New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 15, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 3–0 on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
New York Islanders	0	35-38-9
at Montreal Canadiens	3	47-25-10

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	10	8	12	30
Montreal Canadiens	8	14	7	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:04	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik (5)	Chris Higgins (24), Mark Streit (40)	Power play	NYI 0, MTL 1
3rd	05:54	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (31)	Tomas Plekanec (37), Andrei Kostitsyn (25)	Even strength	NYI 0, MTL 2
3rd	17:48	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse (16)	Saku Koivu (38), Michael Ryder (14)	Even strength	NYI 0, MTL 3

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 T. Hunter	R	-1	0	3	1	1		16:56
Number 10 R. Park	R	-1	0	2	0	0	46.7%	16:53
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	-1	0	2	0	0		16:36
Number 15 J. Tambellini	L	-1	0	1	2	1		15:56
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	-1	0	3	0	0		15:47
Number 28 T. Jackman	R	0	0	2	1	1		10:12
Number 29 B. Walter	C	0	0	1	0	0	50%	08:10
Number 48 S. Regier	L	0	2	0	1	0		07:54
Number 57 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	1	0		16:55
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	-1	0	0	1	0	56.3%	17:15
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	2	0	0	100%	17:16
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	2	0	1	50%	17:56
Number 2 A. Johnson	D	-1	0	2	5	2		13:56
Number 3 R. Davison	D	-1	0	2	0	1		20:18
Number 4 B. Berard	D	0	0	2	1	1		16:19
Number 6 M. Spiller	D	-1	0	2	0	3		21:30
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	-1	0	1	2	0		25:48
Number 44 F. Meyer	D	0	0	3	0	2		20:50

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 R. DiPietro	29	26	3	.897	60:00	Loss

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 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	3	0		15:08
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	30.8%	16:17
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	16:17
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	66.7%	13:58
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0		14:07
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0		17:22
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		14:39
Number 54 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	12:36
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		13:41
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		13:17
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0		15:31
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0		20:12
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		20:11
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0		15:52
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	1		22:10
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	0	0		17:35
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:51
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0		22:25

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	30	30	0	1.000	59:51	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:31	New York Islanders	Steve Regier	Interference	2
2nd	05:31	New York Islanders	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	18:18	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Tripping	2
3rd	08:06	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Interference	2

New York Islanders head coach: Ted Nolan
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Jean Morin
New York Islanders scratches: Mike Sillinger, Brendan Witt, Shawn Bates, Jon Sim, Andy Sutton, Kip Brennan, Mike Morrison, Ruslan Fedotenko, Andy Hilbert, Darryl Bootland, Drew Fata, Joey MacDonald, Frans Nielsen, Chris Campoli, Jeremy Colliton, Bruno Gervais, Kyle Okposo
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Mathieu Dandenault, Steve Begin, Maxim Lapierre, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini

Every New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Wed, Nov 21, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 15, 2008
New York Islanders 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 2, 2008
New York Islanders 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 15, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 15, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 15, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 15, 2008
New Jersey Devils 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 15, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 15, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 15, 2008
New York Rangers 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 15, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Mar 15, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 15, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Mar 15, 2008