Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, January 17, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 in a shootout on Thursday, January 17, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	47-25-10
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	34-40-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Montreal Canadiens	6	16	6	1	0	29
Atlanta Thrashers	7	7	5	5	0	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa (20)	Mark Recchi (18), Eric Perrin (19)	Power play	MTL 0, ATL 1
2nd	05:24	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (12)	Tomas Plekanec (25), Andrei Markov (21)	Even strength	MTL 1, ATL 1
3rd	06:02	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (7)	Guillaume Latendresse (5), Bryan Smolinski (11)	Even strength	MTL 2, ATL 1
3rd	09:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Dupuis (9)	Eric Perrin (20)	Even strength	MTL 2, ATL 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Saved
1	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn	Goal
2	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Saved
2	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Goal

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		08:00
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	38.9%	21:14
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	46.7%	18:35
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	45%	16:08
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1		18:53
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:36
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		20:53
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	50%	11:06
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		17:13
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	0		15:10
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		15:00
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1		14:49
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4		24:28
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		16:23
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		19:43
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		26:19
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		17:12
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		26:05

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	24	22	2	.917	65:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers 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 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	100%	20:11
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		12:54
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	80%	19:13
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	56.3%	19:25
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12.5%	16:45
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	63.2%	17:00
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	23:01
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	1		24:27
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		06:13
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		06:20
Number 45 K. Doell	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	50%	07:14
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0		13:08
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		21:18
Number 7 M. Popovic	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		17:12
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		23:27
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		22:39
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		21:07
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		20:35

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	29	27	2	.931	64:51	OT loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:19	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder	Slashing	2
1st	10:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Mark Recchi	Hooking	2
1st	15:05	Atlanta Thrashers	Kevin Doell	Tripping	2
1st	17:30	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Interference	2
2nd	06:25	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Hooking	2
2nd	13:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
3rd	07:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Colin Stuart	Hooking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Dave Jackson, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Jean Morin
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Steve Begin, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, Carey Price, Matt D'Agostini
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Brad Larsen, Joel Kwiatkowski, Steve McCarthy, Darren Haydar, Jim Slater, Brett Sterling, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Bryan Little

Every Montreal Canadiens and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 30, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 17, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 26, 2008

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 17, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 17, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Washington Capitals 5	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Jan 17, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 17, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Jan 17, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 17, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Jan 17, 2008
Dallas Stars 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 17, 2008