San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, February 28, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the San Jose Sharks 3–2 on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
San Jose Sharks	2	53-18-11
at Montreal Canadiens	3	41-30-11

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	2	0	2
Montreal Canadiens	3	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	14	14	20	48
Montreal Canadiens	10	4	7	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:05	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (9)	Tomas Plekanec (18), Mathieu Schneider (14)	Power play	SJS 0, MTL 1
1st	13:27	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges (3)	Matt D'Agostini (7), Saku Koivu (24)	Even strength	SJS 0, MTL 2
1st	17:47	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (11)	Andrei Markov (41)	Even strength	SJS 0, MTL 3
2nd	01:06	San Jose Sharks	Joe Pavelski (18)	Milan Michalek (26), Dan Boyle (31)	Power play	SJS 1, MTL 3
2nd	01:55	San Jose Sharks	Joe Thornton (16)	Patrick Marleau (31), Christian Ehrhoff (23)	Even strength	SJS 2, MTL 3

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

San Jose Sharks 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 J. Pavelski	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	53.8%	19:14
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0		17:32
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	1	1	0	0	9	0	0	0		18:41
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		14:49
Number 16 D. Setoguchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		16:08
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	17:42
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:34
Number 27 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	57.1%	12:00
Number 29 R. Clowe	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	25%	19:21
Number 32 C. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:11
Number 39 T. Plihal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	70%	14:18
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		07:28
Number 3 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		17:49
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		19:05
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	2	0		18:20
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	1	0		27:30
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		13:23
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	2	0		22:42

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 B. Boucher	21	18	3	.857	58:34	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	2	0		16:56
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	15:23
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	43.8%	16:20
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	42.9%	11:42
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0		05:24
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0		17:40
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	19:52
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	3	0		17:27
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	33.3%	17:05
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		17:36
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		13:17
Number 70 G. Stewart	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		08:41
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	2	0		23:43
Number 24 M. Schneider	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	0		20:25
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	3	0		18:48
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		20:11
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		13:38
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	3	1		23:15

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	48	46	2	.958	60:00	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:18	Montreal Canadiens	Georges Laraque	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:18	San Jose Sharks	Jody Shelley	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:26	San Jose Sharks	Christian Ehrhoff	Hooking	2
2nd	00:29	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Interference	2
2nd	05:52	Montreal Canadiens	Matt D'Agostini	Hooking	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Todd McLellan
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Marc Joannette, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Tony Sericolo
San Jose Sharks scratches: Alexei Semenov, Marcel Goc, Tom Cavanagh, Lukas Kaspar, Thomas Greiss, Riley Armstrong, Brad Staubitz, Derek Joslin, Ryan Vesce, Jamie McGinn
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Robert Lang, Mathieu Dandenault, Marc Denis, Francis Bouillon, Alex Tanguay, Alex Henry, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Guillaume Latendresse, Sergei Kostitsyn, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber

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Detroit Red Wings 0 at Nashville Predators 8	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
St. Louis Blues 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 28, 2009