Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks

Wednesday, March 7, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim Regular Season Final

Final score

The Anaheim Ducks beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	28-40-8-6
at Anaheim Ducks	4	25-41-11-5

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	1	2
Anaheim Ducks	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	10	8	11	29
Anaheim Ducks	8	10	5	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:50	Anaheim Ducks	Paul Kariya (22)	Jeff Friesen (25), Oleg Tverdovsky (31)	Power play	MTL 0, ANA 1
1st	07:49	Anaheim Ducks	Matt Cullen (10)	Mike Leclerc (20)	Even strength	MTL 0, ANA 2
2nd	04:47	Anaheim Ducks	Paul Kariya (23)	Jeff Friesen (26), Jean-Sebastien Giguere (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, ANA 3
2nd	07:16	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois (11)	Saku Koivu (20), Martin Rucinsky (18)	Power play	MTL 1, ANA 3
3rd	03:56	Montreal Canadiens	Arron Asham (2)	Craig Darby (15)	Even strength	MTL 2, ANA 3
3rd	18:03	Anaheim Ducks	Tony Hrkac (12)	Oleg Tverdovsky (32)	Even strength	MTL 2, ANA 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Campbell	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		09:35
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	4	1	3	0	0	45%	22:17
Number 14 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	20%	22:22
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		19:58
Number 23 F. Belanger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		03:21
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	1	1	0	6	2	3	0	0		21:52
Number 32 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		23:36
Number 39 J. Witehall	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		09:38
Number 45 A. Asham	R	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		08:47
Number 63 C. Darby	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	53.8%	12:57
Number 78 Ã. Landry	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	03:17
Number 88 X. Delisle	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		12:04
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		13:55
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	1	0	1	-2	0	7	0	2	1		24:24
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:43
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		18:35
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		19:04
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		21:47

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Garon	12	9	3	.750	24:47	Loss
Number 60 J. Theodore	11	10	1	.909	33:58

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Kariya	L	2	0	2	+2	2	5	1	0	1		23:49
Number 11 J. Friesen	L	0	2	2	+2	0	3	1	2	0	100%	22:22
Number 12 M. Leclerc	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	0		17:35
Number 13 G. Titov	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		14:18
Number 15 A. Hrkac	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0	68.8%	17:22
Number 16 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	16:12
Number 17 M. Cullen	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	61.5%	18:11
Number 19 J. Cummins	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		03:37
Number 21 D. Bylsma	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	50%	13:45
Number 22 J. Ronnqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:51
Number 26 S. Pahlsson	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	58.3%	14:28
Number 32 M. Chouinard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	57.1%	04:11
Number 5 V. Vishnevski	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		18:14
Number 7 P. Trnka	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0		23:02
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	2	2	+3	0	3	3	2	0		25:39
Number 23 J. Marshall	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		14:56
Number 25 M. Crowley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		18:23
Number 40 A. Niemi	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	0	0		18:25

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Giguere	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:41	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Tripping	2
1st	08:18	Anaheim Ducks	Jim Cummins	Slashing	2
1st	18:04	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	Hooking	2
1st	18:04	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	05:26	Anaheim Ducks	Pavel Trnka	Hooking	2
2nd	06:15	Anaheim Ducks	Samuel Pahlsson	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	10:32	Montreal Canadiens	Patrick Traverse	Holding	2
2nd	14:28	Montreal Canadiens	Arron Asham	Boarding	2
2nd	19:17	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	High sticking	2
3rd	01:24	Anaheim Ducks	Paul Kariya	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	04:44	Anaheim Ducks	Dan Bylsma	High sticking	2
3rd	10:19	Anaheim Ducks	German Titov	Hooking	2
3rd	10:19	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Diving	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Anaheim Ducks head coach: Guy Charron
Referees: Kevin Maguire, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Danny McCourt
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Benoit Brunet, Jeff Hackett, Gino Odjick, Darryl Shannon, Barry Richter, Patrick Poulin, Brian Savage, Craig Rivet, Juha Lind, Eric Bertrand, Eric Fichaud, Chad Kilger, Christian Laflamme, Matt Higgins, Matthieu DescÃ´teaux, Andrei Bashkirov, Jason Ward, Eric Chouinard, Mike Ribeiro, Andrei Markov
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Guy Hebert, Steve Rucchin, Bob Wren, Antti Aalto, Pascal Trepanier, Kevin Sawyer, Ruslan Salei, Niclas Havelid, Petr Tenkrat, Andy McDonald

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