Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers

Thursday, April 5, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	42-34-6
at New York Rangers	3	42-30-10

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	1	1
New York Rangers	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	8	7	11	26
New York Rangers	15	10	8	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:53	New York Rangers	Petr Prucha (21)	Matt Cullen (24), Dan Girardi (6)	Even strength	MTL 0, NYR 1
2nd	11:18	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr (30)	Michael Nylander (57), Brendan Shanahan (33)	Even strength	MTL 0, NYR 2
2nd	18:26	New York Rangers	Marek Malik (2)	Sean Avery (30), Jaromir Jagr (66)	Even strength	MTL 0, NYR 3
3rd	15:17	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray (26)	Andrei Markov (42), Saku Koivu (50)	Power play	MTL 1, NYR 3

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 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	70.6%	19:21
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3	0	77.8%	15:09
Number 20 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		13:38
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:00
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		10:26
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	4	0		16:25
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		17:46
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	46.7%	16:36
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0	42.9%	09:16
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		11:40
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	5	0	0		17:44
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		12:59
Number 6 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		14:26
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		15:38
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		13:38
Number 44 S. Souray	D	1	0	1	-1	2	2	2	3	1		25:10
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0		17:19
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0		25:47

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	8	8	0	1.000	17:48
Number 41 J. Halak	25	22	3	.880	40:00	Loss

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 5 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	2	50%	16:38
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	2		17:51
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	15:09
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	1	1	+1	4	4	4	1	40%	16:28
Number 19 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	4	38.9%	13:53
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		10:51
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		11:28
Number 43 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0		09:12
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:48
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	1	2	+2	2	3	0	0		16:44
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		15:56
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	33.3%	16:24
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3		27:08
Number 8 M. Malik	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	1		24:04
Number 22 T. Pock	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:12
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1		21:26
Number 46 D. Girardi	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	0		15:56
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1		14:13

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	26	25	1	.962	59:47	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	01:53	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn	Hooking	2
2nd	06:33	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Hooking	2
2nd	07:18	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Holding	2
2nd	15:46	New York Rangers	Blair Betts	Broken stick	2
2nd	20:00	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Charging	2
2nd	20:00	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Elbowing	2
3rd	08:47	New York Rangers	Paul Mara	Holding	2
3rd	12:49	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Streit	Slashing	2
3rd	14:42	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr	Holding	2
3rd	14:42	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Hooking	2
3rd	18:41	New York Rangers	Marek Malik	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Tim Nowak
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Aaron Downey, Sergei Samsonov, David Aebischer, Michael Leighton, Alexander Perezhogin, Duncan Milroy, Garth Murray, Josh Gorges, Mikhail Grabovski
New York Rangers scratches: Sandis Ozolinsh, Darius Kasparaitis, Kevin Weekes, Jason Strudwick, Karel Rachunek, Jason Krog, Marcel Hossa, Colton Orr, Bryce Lampman, Jarkko Immonen, David Liffiton, Nigel Dawes, Al Montoya, Brandon Dubinsky

Every Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 0 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Tue, Feb 27, 2007
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 27, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Thu, Apr 5, 2007

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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Apr 5, 2007
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Thu, Apr 5, 2007
St. Louis Blues 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Thu, Apr 5, 2007
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Apr 5, 2007
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Apr 5, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Apr 5, 2007
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Apr 5, 2007
Calgary Flames 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Apr 5, 2007