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Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 on Thursday, October 30, 2008 on the road.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 41-30-11
at Minnesota Wild 1 40-33-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 0 2
Minnesota Wild 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 11 6 4 21
Minnesota Wild 9 11 9 29

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:31 Minnesota Wild Brent Burns (3) James Sheppard (1), Colton Gillies (2) Even strength MTL 0, MIN 1
1st 04:28 Montreal Canadiens Francis Bouillon (2) Alex Tanguay (4), Guillaume Latendresse (6) Even strength MTL 1, MIN 1
2nd 02:23 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov (1) Alex Tanguay (5), Robert Lang (3) Power play MTL 2, MIN 1

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 21 29
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 10
Penalty minutes 22 12
Hits 18 14
Blocked shots 17 8
Giveaways 5 9
Takeaways 1 4
Faceoffs won 25/45 (55.6%) 20/45 (44.4%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 12:53
11 S. Koivu C 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 0 0 60% 15:47
13 A. Tanguay L 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 12:02
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 0 61.1% 18:23
20 R. Lang C 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 40% 15:27
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 14:42
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11:06
27 A. Kovalev R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 18:08
40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 10:59
46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 13:53
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:53
84 G. Latendresse L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 09:07
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 4 0 21:48
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 21:10
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 16:44
51 F. Bouillon D 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 16:41
71 P. Brisebois D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:07
79 A. Markov D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 26:48
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 29 28 1 .966 59:52 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 65% 23:30
12 C. Weller R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 03:45
15 A. Brunette L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 21:32
18 C. Gillies C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 12:32
19 S. Veilleux L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:53
20 A. Miettinen R 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 24:38
22 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 05:13
25 E. Belanger C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 37.5% 18:15
51 J. Sheppard C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 13:31
67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 09:03
96 P. Bouchard C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:38
3 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 19:54
5 K. Johnsson D 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 29:56
6 T. Mojzis D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:50
8 B. Burns D 1 0 1 +1 4 3 3 0 0 19:05
41 M. Skoula D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:17
47 M. Bergeron D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 21:31
55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 5 0 18:48
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
29 J. Harding 21 19 2 .905 58:49 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:12 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Interference 2
1st 13:53 Minnesota Wild Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 19:15 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Holding the stick 2
2nd 01:28 Minnesota Wild Benoit Pouliot Holding 2
2nd 01:53 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Slashing 2
2nd 06:07 Montreal Canadiens Robert Lang Tripping 2
2nd 06:24 Montreal Canadiens Chris Higgins Cross checking 2
2nd 07:48 Montreal Canadiens Roman Hamrlik Hooking 2
2nd 09:58 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 14:47 Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Dandenault Tripping 2
2nd 16:18 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 01:50 Montreal Canadiens Robert Lang Tripping 2
3rd 02:07 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Hooking 2
3rd 13:17 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Hooking 2
3rd 15:26 Minnesota Wild Brent Burns Interference 2
3rd 19:35 Minnesota Wild Brent Burns Roughing 2
3rd 19:35 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Roughing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Minnesota Wild head coach
Jacques Lemaire
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Mark Pare
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Georges Laraque, Steve Begin, Alex Henry, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty
Minnesota Wild scratches
Owen Nolan, Marian Gaborik, Kurtis Foster, Erik Reitz, Derek Boogaard, Peter Olvecky, John Scott

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