Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, January 3, 2004, 2:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–1 on Saturday, January 3, 2004 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Atlanta Thrashers	1	33-37-8-4
at Montreal Canadiens	5	41-30-7-4

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	1	1
Montreal Canadiens	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	10	11	7	28
Montreal Canadiens	7	18	10	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:44	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (8)	Yanic Perreault (8), Michael Ryder (15)	Even strength	ATL 0, MTL 1
1st	08:35	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (13)	Michael Ryder (16), Saku Koivu (15)	Power play	ATL 0, MTL 2
2nd	09:20	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro (7)	Francis Bouillon (6), Richard Zednik (8)	Even strength	ATL 0, MTL 3
2nd	19:53	Montreal Canadiens	Niklas Sundstrom (5)	Joe Juneau (9), Patrice Brisebois (12)	Even strength	ATL 0, MTL 4
3rd	15:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 1, MTL 4
3rd	19:35	Montreal Canadiens	Joe Juneau (2)	Sheldon Souray (12), Patrice Brisebois (13)	Power play	ATL 1, MTL 5

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

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	38.9%	17:21
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		11:32
Number 12 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		08:08
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	50%	24:12
Number 14 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	12:00
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	-1	0	8	0	1		25:45
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	50%	23:45
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	11	1	1	2		16:53
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	63.6%	14:59
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	53.8%	15:36
Number 49 Z. Blatny	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:09
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1		19:50
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	1	1	+1	9	3	0	1		13:07
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	-2	0	3	0	3		24:15
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	-1	4	0	1	1		12:01
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		13:52
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		22:04
Number 39 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	5	2	1	0		11:10

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	35	30	5	.857	59:58	Loss

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 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	58.3%	19:21
Number 15 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		08:41
Number 17 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		15:18
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	1	1		14:55
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:28
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0		13:07
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		13:52
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	2	0	0		14:33
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	1	0	1	+1	4	1	0	3	0	52.9%	15:04
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	1	0		13:38
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	1	60%	15:50
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	12:50
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	1	0		18:04
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	0		12:47
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	2	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0		21:19
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	0	9	4	2	1	0		24:20
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	2	0		19:47
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		20:15

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	28	27	1	.964	59:47	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Ivan Majesky	Interference	2
1st	08:39	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	High sticking	2
1st	08:39	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	High sticking	2
1st	19:03	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis	Holding the stick	2
2nd	03:33	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Roughing	2
2nd	15:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Benjamin Simon	Interference	2
3rd	00:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Slashing	2
3rd	00:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	00:23	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
3rd	00:23	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
3rd	00:23	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	05:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	05:55	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:48	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Boarding	2
3rd	12:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Roughing	2
3rd	12:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	High sticking	2
3rd	12:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	High sticking	2
3rd	12:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Interference	2
3rd	12:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:29	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:29	Montreal Canadiens	Darren Langdon	Cross checking	2
3rd	12:29	Montreal Canadiens	Darren Langdon	Roughing	2
3rd	19:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	High sticking	2
3rd	19:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Ivan Majesky	High sticking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Brad Lazarowich
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Brian Swanson, Serge Aubin, Jeff Cowan, Shawn Heins, Francis Lessard, Kamil Piros, Andy Sutton, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Tommi Santala, Mike Weaver, Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster, Karl Stewart
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Karl Dykhuis, Chad Kilger, Benoit Gratton, Steve Begin, Gordie Dwyer, Andrei Markov, Ron Hainsey, Marcel Hossa, Tomas Plekanec, Chris Higgins

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Dec 29, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Jan 14, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 17, 2004

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 3, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
New York Islanders 3 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
Washington Capitals 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
San Jose Sharks 3 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
New Jersey Devils 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 3, 2004
Dallas Stars 2 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 3, 2004