Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, January 15, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Nashville Predators 3–2 on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Nashville Predators	2	40-34-8
at Montreal Canadiens	3	41-30-11

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	0	1	1	2
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	6	10	9	25
Montreal Canadiens	12	2	6	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:26	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse (8)	Josh Gorges (8), Maxim Lapierre (6)	Even strength	NSH 0, MTL 1
2nd	06:35	Nashville Predators	J-P Dumont (8)	Kevin Klein (3)	Even strength	NSH 1, MTL 1
2nd	08:46	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (15)	Andrei Markov (27), Robert Lang (17)	Power play	NSH 1, MTL 2
3rd	01:05	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (7)	Mike Komisarek (4), Robert Lang (18)	Even strength	NSH 1, MTL 3
3rd	06:23	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler (7)	Ville Koistinen (6), Jordin Tootoo (5)	Even strength	NSH 2, MTL 3

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

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	100%	18:27
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	53.3%	20:43
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	42.9%	17:21
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	1	1	+2	5	2	2	1		12:55
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	50%	13:35
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		18:19
Number 28 R. Jones	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		12:03
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		13:06
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	66.7%	13:15
Number 42 A. Pihlstrom	L	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	1		11:12
Number 53 M. Santorelli	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	55.6%	13:26
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		15:24
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1		22:36
Number 4 V. Koistinen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	2		21:30
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	3		20:45
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		15:18
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	3		25:43
Number 44 A. Sulzer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		11:49

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	20	17	3	.850	58:40	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	0	1	0	0		17:07
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	62.5%	17:18
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	1	0	38.9%	16:39
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	5	1	5	0	0		09:00
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:38
Number 28 K. Chipchura	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	45.5%	10:21
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		08:41
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	40%	17:11
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	2	1		14:55
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:35
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		15:29
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	0		15:54
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	6	0		25:52
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0		20:05
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	4	0		20:03
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		16:03
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	3	0		14:15
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	2	0		23:54

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	25	23	2	.920	60:00	Win

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:05	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:05	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:40	Nashville Predators	Antti Pihlstrom	Holding	2
1st	16:00	Nashville Predators	Ryan Jones	Tripping	2
2nd	04:23	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois	Interference	2
2nd	08:18	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Holding the stick	2
2nd	18:07	Montreal Canadiens	Matt D'Agostini	Tripping	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Dave Jackson, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Jean Morin
Nashville Predators scratches: Jason Arnott, Scott Nichol, Greg De Vries, Wade Belak, Jed Ortmeyer, Shea Weber, Cal O'Reilly, Patric Hornqvist
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

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