Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers

Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 6–3 on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens	6	41-30-11
at New York Rangers	3	43-30-9

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	0	4	6
New York Rangers	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	8	8	25
New York Rangers	9	12	18	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:05	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (10)	Max Pacioretty (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, NYR 0
1st	17:22	New York Rangers	Chris Drury (12)	Nigel Dawes (8), Petr Prucha (2)	Even strength	MTL 1, NYR 1
1st	18:53	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse (6)	Roman Hamrlik (10), Kyle Chipchura (2)	Even strength	MTL 2, NYR 1
2nd	09:25	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan (12)	Scott Gomez (20), Dmitri Kalinin (7)	Even strength	MTL 2, NYR 2
3rd	02:32	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (6)	Tomas Plekanec (10)	Power play	MTL 3, NYR 2
3rd	04:40	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang (13)	Andrei Kostitsyn (9), Andrei Markov (23)	Power play	MTL 4, NYR 2
3rd	06:40	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival (7)	Nikolay Zherdev (24), Markus Naslund (14)	Even strength	MTL 4, NYR 3
3rd	15:29	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang (14)	Josh Gorges (7), Roman Hamrlik (11)	Even strength	MTL 5, NYR 3
3rd	19:23	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang (15)	Roman Hamrlik (12), Francis Bouillon (3)	Shorthanded, Empty net	MTL 6, NYR 3

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

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	+1	0	2	1	1	0		16:23
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	57.9%	16:40
Number 20 R. Lang	C	3	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	1	53.3%	13:17
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:43
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0	0	100%	19:01
Number 28 K. Chipchura	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	30%	12:55
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:47
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	2	0	23.1%	17:47
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	4	0	0		12:22
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:17
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		11:55
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		15:28
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	2	0		21:14
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	3	0		22:53
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	3	3	+1	2	3	4	1	0		23:12
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	0	0		14:45
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:51
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	2	1		21:45

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	39	36	3	.923	60:00	Win

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Dawes	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	4	0		15:54
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		16:03
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	60%	08:19
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	3	0	69.2%	15:38
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	0	2	6	0	0	50%	20:17
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		09:31
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	52.9%	19:12
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	1	0	1	0	2	4	4	0		18:37
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	0		15:45
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:39
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0		11:04
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	0		17:41
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	1	0	1	-1	2	1	1	2		21:06
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		23:05
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		23:57
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0		18:42
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0		18:23
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3		15:39

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	24	19	5	.792	58:22	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	11:00	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Hooking	2
3rd	02:29	New York Rangers	Aaron Voros	Hooking	2
3rd	03:37	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan	High sticking	2
3rd	04:12	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	Holding the stick	2
3rd	14:50	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Roughing	2
3rd	14:50	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev	Roughing	2
3rd	16:18	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Hooking	2
3rd	18:15	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Interference	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Paul Devorski, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Tony Sericolo
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Saku Koivu, Mathieu Dandenault, Georges Laraque, Alex Tanguay, Alex Henry, Chris Higgins, Ryan O'Byrne, Gregory Stewart, Carey Price, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber
New York Rangers scratches: Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Lauri Korpikoski, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov

Every Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 6 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 7, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Tue, Apr 7, 2009

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Jan 7, 2009