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New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 6–2 on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at home.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
New York Rangers 2 43-30-9
at Montreal Canadiens 6 41-30-11

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 0 2 0 2
Montreal Canadiens 3 1 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 7 8 5 20
Montreal Canadiens 15 14 10 39

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:52 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn (6) Matt D'Agostini (1), Andrei Markov (15) Even strength NYR 0, MTL 1
1st 10:47 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin (4) Maxim Lapierre (2), Georges Laraque (1) Even strength NYR 0, MTL 2
1st 17:37 Montreal Canadiens Alex Tanguay (9) Roman Hamrlik (6), Tom Kostopoulos (4) Even strength NYR 0, MTL 3
2nd 03:35 Montreal Canadiens Maxim Lapierre (4) Steve Begin (2), Georges Laraque (2) Even strength NYR 0, MTL 4
2nd 13:02 New York Rangers Markus Naslund (10) Paul Mara (8), Scott Gomez (13) Power play NYR 1, MTL 4
2nd 18:43 New York Rangers Nigel Dawes (3) Nikolay Zherdev (16), Chris Drury (7) Even strength NYR 2, MTL 4
3rd 00:49 Montreal Canadiens Robert Lang (8) Andrei Markov (16), Alex Kovalev (14) Even strength NYR 2, MTL 5
3rd 19:10 Montreal Canadiens Matt D'Agostini (2) Unassisted Even strength NYR 2, MTL 6

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 20 39
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 15 13
Hits 15 24
Blocked shots 14 25
Giveaways 5 8
Takeaways 4 16
Faceoffs won 26/49 (53.1%) 23/49 (46.9%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 N. Dawes L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 1 0 11:39
13 N. Zherdev R 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 0 16:28
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 2 0 40% 19:57
19 S. Gomez C 0 1 1 -4 6 3 0 0 0 55.6% 17:40
20 F. Sjostrom L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:18
23 C. Drury C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 52.9% 19:13
24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 19:36
25 P. Prucha R 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 1 0 11:40
28 C. Orr R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:46
29 L. Korpikoski L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 75% 10:51
34 A. Voros L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 1 0 13:22
91 M. Naslund L 1 0 1 -4 0 4 0 0 1 15:19
3 M. Rozsival D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 21:05
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 22:30
6 W. Redden D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 08:36
18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 26:12
27 P. Mara D 0 1 1 -2 2 1 0 0 0 21:47
45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 0 0 20:01
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 H. Lundqvist 39 33 6 .846 60:00 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 14:42
11 S. Koivu C 0 0 0 +2 4 1 2 0 0 50% 15:52
13 A. Tanguay L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:42
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 38.5% 18:31
17 G. Laraque R 0 2 2 +2 0 1 3 0 0 11:01
20 R. Lang C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 42.9% 16:45
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 3 0 0 16:05
22 S. Begin L 1 1 2 +2 2 5 3 1 0 11:23
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 0 16:30
27 A. Kovalev R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 16:28
36 M. D'Agostini R 1 1 2 +2 0 6 1 2 0 15:53
40 M. Lapierre C 1 1 2 +1 5 2 1 3 0 62.5% 12:07
46 A. Kostitsyn L 1 0 1 +2 0 4 2 1 0 17:26
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +4 0 0 0 3 0 19:47
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 4 0 18:46
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 18:30
71 P. Brisebois D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 19:52
79 A. Markov D 0 2 2 +3 0 2 1 1 0 22:39
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 20 18 2 .900 59:44 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:23 New York Rangers Paul Mara Tripping 2
1st 13:21 New York Rangers Aaron Voros Roughing 2
2nd 09:01 Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Dandenault Tripping 2
2nd 10:58 Montreal Canadiens Maxim Lapierre Fighting (major) 5
2nd 10:58 New York Rangers Petr Prucha Fighting (major) 5
2nd 11:45 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin Hooking 2
2nd 15:51 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Roughing 2
2nd 15:51 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Roughing 2
2nd 15:51 New York Rangers Scott Gomez Roughing 2
2nd 15:51 New York Rangers Scott Gomez Roughing 2
3rd 13:19 New York Rangers Scott Gomez Cross checking 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Tom Renney
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Referees
Tim Peel, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Jean Morin
New York Rangers scratches
Blair Betts, Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Alex Henry, Mike Komisarek, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Guillaume Latendresse, Sergei Kostitsyn, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 4

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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