Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers

Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	41-30-11
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	35-41-6

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	2	0	2
Atlanta Thrashers	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	9	18	36
Atlanta Thrashers	11	7	6	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Erik Christensen (4)	Marty Reasoner (8), Zach Bogosian (2)	Even strength	MTL 0, ATL 1
1st	06:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn (5)	Jim Slater (9), Eric Boulton (6)	Even strength	MTL 0, ATL 2
2nd	03:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Rich Peverley (4)	Colby Armstrong (7), Ron Hainsey (20)	Even strength	MTL 0, ATL 3
2nd	04:54	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty (3)	Andrei Markov (29), Josh Gorges (9)	Power play	MTL 1, ATL 3
2nd	06:25	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin (6)	Patrice Brisebois (10)	Even strength	MTL 2, ATL 3
3rd	08:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Bogosian (2)	Eric Boulton (7), Chris Thorburn (5)	Even strength	MTL 2, ATL 4

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	-2	0	6	0	2	0		14:42
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	75%	14:49
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	57.9%	15:35
Number 22 S. Begin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	66.7%	11:21
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:52
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		12:21
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	57.9%	17:27
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		16:55
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	2	0	1		15:37
Number 70 G. Stewart	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0		10:01
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	100%	16:13
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0		13:19
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0		21:45
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	-3	0	1	1	2	0		20:53
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		20:50
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0		16:01
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:40
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		23:09

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	10	9	1	.900	35:42
Number 41 J. Halak	14	11	3	.786	23:48	Loss

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Christensen	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		13:40
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0		19:01
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:00
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	26.7%	18:17
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:26
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	100%	20:20
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	2	58.8%	16:26
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	0		19:09
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		02:05
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	2	0		09:30
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0		08:13
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	45.5%	21:27
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	2	3		19:13
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	1		20:04
Number 18 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	3		21:00
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		20:46
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		21:26
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	3		14:47

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	36	34	2	.944	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:15	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Hooking	2
2nd	04:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Boarding	2
2nd	16:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong	Tripping	2
2nd	17:32	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang	Slashing	2
3rd	15:50	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang	Tripping	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Chris Rooney, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Steve Miller
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Saku Koivu, Mathieu Dandenault, Marc Denis, Georges Laraque, Alex Tanguay, Alex Henry, Chris Higgins, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Garnet Exelby, Colin Stuart, Nathan Oystrick, Joey Crabb, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek

Every Montreal Canadiens and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 6, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 24, 2009

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Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 20, 2009