Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Chicago Blackhawks	1	46-24-12
at Montreal Canadiens	4	41-30-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	11	9	9	29
Montreal Canadiens	14	12	7	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:25	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (23)	Unassisted	Even strength	CHI 0, MTL 1
2nd	06:12	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse (13)	Maxim Lapierre (12)	Even strength	CHI 0, MTL 2
2nd	15:52	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (11)	Saku Koivu (30), Alex Kovalev (33)	Power play	CHI 0, MTL 3
3rd	12:18	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp (26)	Brian Campbell (40), Samuel Pahlsson (11)	Even strength	CHI 1, MTL 3
3rd	16:43	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (11)	Mathieu Schneider (22), Andrei Markov (51)	Power play	CHI 1, MTL 4

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

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0		19:02
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	3	0		10:34
Number 19 J. Toews	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	44.4%	19:40
Number 24 M. Havlat	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		15:23
Number 26 S. Pahlsson	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	50%	14:44
Number 32 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	15:13
Number 36 D. Bolland	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	36.8%	16:36
Number 37 A. Burish	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	50%	08:00
Number 46 C. Fraser	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	14.3%	08:57
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		11:55
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		18:23
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0		24:47
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		15:50
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		22:42
Number 23 A. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	7	1	2	0		13:50
Number 25 C. Barker	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		20:04
Number 33 D. Byfuglien	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		14:38
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	2		23:04

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 C. Huet	33	29	4	.879	59:59	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	2	0	0		16:45
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0	61.5%	16:09
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0		15:46
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	66.7%	15:30
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	37.5%	09:34
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	0	1	0	2	8	0	0	1		18:21
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		15:10
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		17:35
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	73.3%	18:16
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0		10:06
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:13
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	0		15:42
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		21:39
Number 24 M. Schneider	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	1	0		17:50
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	3	0		21:30
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		12:03
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		16:20
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	1	2	-1	0	1	2	1	1		25:31

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:04	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins	Tripping	2
1st	07:37	Chicago Blackhawks	Duncan Keith	Hooking	2
1st	13:34	Chicago Blackhawks	Aaron Johnson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:34	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn	Instigator	2
1st	13:34	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	13:34	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:34	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	15:23	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp	Interference	2
2nd	03:08	Chicago Blackhawks	Colin Fraser	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	03:30	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	11:06	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Interference	2
2nd	15:35	Chicago Blackhawks	Brian Campbell	Interference	2
3rd	03:04	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Schneider	Cross checking	2
3rd	16:21	Chicago Blackhawks	Aaron Johnson	Slashing	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Pierre Champoux
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Brent Sopel, Matt Walker, Pascal Pelletier, Tim Brent, Corey Crawford, Jake Dowell, Troy Brouwer, Jack Skille, Jordan Hendry, Antti Niemi
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

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