Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–1 on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Atlanta Thrashers |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Atlanta Thrashers |
11 |
10 |
6 |
27 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
8 |
15 |
33 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
12:47 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Maxim Lapierre (5) |
Josh Gorges (6), Francis Bouillon (4) |
Even strength |
ATL 0, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
02:04 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Ilya Kovalchuk (41) |
Todd White (23), Mark Recchi (25) |
Power play |
ATL 1, MTL 1 |
| 3rd |
02:10 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Chris Higgins (20) |
Michael Ryder (12), Saku Koivu (34) |
Power play |
ATL 1, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
04:56 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Chris Higgins (21) |
Andrei Markov (37), Saku Koivu (35) |
Even strength |
ATL 1, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
08:17 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Markov (13) |
Chris Higgins (19), Mark Streit (34) |
Power play |
ATL 1, MTL 4 |
| 3rd |
09:04 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Sergei Kostitsyn (7) |
Guillaume Latendresse (7), Francis Bouillon (5) |
Even strength |
ATL 1, MTL 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
27 |
33 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
2 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
10 |
| Hits |
24 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
22 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
11 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/64 (50%) |
32/64 (50%) |
Box score
Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 M. Recchi |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 10 B. Little |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
56.3% |
14:14 |
| Number 11 E. Perrin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 12 T. White |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
45% |
20:58 |
| Number 13 V. Kozlov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:05 |
| Number 16 B. Holik |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.6% |
14:49 |
| Number 17 I. Kovalchuk |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
22:48 |
| Number 23 J. Slater |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
11:45 |
| Number 27 C. Thorburn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
10:13 |
| Number 29 B. Larsen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:14 |
| Number 36 E. Boulton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:36 |
| Number 49 C. Stuart |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:27 |
| Number 2 G. Exelby |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:43 |
| Number 3 J. Kwiatkowski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:28 |
| Number 22 K. Klee |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 28 N. Havelid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:47 |
| Number 39 T. Enstrom |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
27:13 |
| Number 77 A. Zhitnik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:21 |
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 K. Lehtonen |
33 |
28 |
5 |
.849 |
59:49 |
Loss |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 S. Koivu |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:37 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63.2% |
17:32 |
| Number 21 C. Higgins |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:23 |
| Number 22 S. Begin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
11:51 |
| Number 27 A. Kovalev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:12 |
| Number 40 M. Lapierre |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:59 |
| Number 46 A. Kostitsyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:44 |
| Number 54 M. Grabovski |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35.7% |
12:31 |
| Number 73 M. Ryder |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:40 |
| Number 74 S. Kostitsyn |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 84 G. Latendresse |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:51 |
| Number 3 R. O'Byrne |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
15:04 |
| Number 8 M. Komisarek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
| Number 26 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 32 M. Streit |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 44 R. Hamrlik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:19 |
| Number 51 F. Bouillon |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:50 |
| Number 79 A. Markov |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
22:26 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
27 |
26 |
1 |
.963 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:12 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Michael Ryder |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
10:18 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
19:30 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Alexei Zhitnik |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:04 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Markov |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:19 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Tomas Plekanec |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:09 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Gorges |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:08 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Alexei Zhitnik |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:34 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Joel Kwiatkowski |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:29 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Garnet Exelby |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:29 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Michael Ryder |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
Game information
- Atlanta Thrashers head coach
- Don Waddell
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Guy Carbonneau
- Referees
- Kerry Fraser, Greg Kimmerly
- Linesmen
- Greg Devorski, Tony Sericolo
- Atlanta Thrashers scratches
- Steve McCarthy, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Patrice Brisebois, Bryan Smolinski, Mathieu Dandenault, Tom Kostopoulos, Cristobal Huet, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini
2007-2008 season series
Every Atlanta Thrashers and Montreal Canadiens 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
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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
|
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Atlanta Thrashers
1
at Montreal Canadiens
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 26, 2008
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Other NHL games on Feb 26
Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 26, 2008
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
4
 at New York Islanders
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 26, 2008
|
 Minnesota Wild
1
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 26, 2008
|
 New Jersey Devils
1
 at Carolina Hurricanes
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Feb 26, 2008
|
 Ottawa Senators
0
 at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 26, 2008
|
 Dallas Stars
3
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Feb 26, 2008
|
 Colorado Avalanche
3
 at Calgary Flames
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Tue, Feb 26, 2008
|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at Edmonton Oilers
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Feb 26, 2008
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