Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Atlanta Thrashers	4	35-41-6
at Montreal Canadiens	5	41-30-11

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	4	4
Montreal Canadiens	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	6	8	12	26
Montreal Canadiens	12	9	12	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:21	Montreal Canadiens	Matt D'Agostini (1)	Andrei Kostitsyn (6), Saku Koivu (13)	Even strength	ATL 0, MTL 1
2nd	14:22	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (6)	Alex Kovalev (12), Josh Gorges (5)	Even strength	ATL 0, MTL 2
2nd	19:04	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (4)	Andrei Kostitsyn (7), Robert Lang (9)	Power play	ATL 0, MTL 3
3rd	06:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Ron Hainsey (4)	Garnet Exelby (3)	Even strength	ATL 1, MTL 3
3rd	07:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Ron Hainsey (5)	Bryan Little (11), Vyacheslav Kozlov (10)	Power play	ATL 2, MTL 3
3rd	07:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn (2)	Marty Reasoner (4), Ilya Kovalchuk (14)	Even strength	ATL 3, MTL 3
3rd	14:49	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (5)	Saku Koivu (14), Francis Bouillon (2)	Even strength	ATL 3, MTL 4
3rd	18:45	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang (7)	Alex Kovalev (13)	Even strength, Empty net	ATL 3, MTL 5
3rd	19:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Jason Williams (7)	Ilya Kovalchuk (15), Ron Hainsey (11)	Even strength	ATL 4, MTL 5

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

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 9 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	40%	11:18
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	16:21
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:16
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	58.8%	16:45
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		16:14
Number 14 J. Williams	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	50%	15:28
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0		22:37
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	45%	18:07
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0		12:43
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0	50%	13:34
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	4	1	0		14:15
Number 42 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:42
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	1	0		16:58
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	2	1	3	-1	2	3	0	2	1		22:45
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		16:59
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	4	0		22:45
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0		23:58
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:40

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	32	28	4	.875	58:46	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	2	1	1	1	0		14:49
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	50%	15:28
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		14:36
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	61.9%	17:16
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:39
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	46.7%	18:26
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	1	0		19:04
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		11:18
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1	0		13:35
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0		19:50
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:42
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	54.5%	12:34
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	1	2	3	+2	0	4	1	0	0		14:15
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	4	0		23:17
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		19:47
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		15:26
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		18:23
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1		26:11

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	26	22	4	.846	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:43	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins	Hooking	2
2nd	07:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Ron Hainsey	Tripping	2
2nd	09:03	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Tanguay	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	11:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Cross checking	2
2nd	18:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	07:05	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Tim Peel, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Jean Morin
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Mathieu Schneider, Eric Boulton, Colin Stuart, Kari Lehtonen, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek, Zach Bogosian
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Alex Henry, Mike Komisarek, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Guillaume Latendresse, Sergei Kostitsyn, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Montreal Canadiens 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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Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Florida Panthers 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Dallas Stars 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 2, 2008