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25/10/2008
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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 29 - 20
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:49/64=76 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:42/60=68 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 963667 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:58 0-1
Mark Parrish [7] (Kurtis Foster, Stéphane Veilleux)PP
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31:51 1-1
Michael Ryder [3] (Nicklas Bergfors, Josh Gorges)
33:08 2-1
Eric Manlow [2] (Mike Angelidis, Michael Ryder)
33:43 3-1
Chris Higgins [3] (Marc Savard, Mike Komisarek)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:51
Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for tripping)
09:14
Eric Manlow (2 min for slashing)
11:18
Mike Angelidis (2 min for hooking)
17:08
Chris Simon (5 min for fighting)
17:08
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
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24:09
Sean Hill (2 min for tripping)
37:56
Mike Angelidis (2 min for hooking)
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48:18
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
48:18
Chris Simon (5 min for fighting)
54:08
Mikko Koivu (2 min for hooking)
56:02
Brian Rolston (2 min for high-sticking)
59:21
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for elbowing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Mike Angelidis 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 11.10 6
R Michael Ryder 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 18.40 8
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
R Erik Cole 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
C Eric Manlow 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 11.40 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 4 2 6 10 1 11.30 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
C Marc Savard 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 8.40 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 13.40 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 8
L Chris Higgins 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 8
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 14.00 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 2 18.50 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 0 26.30 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 19.50 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Simon 0 0 1 1 2 1 10 -1 13.00 5
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14.20 5
R Mark Parrish 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 16.50 8
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 -1 18.20 5
C Matt Foy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13.20 5
C Brian Rolston 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 19.50 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.30 6
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 6
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 13.20 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 16.20 6
L Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.20 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 28.30 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Sean Hill 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 20.50 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 23.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Ryder
2nd star: Eric Manlow
3rd star: Chris Higgins
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Josh Gorges ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Marian Gaborik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Pavol Demitra had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Kim Johnsson had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Chris Simon beat Maxim Lapierre in a fight.
-Chris Simon beat Maxim Lapierre in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 4( 20) , Houston Aeros 2( 10)
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1-0 HAM Corey Locke (Tom Kostopoulos)
2-0 HAM Daniel Corso (Mark Streit)
2-1 HOU Mattias Trattnig (Curtis Murphy, Paul Albers)
3-1 HAM Daniel Corso (Mathieu Biron)
3-2 HOU Branko Radivojevic (Peter Olvecky, Curtis Murphy)
4-2 HAM Corey Locke (Danny Groulx)
Goalies: Yann Danis - Nolan Schaefer