Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, January 19, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–0 on Saturday, January 19, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	47-27-8
at Montreal Canadiens	0	47-25-10

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	1	2
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	9	11	26
Montreal Canadiens	9	17	5	31

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Taffe (2)	Georges Laraque (7), Jarkko Ruutu (5)	Even strength	PIT 1, MTL 0
3rd	19:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (24)	Petr Sykora (15)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 2, MTL 0

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	41.7%	20:16
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	5	0		22:03
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	63.6%	14:15
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	100%	20:11
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	50%	05:49
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:14
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	20:13
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0		13:48
Number 33 R. Stone	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	100%	07:45
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0		14:52
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		09:37
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	33.3%	22:57
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		20:44
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3		21:45
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	4		24:41
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		10:52
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		28:41
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		13:17

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Sabourin	31	31	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	-1	0	0	6	1		11:32
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	-1	0	1	1	0	50%	20:25
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	-1	2	3	0	0	53.8%	18:58
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	1	0	1	44.4%	08:42
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	-1	0	5	0	1		19:05
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	-1	2	2	0	0		07:21
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	-1	0	4	2	1	100%	20:46
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	-1	0	1	4	0	66.7%	11:16
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	2	4	0		19:25
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0		09:25
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	1	2	0		14:56
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	3	0		12:07
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	4	6	1		21:16
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	2	2	1		18:48
Number 32 M. Streit	D	-2	2	1	1	1		18:31
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	-1	2	1	3	2		20:42
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	4	5		14:41
Number 79 A. Markov	D	-1	0	3	2	1		25:15

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	25	24	1	.960	58:49	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Georges Laraque	Elbowing	2
2nd	01:05	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Interference	2
2nd	11:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Christensen	Slashing	2
2nd	15:15	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Streit	Holding	2
2nd	15:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Diving	2
2nd	19:06	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	06:24	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Tripping	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Brian Murphy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Mark Eaton, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Connor James, Chris Minard, Marc-Andre Fleury, Jonathan Filewich, Joe Jensen, Alex Goligoski, Tyler Kennedy, Sidney Crosby
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Steve Begin, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, Carey Price, Matt D'Agostini

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 10, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 27, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Feb 21, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 19, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Nashville Predators 5 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 6 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 19, 2008