:48 Sidney Crosby (2 min for high-sticking)
24:54 Michael Ryder (2 min for hooking)
26:54 Steve Bégin (2 min for slashing)
29:25 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for elbowing)
30:26 Gary Roberts (2 min for hooking)
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45:53 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
47:42 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for elbowing)
50:45 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for tripping)
58:16 Hal Gill (2 min for tripping)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 16.10 7
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 20.00 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 4
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.00 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Saku Koivu 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.40 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 17.50 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 -2 11.50 6
L Chris Higgins 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 -1 15.50 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 -2 18.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 1 26.10 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 5
D Francis Bouillon 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 6 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 9.10 7
R Georges Laraque 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 12.40 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 6
C Evgeny Malkin 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 20.30 9
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 15.30 8
L Pascal Dupuis 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 8.10 7
L Gary Roberts 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 8.10 8
L Zach Parisé 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 8
L Martin Havlat 1 1 6 3 1 0 2 1 22.50 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 18.40 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -1 22.30 7
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 26.20 10
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 13.40 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 19.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc-André Fleury
2nd star: Evgeny Malkin
3rd star: Sidney Crosby

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sergei Gonchar had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Sergei Gonchar had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 1( 10) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 12)
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0-1 WIL Jeff Taffe (Niklas Nordgren, Jani Rita)
0-2 WIL Niklas Nordgren (Mark Eaton)
1-2 QUE Michaël Lambert (Janne Lahti, Mathieu Dandenault)
1-3 WIL Tim Wallace (Alain Nasreddine)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Dany Sabourin

Florida Panthers 4 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 41 - 26
PP: 2 of 13 (24 shots), Passing:77/93=82 %, Challenges:47/49=94 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:63/88=71 %, Challenges:26/35=72 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 887517 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:12 0-1 Andrei Kostitsyn [3] (Guillaume Latendresse, Tomas Plekanec)
13:31 0-2 Tom Kostopoulos [2] (Mikhail Grabovski)
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21:58 0-3 Saku Koivu [5] (Andrei Markov, Josh Gorges)
25:16 1-3 Ville Peltonen [5] (Olli Jokinen)PP
28:55 2-3 Stephen Weiss [2] (Radek Dvorak, Richard Zednik)
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43:18 2-4 Maxim Lapierre [1] (Mikhail Grabovski, Michael Ryder)
44:42 3-4 Rostislav Olesz [1] (Jay Bouwmeester, Noah Welch)
46:28 4-4 Chad Kilger [6] (Jozef Stumpel, Noah Welch)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:14 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for elbowing)
04:15 Michael Ryder (2 min for roughing)
08:46 Rostislav Olesz (2 min for high-sticking)
16:52 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for hooking)
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24:04 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for elbowing)
30:46 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for hooking)
31:23 Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
35:24 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
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40:46 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
45:07 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
48:08 Alex Kovalev (2 min for high-sticking)
50:19 Michael Ryder (2 min for tripping)
54:29 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for cross-checking)
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61:26 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
63:37 Olli Jokinen (2 min for slashing)

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 8
R Richard Zednik 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 23.10 7
C Rostislav Olesz 1 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 8.50 7
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 8
C Jozef Stumpel 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -2 23.30 7
L David Booth 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
L Ville Peltonen 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
L Chad Kilger 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 22.50 6
D Steve Montador 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.00 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 28.30 7
D Noah Welch 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 21.20 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 27.00 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 5 4 0 3 0 -1 35.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 22 0 0 65.00 5
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 1 0 3 0 1 0 4 2 7.40 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 17.00 7
R Michael Ryder 0 1 0 4 1 0 4 0 20.10 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 18.10 6
C Maxim Lapierre 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7.40 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.20 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 22.30 7
C Saku Koivu 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.00 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 7.40 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 6.10 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 2 1 1 6 0 20.00 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 26.00 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 30.50 7
D Josh Gorges 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8.40 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24.40 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 31.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 37 0 0 65.00 9
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Carey Price
2nd star: Tom Kostopoulos
3rd star: Radek Dvorak

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Jay Bouwmeester notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rostislav Olesz finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Rostislav Olesz finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Maxim Lapierre finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 1( 12) , Quebec Citadelles 3( 20)
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0-1 QUE Janne Lahti (Michaël Lambert, Mathieu Dandenault)
1-1 LOU Kamil Kreps (Rob Globke)
1-2 QUE Linus Persson (James Sanford)
1-3 QUE Mathieu Dandenault (Jonathan Ferland)

