New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–3 on Sunday, February 3, 2008 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2007-2008 record
New York Rangers 5 42-27-13
at Montreal Canadiens 3 47-25-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New York Rangers 0 3 2 5
Montreal Canadiens 2 1 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New York Rangers 4 12 14 30
Montreal Canadiens 9 9 10 28

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:11 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov (12) Unassisted Power play NYR 0, MTL 1
1st 13:36 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (24) Chris Higgins (18), Saku Koivu (29) Power play NYR 0, MTL 2
2nd 05:40 Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn (6) Unassisted Power play, Penalty shot NYR 0, MTL 3
2nd 08:39 New York Rangers Michal Rozsival (13) Chris Drury (22), Martin Straka (12) Power play NYR 1, MTL 3
2nd 09:03 New York Rangers Brandon Dubinsky (9) Unassisted Even strength NYR 2, MTL 3
2nd 15:30 New York Rangers Scott Gomez (12) Marc Staal (6) Even strength NYR 3, MTL 3
3rd 10:09 New York Rangers Chris Drury (16) Nigel Dawes (6), Petr Prucha (10) Even strength NYR 4, MTL 3
3rd 18:30 New York Rangers Martin Straka (10) Paul Mara (13), Scott Gomez (40) Even strength NYR 5, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Stat New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 30 28
Power play 1 of 4 3 of 4
Penalty minutes 26 15
Hits 25 29
Blocked shots 14 12
Giveaways 3 11
Takeaways 4 6
Faceoffs won 29/54 (53.7%) 25/54 (46.3%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 N. Dawes L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 14:11
Number 15 B. Betts C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 57.1% 11:33
Number 16 S. Avery L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 4 1 0 16:40
Number 17 B. Dubinsky C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 3 0 0 43.8% 13:55
Number 19 S. Gomez C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 2 0 61.1% 22:28
Number 23 C. Drury C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 2 0 53.8% 18:58
Number 24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 0 0 08:41
Number 25 P. Prucha R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 10:53
Number 28 C. Orr R 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 08:42
Number 44 R. Hollweg L 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 04:16
Number 68 J. Jagr R 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 0 19:59
Number 82 M. Straka C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 3 0 19:15
Number 3 M. Rozsival D 1 0 1 +1 4 4 1 1 1 20:53
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 3 0 23:21
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 20:01
Number 27 P. Mara D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 17:46
Number 34 J. Strudwick D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 1 0 14:40
Number 51 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 4 0 0 23:25
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 28 25 3 .893 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 1 0 11:28
Number 11 S. Koivu C 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 46.7% 16:40
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 53.3% 17:27
Number 20 B. Smolinski C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 38.5% 13:59
Number 21 C. Higgins L 0 1 1 -2 0 5 0 0 0 16:40
Number 22 S. Begin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 0 13:20
Number 25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:48
Number 27 A. Kovalev R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 2 0 1 17:19
Number 40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 45.5% 11:58
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 0 14:57
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn L 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 15:31
Number 84 G. Latendresse L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 11:16
Number 8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 7 2 0 21:01
Number 26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 17:00
Number 32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 21:11
Number 44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 3 0 21:27
Number 51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 1 0 15:43
Number 79 A. Markov D 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 1 1 24:09
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 39 C. Huet 30 25 5 .833 59:10 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:41 New York Rangers Michal Rozsival Hooking 2
1st 10:29 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Charging 2
1st 11:57 New York Rangers Michal Rozsival Cross checking 2
1st 15:39 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn Charging 2
2nd 05:06 New York Rangers Jason Strudwick Tripping 2
2nd 06:48 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Hooking 2
2nd 15:41 Montreal Canadiens Francis Bouillon Fighting (major) 5
2nd 15:41 Montreal Canadiens Josh Gorges Roughing 2
2nd 15:41 New York Rangers Colton Orr Fighting (major) 5
2nd 15:41 New York Rangers Ryan Hollweg Boarding (major) 5
2nd 15:41 New York Rangers Ryan Hollweg Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
2nd 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Roughing 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Tom Renney
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Referees
Mike Leggo, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Mark Shewchyk, Brian Murphy
New York Rangers scratches
Brendan Shanahan, Marek Malik, Marcel Hossa, Thomas Pock, Ivan Baranka, Greg Moore, Dane Byers
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Patrice Brisebois, Michael Ryder, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, Carey Price, Matt D'Agostini

2007-2008 season series

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