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Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6–3 on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at home.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Atlanta Thrashers 3 35-41-6
at Montreal Canadiens 6 41-30-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Atlanta Thrashers 1 1 1 3
Montreal Canadiens 1 4 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Atlanta Thrashers 10 9 6 25
Montreal Canadiens 4 10 8 22

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:21 Montreal Canadiens Alex Tanguay (13) Alex Kovalev (32), Mathieu Schneider (19) Even strength ATL 0, MTL 1
1st 14:02 Atlanta Thrashers Joey Crabb (4) Rich Peverley (23), Garnet Exelby (6) Even strength ATL 1, MTL 1
2nd 00:32 Montreal Canadiens Glen Metropolit (6) Chris Higgins (10), Andrei Markov (46) Even strength ATL 1, MTL 2
2nd 02:41 Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk (38) Rich Peverley (24), Eric Perrin (13) Power play ATL 2, MTL 2
2nd 08:37 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (18) Alex Tanguay (20), Saku Koivu (27) Power play ATL 2, MTL 3
2nd 13:46 Montreal Canadiens Alex Tanguay (14) Saku Koivu (28), Andrei Markov (47) Power play ATL 2, MTL 4
2nd 15:24 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (19) Alex Tanguay (21), Andrei Markov (48) Power play ATL 2, MTL 5
3rd 00:23 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu (14) Alex Tanguay (22) Even strength ATL 2, MTL 6
3rd 08:13 Atlanta Thrashers Zach Bogosian (6) Colby Armstrong (13) Even strength ATL 3, MTL 6

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

Team stats

Stat Atlanta Thrashers Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 25 22
Power play 1 of 6 3 of 6
Penalty minutes 16 16
Hits 28 22
Blocked shots 12 16
Giveaways 3 19
Takeaways 10 9
Faceoffs won 37/57 (64.9%) 20/57 (35.1%)

Box score

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
10 B. Little C 0 0 0 -1 6 2 0 0 0 17:08
11 E. Perrin C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 61.5% 14:11
12 T. White C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 19:30
13 V. Kozlov L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:43
17 I. Kovalchuk L 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 0 1 26:29
19 M. Reasoner C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 70% 14:12
20 C. Armstrong R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 12:33
27 C. Thorburn R 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 07:58
36 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 08:13
42 J. Crabb R 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 13:38
47 R. Peverley C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 1 2 0 72.7% 16:59
49 C. Stuart L 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 14:11
2 G. Exelby D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 2 0 16:20
4 Z. Bogosian D 1 0 1 0 4 3 2 2 0 18:34
6 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 19:07
7 N. Oystrick D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 2 0 14:33
25 A. Salmela D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 15:05
39 T. Enstrom D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 25:27
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 22 16 6 .727 60:00 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 0 0 15:41
11 S. Koivu C 1 2 3 +2 4 3 2 0 0 50% 16:14
13 A. Tanguay L 2 3 5 +2 0 3 2 0 1 12:41
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 40% 15:43
15 G. Metropolit C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 1 0 16.7% 13:09
21 C. Higgins L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 33.3% 15:54
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 10:50
27 A. Kovalev R 2 1 3 +1 0 3 1 0 2 14:52
40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 42.9% 13:25
46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 14:28
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 13:55
84 G. Latendresse L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 10:29
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 6 3 0 21:29
24 M. Schneider D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 17:33
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 19:23
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 23:34
71 P. Brisebois D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 14:14
79 A. Markov D 0 3 3 +1 0 0 0 4 0 24:01
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 25 22 3 .880 59:57 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:28 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Holding 2
1st 17:52 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Interference 2
2nd 00:57 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Holding the stick 2
2nd 08:20 Atlanta Thrashers Zach Bogosian Hooking 2
2nd 10:42 Atlanta Thrashers Kari Lehtonen Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 13:16 Atlanta Thrashers Bryan Little Interference 2
2nd 13:16 Atlanta Thrashers Bryan Little Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 19:33 Atlanta Thrashers Bryan Little Roughing 2
2nd 19:33 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Roughing 2
3rd 05:42 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Hooking 2
3rd 11:23 Montreal Canadiens Glen Metropolit Hooking 2
3rd 14:37 Atlanta Thrashers Zach Bogosian Hooking 2
3rd 16:42 Atlanta Thrashers Colin Stuart Tripping 2
3rd 19:16 Atlanta Thrashers Chris Thorburn Roughing 2
3rd 19:16 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Roughing 2
3rd 19:16 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Atlanta Thrashers head coach
John Anderson
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Bob Gainey
Referees
Greg Kimmerly, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, Mark Shewchyk
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Jim Slater, Joe Motzko, Brett Sterling, Boris Valabik, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Robert Lang, Marc Denis, Georges Laraque, Francis Bouillon, Alex Henry, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 24

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Nashville Predators 1 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page

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