Goalies: Jean-Marc Pelletier - Yann Danis

Tampa Bay Lightning 7 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 36 - 20
PP: 1 of 8 (12 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:40/42=93 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:57/80=71 %, Challenges:30/38=76 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:31 1-0 Craig MacDonald [4] (Karl Stewart, Dan Boyle)
08:04 1-1 Chris Higgins [9] (Saku Koivu, Andrei Markov)PP
10:47 2-1 Jeff Halpern [4] (Shane O'Brien, Dan Boyle)
14:02 3-1 Chris Gratton [2] (Jeff Halpern, Paul Ranger)
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23:13 3-2 Michael Ryder [8] (Bryan Smolinski, Francis Bouillon)
26:36 4-2 Dan Boyle [4] (Joni Pitkänen)
27:07 5-2 Karl Stewart [3] (Vincent Lecavalier, Joni Pitkänen)
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42:04 5-3 Maxim Lapierre [2] (Mikhail Grabovski, Tom Kostopoulos)
44:25 6-3 Karl Stewart [4] (Ales Hemsky)
50:05 7-3 Dave Spina [5] (Vincent Lecavalier, Ales Hemsky)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:58 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
06:59 Chris Gratton (2 min for hooking)
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29:04 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
36:17 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for hooking)
39:12 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for cross-checking)
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45:58 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for tripping)
48:33 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
49:08 Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
57:42 Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
57:42 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
58:53 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for holding the stick)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 6.00 6
R Jason Ward 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 6
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 2 23.20 8
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 1 2 1 1 5 0 7.10 6
C Chris Gratton 1 0 3 2 0 2 2 1 12.40 8
C Jeff Halpern 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 18.10 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 23.00 8
L Maxime Boisclair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 5
L Dave Spina 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Craig MacDonald 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 7
L Karl Stewart 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 9
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 28.00 9
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 13.40 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
D Dan Boyle 1 2 5 3 0 1 0 2 28.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 16.40 6
R Michael Ryder 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 19.00 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -3 13.20 6
C Maxim Lapierre 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 6.00 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 5
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -2 19.20 6
C Saku Koivu 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -3 18.00 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6.00 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 13.10 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 18.50 8
L Chris Higgins 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 16.10 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 26.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -3 18.00 5
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -2 23.50 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 -2 22.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 13 0 0 27.10 4
G Jaroslav Halak 2 0 16 0 0 32.50 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Karl Stewart
2nd star: Dan Boyle
3rd star: Ales Hemsky

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Shane O'Brien ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Bryan Smolinski notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Michael Ryder ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Saku Koivu had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Nick Tarnasky beat Maxim Lapierre in a fight.
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 40) , Quebec Citadelles 0( 17)
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1-0 DTV Andy Rogers (Junior Lessard)
Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Yann Danis

Dallas Stars 5 , Montreal Canadiens 6
Shots: 48 - 31
PP: 1 of 8 (21 shots), Passing:56/66=84 %, Challenges:46/50=90 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:36/42=83 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 763345 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:23 1-0 Todd Bertuzzi [11] (Sergei Zubov)
11:06 1-1 Saku Koivu [6] (Chris Higgins)
12:51 1-2 Saku Koivu [7] (Francis Bouillon, Mike Komisarek)
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21:25 2-2 Todd Bertuzzi [12] (Jere Lehtinen, Mattias Norström)
25:53 3-2 Brenden Morrow [5] (Todd Bertuzzi, Mike Modano)PP
30:02 4-2 Brenden Morrow [6] (Brad Winchester, Konstantin Pushkarev)
35:25 4-3 Mike Komisarek [1] (Francis Bouillon, Steve Bégin)
36:15 4-4 Steve Bégin [4] (Bryan Smolinski)
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41:29 4-5 Tomas Plekanec [3] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Steve Bégin)
47:32 5-5 Brenden Morrow [7] (Sergei Zubov, Mattias Norström)
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64:45 5-6 Alex Kovalev [5] (Saku Koivu, Chris Higgins)
Penalty summary:
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00:09 Alex Kovalev (2 min for slashing)
04:27 Chris Higgins (2 min for tripping)
05:29 Steve Bégin (2 min for cross-checking)
15:43 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for roughing)
15:43 Vojtech Polak (2 min for roughing)
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24:38 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for slashing)
27:18 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
30:16 Saku Koivu (2 min for slashing)
37:06 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
37:06 Mattias Norström (2 min for roughing)
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42:11 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
42:11 Stéphane Robidas (5 min for fighting)
43:29 Niklas Hagman (2 min for hooking)
49:25 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
50:32 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for cross-checking)
53:34 Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for tripping)
55:53 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
57:07 Brenden Morrow (2 min for roughing)
57:07 Francis Bouillon (2 min for roughing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 -1 9.40 7
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11.50 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 -1 20.50 8
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
C Stu Barnes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 12.00 6
C Brad Richards 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
C Mike Modano 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
L Brad Winchester 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.20 5
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 -3 20.10 7
L Brenden Morrow 3 0 10 3 0 0 4 2 22.00 10
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 10.50 6
D Mattias Norström 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 -3 29.00 8
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 16.40 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 30.40 8
D Sergei Zubov 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 -1 30.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 6 0 25 0 0 64.40 4
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -2 8.10 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 13.50 7
R Michael Ryder 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 1 1 1 2 2 20.10 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 -2 9.10 5
C Tomas Plekanec 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.40 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.50 7
C Saku Koivu 2 1 5 0 2 0 2 2 20.00 9
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 9.10 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 12.30 7
L Steve Bégin 1 2 4 3 0 0 6 3 16.00 9
L Chris Higgins 0 2 4 3 0 0 2 1 18.20 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.50 6
D Mike Komisarek 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 2 24.00 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 26.10 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 25.30 8
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 43 0 0 64.40 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Saku Koivu
2nd star: Brenden Morrow
3rd star: Todd Bertuzzi

