Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, January 31, 2009, 2:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–3 on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Los Angeles Kings	3	34-37-11
at Montreal Canadiens	4	41-30-11

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	1	2	0	3
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	10	10	12	32
Montreal Canadiens	6	14	6	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:57	Los Angeles Kings	Michal Handzus (8)	Dustin Brown (18), Alex Frolov (13)	Power play	LAK 1, MTL 0
1st	11:41	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (10)	Roman Hamrlik (14), Matt D'Agostini (4)	Even strength	LAK 1, MTL 1
2nd	03:53	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (17)	Saku Koivu (18)	Power play	LAK 1, MTL 2
2nd	13:30	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown (20)	Kyle Calder (12), Jarret Stoll (15)	Even strength	LAK 2, MTL 2
2nd	18:16	Los Angeles Kings	Jarret Stoll (12)	Kyle Calder (13)	Even strength	LAK 3, MTL 2
3rd	18:07	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (6)	Maxim Lapierre (7), Tom Kostopoulos (10)	Even strength	LAK 3, MTL 3
3rd	19:37	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (8)	Andrei Markov (32), Robert Lang (21)	Power play	LAK 3, MTL 4

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

Los Angeles Kings 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 7 D. Armstrong	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50%	07:02
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	44.4%	18:59
Number 12 P. O'Sullivan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		18:40
Number 15 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		11:20
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0	0		10:17
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	2	2	+1	4	3	1	0	0		13:35
Number 23 D. Brown	R	1	1	2	+1	4	3	6	0	0		17:32
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0		21:47
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1	46.7%	20:19
Number 28 J. Stoll	C	1	1	2	+2	10	3	1	1	0	66.7%	16:38
Number 41 R. Ivanans	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		07:14
Number 2 M. Greene	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	7	0		22:45
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		24:15
Number 5 P. Harrold	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		08:13
Number 6 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		18:43
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		25:35
Number 21 D. Gauthier	D	0	0	0	0	15	0	4	2	0		05:08
Number 27 K. Quincey	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	2	3	0		19:54

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 J. Quick	26	22	4	.846	59:35	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	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:25
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	2	1	62.5%	16:52
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	3	0	0	27.3%	15:51
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	2	1	0	50%	16:31
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:59
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		08:37
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		15:43
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		15:03
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	50%	12:53
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	1		16:39
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	7	1	2	0	0		09:49
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		14:42
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	8	5	0		23:56
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:52
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	4	0		21:28
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0		15:40
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:45
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		30:03

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:45	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang	Slashing	2
1st	10:55	Los Angeles Kings	Wayne Simmonds	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:55	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:38	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	High sticking	2
2nd	02:32	Los Angeles Kings	Raitis Ivanans	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	03:50	Los Angeles Kings	Denis Gauthier	Charging (major)	5
2nd	03:50	Los Angeles Kings	Denis Gauthier	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	06:11	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	High sticking	2
2nd	19:02	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown	Hooking	2
2nd	19:02	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Diving	2
3rd	06:19	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Quincey	Holding	2
3rd	11:24	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Slashing	2
3rd	14:55	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Calder	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:29	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Calder	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:29	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown	Roughing	2
3rd	19:29	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Roughing	2
3rd	19:37	Los Angeles Kings	Jarret Stoll	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Terry Murray
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Stephane Auger, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Tim Nowak
Los Angeles Kings scratches: John Zeiler, Tom Preissing, Brian Boyle, Matt Moulson, Trevor Lewis, Jonathan Bernier, Kevin Westgarth, Teddy Purcell, Oscar Moller, Davis Drewiske
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Mathieu Dandenault, Marc Denis, Georges Laraque, Alex Tanguay, Alex Henry, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Sergei Kostitsyn, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber

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