St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| St. Louis Blues |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| St. Louis Blues |
11 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
28 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
6 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
30 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:51 |
St. Louis Blues |
Keith Tkachuk (22) |
Erik Johnson (24), Paul Kariya (41) |
Power play |
STL 1, MTL 0 |
| 1st |
11:28 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Chris Higgins (22) |
Sergei Kostitsyn (15), Mikhail Grabovski (5) |
Even strength |
STL 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
09:32 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Saku Koivu (16) |
Chris Higgins (25), Michael Ryder (15) |
Power play |
STL 1, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
10:19 |
St. Louis Blues |
Andy McDonald (15) |
Eric Brewer (20), Manny Legace (2) |
Even strength |
STL 2, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
15:57 |
St. Louis Blues |
Brad Boyes (38) |
Paul Kariya (42), Keith Tkachuk (29) |
Even strength |
STL 3, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
06:36 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mikhail Grabovski (2) |
Sergei Kostitsyn (16) |
Even strength |
STL 3, MTL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
St. Louis Blues |
David Perron |
Saved |
| 1 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Saku Koivu |
Saved |
| 2 |
St. Louis Blues |
Brad Boyes |
Goal |
| 2 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Kostitsyn |
Saved |
| 3 |
St. Louis Blues |
Paul Kariya |
Saved |
| 3 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Kovalev |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
St. Louis Blues |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
30 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
14 |
8 |
| Hits |
25 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
32 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
4 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
10 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/60 (45%) |
33/60 (55%) |
Box score
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues 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 7 K. Tkachuk |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:33 |
| Number 9 P. Kariya |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:50 |
| Number 10 A. McDonald |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
44.4% |
16:21 |
| Number 12 L. Stempniak |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 17 R. Johnson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
50% |
23:38 |
| Number 18 J. McClement |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
50% |
18:33 |
| Number 19 D. King |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
03:22 |
| Number 21 J. Mayers |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
46.2% |
22:56 |
| Number 22 B. Boyes |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
54.5% |
17:53 |
| Number 25 Y. Stastny |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
10:17 |
| Number 42 D. Backes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
13:07 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:55 |
| Number 4 E. Brewer |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
28:34 |
| Number 5 B. Jackman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
27:32 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:39 |
| Number 28 M. Walker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:22 |
| Number 29 J. Woywitka |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:48 |
| Number 77 J. McKee |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:18 |
St. Louis Blues goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 M. Legace |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
65:00 |
Win |
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 6 T. Kostopoulos |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:14 |
| Number 11 S. Koivu |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
61.9% |
18:57 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
64.7% |
20:47 |
| Number 20 B. Smolinski |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:20 |
| Number 21 C. Higgins |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:25 |
| Number 27 A. Kovalev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
25:24 |
| Number 46 A. Kostitsyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:16 |
| Number 54 M. Grabovski |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10% |
14:31 |
| Number 73 M. Ryder |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 74 S. Kostitsyn |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:35 |
| Number 84 G. Latendresse |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:26 |
| Number 8 M. Komisarek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:53 |
| Number 26 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:41 |
| Number 32 M. Streit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:55 |
| Number 44 R. Hamrlik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:48 |
| Number 51 F. Bouillon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:57 |
| Number 71 P. Brisebois |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:30 |
| Number 79 A. Markov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:33 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 J. Halak |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
64:50 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:14 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Saku Koivu |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
03:43 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Tomas Plekanec |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
05:32 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Markov |
Diving |
2 |
| 1st |
05:32 |
St. Louis Blues |
David Backes |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
15:06 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Komisarek |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
19:27 |
St. Louis Blues |
Erik Johnson |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:36 |
St. Louis Blues |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:29 |
St. Louis Blues |
Jeff Woywitka |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:02 |
St. Louis Blues |
Brad Boyes |
Closing hand on puck |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:07 |
St. Louis Blues |
Eric Brewer |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:40 |
St. Louis Blues |
Jay McKee |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- St. Louis Blues head coach
- Andy Murray
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Guy Carbonneau
- Referees
- Greg Kimmerly, Don VanMassenhoven
- Linesmen
- Pierre Champoux, Brian Murphy
- St. Louis Blues scratches
- Martin Rucinsky, Dan Hinote, Mike Johnson, Micki Dupont, Cam Janssen, Mike Glumac, Chris Beckford-Tseu, Marek Schwarz, Roman Polak, Steve Wagner
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Mathieu Dandenault, Steve Begin, Maxim Lapierre, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini
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Status |
Details |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at New York Islanders
1
|
Final
|
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|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
2
 at New York Rangers
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Atlanta Thrashers
2
 at Philadelphia Flyers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
|
 Calgary Flames
0
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
|
 Washington Capitals
4
 at Nashville Predators
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
|
 Phoenix Coyotes
4
 at Edmonton Oilers
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at Los Angeles Kings
1
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
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