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Sergei Zubov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Antti Miettinen had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Philippe Boucher had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Francis Bouillon notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Bégin ended his 5 game point drought.
-Andrei Markov had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre beat Stéphane Robidas in a fight.
Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 0( 14) , Quebec Citadelles 7( 27)
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0-1 QUE Janne Lahti (Michaël Lambert)
0-2 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Janne Lahti)
0-3 QUE Eric Manlow (Duncan Milroy)
0-4 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Corey Locke)
0-5 QUE Corey Locke (Jean-Philippe Côté)
0-6 QUE Jean-Philippe Côté (Corey Locke)
0-7 QUE Michaël Lambert (Janne Lahti)
Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Yann Danis

Montreal Canadiens 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 30 - 30
PP: 1 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:80/92=86 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:78/98=79 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1025359 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:55 1-0 Michael Ryder [9] (Bryan Smolinski, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
18:19 2-0 Chris Higgins [10] (Roman Hamrlik)
19:29 2-1 Michel Ouellet [4] (Shane O'Brien, Dan Boyle)
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31:12 2-2 Dave Spina [6] (Nick Tarnasky, Brad Lukowich)
34:06 3-2 Mark Streit [1] (Josh Gorges, Tomas Plekanec)
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41:36 3-3 Evgeny Artyukhin [4] (Vincent Lecavalier, Ales Hemsky)
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Penalty summary:
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05:36 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for boarding)
13:17 Craig MacDonald (2 min for slashing)
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35:15 Jason Ward (2 min for elbowing)
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44:53 Evgeny Artyukhin (2 min for hooking)
45:56 Chris Gratton (2 min for high-sticking)
50:14 Evgeny Artyukhin (2 min for hooking)
52:37 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
55:38 Mark Streit (2 min for tripping)
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64:58 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 6.20 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
R Michael Ryder 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 22.20 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 6.20 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 14.30 5
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 22.20 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 18.50 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 16.40 8
L Chris Higgins 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 22.20 7
D Mark Streit 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 21.00 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 26.30 8
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 1 0 5 3 0 2 4 1 9.00 7
R Jason Ward 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 13.40 5
R Michel Ouellet 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
C Nick Tarnasky 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 18.50 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 21.50 7
L Maxime Boisclair 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.40 4
L Dave Spina 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
L Craig MacDonald 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.30 6
L Karl Stewart 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 15.50 7
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 23.20 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 19.30 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 22.30 8
D Dan Boyle 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Artyukhin
2nd star: Michael Ryder
3rd star: Michel Ouellet

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Bryan Smolinski scored the 600th point of his career.
-Chris Higgins scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Saku Koivu had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Mark Streit ended his 9 game point drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vincent Lecavalier notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 17) , Detroit Vipers 1(
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0-1 DTV Stanislav Lascek (Brandon Elliot, Blair Jones)
1-1 QUE Mathieu Dandenault
2-1 QUE Eric Manlow (Duncan Milroy)
3-1 QUE Michaël Lambert (Mathieu Dandenault, Janne Lahti)
Goalies: Yann Danis - Jonathan Boutin