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Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers

Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–2 on Thursday, March 8, 2007 at home.

Team Goals 2006-2007 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 42-34-6
at Atlanta Thrashers 6 43-28-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 1 1 2
Atlanta Thrashers 2 4 0 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 14 12 9 35
Atlanta Thrashers 10 9 10 29

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:45 Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk (36) Alexei Zhitnik (24), Niclas Havelid (15) Power play MTL 0, ATL 1
1st 11:45 Atlanta Thrashers Jon Sim (16) Eric Belanger (16) Even strength MTL 0, ATL 2
2nd 03:41 Atlanta Thrashers Vyacheslav Kozlov (22) Marian Hossa (47) Even strength MTL 0, ATL 3
2nd 04:11 Atlanta Thrashers Eric Belanger (14) Vyacheslav Kozlov (47), Marian Hossa (48) Even strength MTL 0, ATL 4
2nd 06:47 Atlanta Thrashers Jean-Pierre Vigier (5) Scott Mellanby (22), Jim Slater (13) Even strength MTL 0, ATL 5
2nd 08:43 Atlanta Thrashers Jon Sim (17) Alexei Zhitnik (25), Ilya Kovalchuk (31) Even strength MTL 0, ATL 6
2nd 09:27 Montreal Canadiens Guillaume Latendresse (12) Mike Johnson (19), Andrei Markov (34) Even strength MTL 1, ATL 6
3rd 08:24 Montreal Canadiens Radek Bonk (12) Mike Johnson (20) Even strength MTL 2, ATL 6

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal 35 29
Power play 0 of 6 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 17 29
Hits 17 14
Blocked shots 9 13
Giveaways 4 11
Takeaways 3 14
Faceoffs won 25/52 (48.1%) 27/52 (51.9%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 S. Koivu C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 0 53.8% 16:12
14 R. Bonk C 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 62.5% 12:21
15 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 06:43
20 M. Johnson R 0 2 2 +1 2 1 0 0 0 13:13
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 -2 0 9 0 0 0 18:06
22 S. Begin L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 1 0 66.7% 12:02
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 15:17
27 A. Kovalev R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 18:22
35 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 40% 18:38
40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 37.5% 10:52
46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 12:37
73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 16:42
84 G. Latendresse L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 14:38
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 21:05
32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 2 0 16:38
44 S. Souray D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 24:02
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 -1 5 1 2 2 0 17:23
79 A. Markov D 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 1 0 25:18
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
30 D. Aebischer 14 13 1 .929 33:13
41 J. Halak 15 10 5 .667 26:47 Loss

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
8 K. Tkachuk L 0 0 0 +1 17 4 0 0 0 37.5% 09:49
9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 100% 16:05
11 J. Vigier R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 09:54
13 V. Kozlov L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 0 0 75% 17:32
14 J. Sim L 2 0 2 +2 0 6 0 1 0 14:07
16 B. Holik C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 1 0 58.3% 13:50
17 I. Kovalchuk L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 1 0 1 17:42
18 M. Hossa R 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 1 0 14:07
19 S. Mellanby R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 09:57
22 E. Belanger C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 47.1% 18:21
23 J. Slater C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 55.6% 10:00
29 B. Larsen L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 14:26
2 G. Exelby D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 2 0 17:54
7 G. De Vries D 0 0 0 +2 2 2 0 0 0 18:10
25 A. Sutton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:20
28 N. Havelid D 0 1 1 +1 4 0 0 1 0 21:29
34 S. Hnidy D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 19:53
77 A. Zhitnik D 0 2 2 +3 2 1 0 1 0 22:45
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 35 33 2 .943 59:57 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:44 Atlanta Thrashers Niclas Havelid Hooking 2
1st 09:23 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Hooking 2
1st 14:51 Atlanta Thrashers Greg De Vries Holding 2
1st 16:05 Atlanta Thrashers Bobby Holik Cross checking 2
2nd 09:56 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin Slashing 2
2nd 15:41 Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik Holding 2
2nd 17:22 Atlanta Thrashers Niclas Havelid Interference 2
2nd 18:19 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev Tripping 2
2nd 19:37 Atlanta Thrashers Keith Tkachuk Instigator 2
2nd 19:37 Atlanta Thrashers Keith Tkachuk Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:37 Atlanta Thrashers Keith Tkachuk Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 19:37 Atlanta Thrashers Garnet Exelby Slashing 2
2nd 19:37 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Slashing 2
2nd 19:37 Montreal Canadiens Francis Bouillon Fighting (major) 5
3rd 02:31 Montreal Canadiens Mike Johnson Interference 2
3rd 17:14 Montreal Canadiens Radek Bonk Delaying game 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Bob Hartley
Referees
Greg Kimmerly, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Pat Dapuzzo, Derek Amell
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Janne Niinimaa, Aaron Downey, Alexander Perezhogin, Duncan Milroy, Garth Murray, Cristobal Huet, Josh Gorges, Mikhail Grabovski
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Steve Rucchin, Eric Boulton, Steve McCarthy, Derek MacKenzie, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic

2006-2007 season series

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 8

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final Game page

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