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31/3/2009
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Montreal Canadiens 6 , New York Islanders 4
Shots: 28 - 32
MTL PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:46/51=88 %
NYI PP: 2 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:35/40=85 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 1021104 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:14 0-1 NYI Brian Gionta [20] (Lubomir Visnovsky)
10:56 1-1 MTL Jarret Stoll [26] (Erik Cole, Nick Boynton)
17:48 1-2 NYI Dustin Brown [11] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Brian Gionta)PP
19:42 2-2 MTL Ladislav Nagy [24] (Jozef Stumpel, Tom Gilbert)
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30:03 2-3 NYI Tim Connolly [22] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Ron Hainsey)PP
31:44 3-3 MTL Raffi Torres [24])
33:01 4-3 MTL David Tanabe [5] (Tom Gilbert, Jozef Stumpel)
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43:56 5-3 MTL Tom Gilbert [8] (Nick Boynton, Jarret Stoll)
48:22 5-4 NYI Alexander Ovechkin [31] (Brian Gionta, Lubomir Visnovsky)
59:42 6-4 MTL Steve Bernier [16] (Josef Melichar, Tom Gilbert) EN
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Penalty summary:
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13:01 NYI Richard Park (2 min for tripping)
16:15 MTL Nick Boynton (2 min for tripping)
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23:07 MTL Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for boarding)
29:24 MTL John Pohl (2 min for elbowing)
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52:51 MTL Kris Beech (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R John Pohl 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 9.10 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 13.40 7
R Raffi Torres 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 17.20 9
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 9.40 7
C Andy McDonald 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Jozef Stumpel 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 14.50 8
C Jarret Stoll 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 19.30 8
L Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 4
L Steve Bernier 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 19.00 8
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 14.50 8
L Erik Cole 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 2 18.00 9
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.30 7
D David Tanabe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 24.30 6
D Josef Melichar 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Tom Gilbert 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 22.40 8
D Nick Boynton 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 1 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Adam Berkhoel 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 7.30 6
R Doug Weight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
R Dustin Brown 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 -2 20.30 8
R Brian Gionta 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
R Richard Park 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 7.30 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 12.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 14.40 6
C Tim Connolly 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
L Mike Grier 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 7.30 4
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 -1 15.40 8
L Milan Michalek 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 -2 19.10 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 16.10 5
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 14.40 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 28.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 -2 18.10 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 -1 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 6 0 22 0 0 58.00 4
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tom Gilbert
2nd star: Raffi Torres
3rd star: Brian Gionta
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Nick Boynton notched his 30th assist of the season.
Notes for New York Islanders:
-Brian Gionta scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Tim Connolly has marked a new career high in points with 56 points.
-Ron Hainsey notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 4( 24) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0(
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1-0 HAM Joonas Lehtivuori (Jordan Krestanovich)
2-0 HAM Jakub Kindl (Jirí Tlustý)
3-0 HAM Wes O'Neill (Bryan Little)
4-0 HAM Darren Reid (David Steckel)
Goalies: David Shantz - Martin Houle