Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, February 21, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 on Thursday, February 21, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	47-27-8
at Montreal Canadiens	4	47-25-10

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	1	2	5
Montreal Canadiens	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	15	8	7	30
Montreal Canadiens	8	7	6	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney (12)	Evgeni Malkin (46), Petr Sykora (25)	Even strength	PIT 1, MTL 0
1st	18:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 2, MTL 0
2nd	03:27	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (12)	Sergei Kostitsyn (10), Ryan O'Byrne (4)	Even strength	PIT 2, MTL 1
2nd	06:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (20)	Ryan Whitney (19), Petr Sykora (26)	Power play	PIT 3, MTL 1
2nd	18:07	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (19)	Alex Kovalev (33), Andrei Markov (36)	Power play	PIT 3, MTL 2
3rd	00:21	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (12)	Mark Streit (33), Josh Gorges (5)	Even strength	PIT 3, MTL 3
3rd	03:25	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik (4)	Saku Koivu (33), Alex Kovalev (34)	Power play	PIT 3, MTL 4
3rd	10:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (35)	Ryan Malone (17)	Even strength	PIT 4, MTL 4
3rd	10:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar (10)	Ryan Whitney (20), Evgeni Malkin (47)	Power play	PIT 5, MTL 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	0	6	3	0	0	33.3%	20:42
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	1	2	-1	0	2	1	0	1		20:10
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0		19:46
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	5	0	0		16:43
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	+2	5	0	1	1	0	33.3%	16:11
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:31
Number 36 C. James	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:41
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	4	0	0		11:39
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	33.3%	13:44
Number 41 N. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		03:44
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	1	0		12:30
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	2	3	+2	2	4	2	3	0	42.9%	23:22
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0		23:52
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:00
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	1	2	3	-1	0	4	0	2	0		17:04
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		19:17
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	3	1		27:49
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		18:58

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Sabourin	21	17	4	.810	60:00	Win

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	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	66.7%	17:50
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0	53.3%	20:17
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	85.7%	10:53
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	100%	15:20
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		08:40
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	2	2	-1	2	3	1	2	0	100%	22:33
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	+1	15	0	2	0	0	54.5%	11:43
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		19:25
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		13:44
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:30
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		09:36
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0		13:53
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	1	0		19:03
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	4	0		17:54
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		19:02
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	3	1		20:29
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		18:00
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	4	2	0		23:00

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	30	25	5	.833	58:42	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:11	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Tripping	2
2nd	01:26	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:26	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	01:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:48	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse	High sticking	2
2nd	16:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Hooking	2
3rd	01:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy	Hooking	2
3rd	08:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	High sticking	2
3rd	10:43	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Interference	2
3rd	13:18	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Charging	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Bill McCreary, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Scott Driscoll
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Tim Brent, Erik Christensen, Chris Minard, Marc-Andre Fleury, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski, Sidney Crosby
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Steve Begin, Tom Kostopoulos, Corey Locke, Jaroslav Halak, Kyle Chipchura, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, 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

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Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
San Jose Sharks 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
Boston Bruins 5 at Florida Panthers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
St. Louis Blues 1 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Feb 21, 2008