Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, December 18, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at home.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Philadelphia Flyers	2	44-27-11
at Montreal Canadiens	5	41-30-11

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	1	0	1	2
Montreal Canadiens	3	1	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	9	13	9	31
Montreal Canadiens	12	7	12	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:00	Montreal Canadiens	Matt D'Agostini (5)	Maxim Lapierre (3), Patrice Brisebois (3)	Even strength	PHI 0, MTL 1
1st	10:33	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn (4)	Robert Lang (13), Guillaume Latendresse (7)	Power play	PHI 0, MTL 2
1st	15:26	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin (5)	Tom Kostopoulos (5), Sergei Kostitsyn (7)	Even strength	PHI 0, MTL 3
1st	15:58	Philadelphia Flyers	Arron Asham (3)	Scottie Upshall (6), Glen Metropolit (7)	Even strength	PHI 1, MTL 3
2nd	06:20	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (7)	Steve Begin (3), Mike Komisarek (1)	Even strength	PHI 1, MTL 4
3rd	13:28	Philadelphia Flyers	Braydon Coburn (3)	Glen Metropolit (8), Arron Asham (2)	Even strength	PHI 2, MTL 4
3rd	18:57	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse (4)	Robert Lang (14), Alex Tanguay (13)	Power play	PHI 2, MTL 5

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

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Upshall	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	6	0		15:36
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0		18:51
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	2	2	+2	0	5	2	0	33.3%	17:21
Number 14 A. Nodl	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:11
Number 15 J. Lupul	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:58
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	3	55%	18:41
Number 18 M. Richards	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	37.5%	20:46
Number 19 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1		17:25
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0		18:37
Number 32 R. Cote	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		03:52
Number 36 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		04:56
Number 45 A. Asham	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	8	0		14:55
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	2		23:40
Number 23 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		19:23
Number 25 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		21:31
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		16:00
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	1		23:03
Number 47 L. Sbisa	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		17:04

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	31	26	5	.839	59:21	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	1	1	+1	0	1	4	2	0		14:35
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		20:28
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	19:32
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		06:09
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	50%	19:09
Number 22 S. Begin	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	5	1	0	55.6%	10:11
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	2	0	0	100%	21:27
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		14:21
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	3	0	0	58.3%	14:09
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		10:35
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	1	1	2	+1	2	2	2	0	1		12:32
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	1	1	2	-2	0	6	4	0	1		13:36
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	6	0		22:41
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	0		20:56
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0		20:43
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		12:32
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		14:28
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	2	0		27:56

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	31	29	2	.936	60:00	Win

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:04	Philadelphia Flyers	Andrew Alberts	Interference	2
1st	05:30	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2
1st	08:58	Philadelphia Flyers	Luca Sbisa	High sticking	2
1st	12:43	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne	Hooking	2
2nd	15:30	Philadelphia Flyers	Kimmo Timonen	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	19:22	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Tripping	2
3rd	07:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter	Hooking	2
3rd	09:36	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Roughing	2
3rd	09:36	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Roughing	2
3rd	18:43	Philadelphia Flyers	Kimmo Timonen	Hooking	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: John Stevens
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Jay Sharrers
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Martin Biron, Daniel Brière, Boyd Kane, Josh Gratton, Lasse Kukkonen, Randy Jones, Ryan Parent, Jared Ross, Claude Giroux, Jon Kalinski, Nate Raduns
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Saku Koivu, Mathieu Dandenault, Alex Henry, Chris Higgins, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Carey Price, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty

Every Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Oct 13, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Feb 27, 2009

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Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 8	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
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Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
San Jose Sharks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Dallas Stars 6	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Nashville Predators 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 18, 2008