Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, December 22, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	47-25-10
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	34-40-8

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	0	1	0	0	2
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	0	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Montreal Canadiens	11	14	11	3	0	39
Atlanta Thrashers	5	12	8	3	0	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (10)	Eric Perrin (14), Marian Hossa (20)	Even strength	MTL 0, ATL 1
1st	12:16	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn (2)	Saku Koivu (20), Mike Komisarek (6)	Even strength	MTL 1, ATL 1
2nd	18:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin (7)	Marian Hossa (21), Mark Recchi (9)	Power play	MTL 1, ATL 2
3rd	08:20	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (15)	Roman Hamrlik (13), Andrei Kostitsyn (10)	Even strength	MTL 2, ATL 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Goal
1	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Saved
2	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Goal
2	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Saved

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		09:27
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	+1	4	3	1	0	38.9%	19:23
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	50%	18:59
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	100%	18:51
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:48
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0		20:25
Number 28 K. Chipchura	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	37.5%	09:48
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	1	76.9%	16:51
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		14:54
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		15:14
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0		15:24
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		14:40
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	1		26:25
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:20
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		16:11
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	3	3		24:57
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		20:34
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		27:01

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	28	26	2	.929	65:00	OT loss

Atlanta Thrashers 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 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	100%	19:41
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:22
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	0	1	52.6%	22:56
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	30%	15:45
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:11
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	56.3%	16:38
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	0	100%	23:35
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	1	0		22:30
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	50%	10:18
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		09:06
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:57
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		08:55
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		15:18
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		15:08
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		19:32
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		23:06
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		29:39
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	0		20:30

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	39	37	2	.949	64:53	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	04:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding	2
2nd	18:05	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Hooking	2
3rd	00:23	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Hooking	2
3rd	06:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking	2
3rd	10:09	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Holding	2
3rd	18:36	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Holding the stick	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Chris Rooney, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Thor Nelson
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Bryan Smolinski, Steve Begin, Michael Ryder, Corey Locke, Jaroslav Halak, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Joel Kwiatkowski, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Bryan Little

Every Montreal Canadiens and Atlanta Thrashers 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
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
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 26, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 22, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 4 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Anaheim Ducks 5 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 22, 2007