Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes

Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	41-30-11
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	45-30-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	8	12	9	29
Carolina Hurricanes	18	10	20	48

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:07	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang (6)	Alex Kovalev (8), Saku Koivu (10)	Power play	MTL 1, CAR 0
3rd	03:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (1)	Patrick Eaves (3), Tim Gleason (7)	Even strength	MTL 1, CAR 1
3rd	06:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (5)	Scott Walker (2), Dennis Seidenberg (8)	Power play	MTL 1, CAR 2

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

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	2	2	2	0		10:59
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	42.9%	19:25
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:09
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	44.4%	16:46
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	1	1	42.9%	18:17
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		16:20
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	83.3%	10:29
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:37
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		22:06
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		15:16
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0		16:52
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		10:28
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	0		15:47
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	0		19:54
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	4	0		20:05
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		13:46
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		15:50
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		22:01

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	48	46	2	.958	58:57	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes 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 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	58.3%	10:59
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	43.8%	21:40
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	1		19:47
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	6	2	0	0		15:53
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	0		16:40
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	41.7%	09:41
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	62.5%	22:20
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	100%	13:34
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:17
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		07:24
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:30
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	0		23:48
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	3	0		21:00
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0		19:37
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0		23:55
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:35
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		12:16
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1	0		20:22

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	29	28	1	.966	59:30	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:33	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Hooking	2
1st	19:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Roughing	2
2nd	04:38	Carolina Hurricanes	Patrick Eaves	Interference	2
2nd	07:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Interference	2
2nd	09:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:48	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Slashing	2
2nd	15:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Hooking	2
2nd	15:18	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang	Hooking	2
2nd	16:39	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Holding	2
3rd	05:36	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Interference	2
3rd	13:13	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Interference	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Chris Rooney, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Mark Pare
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Georges Laraque, Alex Henry, Mike Komisarek, Maxim Lapierre, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk

Every Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Nov 18, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Dec 21, 2008

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Minnesota Wild 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Nov 18, 2008
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Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Nov 18, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Nov 18, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Tue, Nov 18, 2008