Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, March 6, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–0 on Friday, March 6, 2009 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens	0	41-30-11
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	35-41-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	8	5	12	25
Atlanta Thrashers	11	9	8	28

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (26)	Ilya Kovalchuk (38), Todd White (40)	Power play	MTL 0, ATL 1
3rd	19:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Rich Peverley (11)	Ilya Kovalchuk (39), Ron Hainsey (27)	Even strength, Empty net	MTL 0, ATL 2

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

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	2	1	0	0		15:41
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	-1	0	0	0	0	52.6%	17:51
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	4	1	0	0		13:55
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	-1	0	3	0	2	44.4%	17:59
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	2	1	0	0	66.7%	11:49
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	2	3	0	0		16:53
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0		07:37
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	-1	4	1	1	0		19:00
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	12	1	0	0	40%	13:47
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	-1	0	2	0	0		13:58
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	2	3	1	0		10:40
Number 70 G. Stewart	L	0	5	0	1	0		04:32
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	7	0	1	0		10:54
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	1	0	5		20:00
Number 24 M. Schneider	D	-1	0	5	0	3		24:12
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	2		17:20
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	1	3		22:03
Number 79 A. Markov	D	-1	2	3	0	1		23:37

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	27	26	1	.963	59:18	Loss

Atlanta Thrashers 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 10 B. Little	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	66.7%	20:10
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	100%	08:08
Number 12 T. White	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	47.4%	21:48
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		21:48
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1	0		27:34
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	60%	11:37
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:39
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	10	2	3	0	0	16.7%	08:49
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	0		06:32
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	12	0	2	0	0		05:54
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	53.8%	21:29
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		08:22
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	12	1	4	1	0		12:48
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	1	0		16:38
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	3	0		22:13
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:23
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	4	0		27:48
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0		17:20

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	25	25	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Roughing	2
1st	06:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
1st	06:13	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Roughing	2
1st	07:17	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Tanguay	Slashing	2
1st	13:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:55	Montreal Canadiens	Gregory Stewart	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:11	Montreal Canadiens	Glen Metropolit	Hooking	2
1st	16:33	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Interference	2
1st	17:28	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Cross checking	2
1st	18:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin	Tripping	2
1st	19:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Marty Reasoner	Tripping	2
2nd	00:39	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	High sticking	2
2nd	08:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	08:55	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	12:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Roughing	2
2nd	12:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	12:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	12:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Bogosian	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:18	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Roughing	2
2nd	12:18	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	12:18	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:30	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Tripping	2
2nd	18:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little	Boarding	2
2nd	20:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	00:21	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins	Tripping	2
3rd	06:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Colin Stuart	Hooking	2
3rd	10:32	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Tanguay	High sticking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Stephane Auger, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Brad Lazarowich
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Robert Lang, Marc Denis, Georges Laraque, Francis Bouillon, Alex Henry, Kyle Chipchura, Guillaume Latendresse, Matt D'Agostini, Sergei Kostitsyn, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Niclas Havelid, Joey Crabb, Joe Motzko, 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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