Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens

Sunday, December 21, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime on Sunday, December 21, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	45-30-7
at Montreal Canadiens	2	41-30-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	11	6	7	3	27
Montreal Canadiens	8	8	12	0	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (5)	Eric Staal (10), Tuomo Ruutu (10)	Even strength	CAR 1, MTL 0
2nd	06:10	Montreal Canadiens	Matt D'Agostini (6)	Alex Tanguay (15), Roman Hamrlik (8)	Even strength	CAR 1, MTL 1
2nd	14:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (14)	Sergei Samsonov (11), Ray Whitney (16)	Power play	CAR 2, MTL 1
3rd	13:08	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang (11)	Patrice Brisebois (4), Alex Tanguay (16)	Power play	CAR 2, MTL 2
OT	01:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu (11)	Eric Staal (11), Joe Corvo (10)	Even strength	CAR 3, MTL 2

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

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	2	1	0	1	0	42.9%	15:58
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		15:05
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	2	3	0	0	5	1	0	1	21.4%	20:03
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:43
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0		18:38
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	1	1	2	0	2	2	2	0	0		19:20
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	25%	06:58
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1	0	56%	19:02
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		07:34
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0	0		14:09
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		06:33
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:17
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	4	0		22:28
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:26
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		22:21
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	0		24:47
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:39
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0		27:26

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	28	26	2	.929	61:43	Win

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	-1	0	2	3	1	0		14:30
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:13
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	50%	20:06
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		08:27
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	73.3%	15:54
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		11:33
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0		20:46
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0		14:16
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0	66.7%	15:43
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		19:01
Number 80 B. Maxwell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	09:31
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	8	0	0		16:57
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	4	0		18:51
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		22:45
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	2	0		22:08
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	2	0		15:22
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0		16:02
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		25:08

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	27	24	3	.889	61:43	OT loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:27	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse	Interference	2
1st	10:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Roughing	2
1st	15:30	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Cross checking	2
1st	20:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Hooking	2
2nd	08:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Hooking	2
2nd	14:13	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Slashing	2
2nd	14:28	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Slashing	2
3rd	11:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Slashing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Marc Joannette, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Pierre Champoux
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Niclas Wallin, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Saku Koivu, Mathieu Dandenault, Marc Denis, Alex Henry, Chris Higgins, Andrei Kostitsyn, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens 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

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 21, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Dec 21, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers, Sun, Dec 21, 2008
Boston Bruins 6 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Dec 21, 2008