Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, December 27, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 on Saturday, December 27, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	41-30-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins	2	45-28-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	8	6	5	19
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	7	17	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:15	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (7)	Tomas Plekanec (8), Josh Gorges (6)	Even strength	MTL 1, PIT 0
1st	14:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis (8)	Ryan Whitney (1), Sidney Crosby (34)	Even strength	MTL 1, PIT 1
1st	19:58	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (8)	Tomas Plekanec (9), Alex Kovalev (19)	Even strength	MTL 2, PIT 1
2nd	05:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (15)	Pascal Dupuis (3), Brooks Orpik (7)	Even strength	MTL 2, PIT 2
3rd	02:21	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 3, PIT 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	4	1		13:33
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		13:21
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	2	2	+2	2	1	0	0	56.5%	18:55
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	33.3%	16:51
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		10:59
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	+3	0	1	2	0		20:59
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:12
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	54.5%	16:16
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	3	0	3	+2	0	6	1	0		17:15
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		14:02
Number 80 B. Maxwell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16.7%	07:31
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		10:25
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	5		26:00
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	+3	4	1	1	0		18:58
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3		21:32
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2		15:33
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		11:07
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	4		26:31

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	1	2	+1	0	7	2	1		17:07
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	37.5%	19:46
Number 16 P. Bissonnette	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		02:30
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		20:50
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		14:59
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0		12:06
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:45
Number 42 D. Jeffrey	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	66.7%	07:28
Number 63 T. Wallace	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		06:17
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	57.1%	26:34
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		16:26
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	1	2	0	0	6	2	1	65.2%	24:34
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		15:48
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		15:06
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3		19:33
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		26:37
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4		18:11
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	1		16:27

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	19	16	3	.842	58:56	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Holding the stick	2
1st	05:20	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges	Holding	2
1st	15:51	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Tripping	2
3rd	02:54	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Hooking	2
3rd	09:15	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges	Tripping	2
3rd	16:52	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Tanguay	High sticking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Wes McCauley, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Michel Cormier
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Saku Koivu, Mathieu Dandenault, Marc Denis, Georges Laraque, Alex Henry, Chris Higgins, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Hal Gill, Mike Zigomanis, Eric Godard, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Tyler Kennedy, Janne Pesonen, Kris Letang, Bill Thomas, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, John Curry

Every Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 3, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Feb 19, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 11, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 27, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Ottawa Senators 3 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 27, 2008