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4/1/2009
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Montreal Canadiens 6 , Atlanta Thrashers 4
Shots: 27 - 26
PP: 0 of 1 (8 shots), Passing:64/68=94 %, Challenges:49/63=76 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:35/36=94 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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13:12 0-1
Jesse Schultz [2] (Vyacheslav Kozlov, Alexei Zhitnik)
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27:33 1-1
Mike Ribeiro [12] (Andrew Ladd, Marian Hossa)
28:48 2-1
Sami Kapanen [10] (Tom Kostopoulos, Nicklas Bergfors)
32:07 3-1
Nicklas Bergfors [9] (Martin Straka, Mike Ribeiro)
35:01 3-2
Mark Fraser [1] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Antti Miettinen)
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47:02 3-3
Vyacheslav Kozlov [7] (Niclas Hävelid)
48:39 3-4
Alexei Zhitnik [4] (Erik Cole, Jim Slater)
49:44 4-4
Martin Straka [12] (Mike Ribeiro, Josh Gorges)
59:07 5-4
Nicklas Bergfors [10] (Tom Kostopoulos, Andrew Ladd)
59:54 6-4
Mathieu Schneider [6] (Guillaume Latendresse, Nicklas Bergfors) EN
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Penalty summary:
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14:23
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for roughing)
14:23
Antti Miettinen (2 min for roughing)
17:55
Jesse Schultz (5 min for boarding)
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36:26
Mathieu Schneider (2 min for slashing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 11.20 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 15.50 9
R Marian Hossa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 9
C Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
C Martin Straka 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.30 6
C Mike Ribeiro 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 8
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
L Sami Kapanen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 13.40 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 9
L Simon Gagné 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Andre Benoit 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 21.30 6
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 24.10 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 19.30 7
D Mathieu Schneider 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 22.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Niclas Lucenius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 5
R Jesse Schultz 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 16.20 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
C Zach Parisé 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 19.20 7
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 5
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 19.00 8
R Antti Miettinen 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.00 6
C Jim Slater 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 -1 15.40 6
L Erik Cole 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 -1 17.50 6
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
D Mark Fraser 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 22.00 9
D Mark Popovic 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 18.50 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 5
D Chris Campoli 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -1 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 6 0 21 0 0 59.30 4
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bergfors
2nd star: Mike Ribeiro
3rd star: Andrew Ladd
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrew Ladd has marked a new career high in assists with 20 assists.
-Andrew Ladd notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Sami Kapanen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tom Kostopoulos notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bergfors notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Josh Gorges notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bergfors scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Bryan Smolinski had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Andrei Kostitsyn notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Erik Cole notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jesse Schultz ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Jesse Schultz ended his 5 game point drought.
-Mark Fraser ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 4( 25) , Chicago Wolves 2( 15)
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1-0
Garth Murray (Danny Groulx, Ajay Baines)
2-0
Dave Bolland (Ben Maxwell, Sergei Korostin)
3-0
Jonathan Ferland (Michaël Lambert)
4-0
Dave Bolland (T.J. Reynolds)
4-1
Milan Bartovic (Steve McCarthy)