Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers

Monday, December 29, 2008, 7:30 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 5–2 on Monday, December 29, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens	5	41-30-11
at Florida Panthers	2	41-30-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	11	7	11	29
Florida Panthers	13	7	8	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:18	Florida Panthers	Michael Frolik (6)	Brett McLean (7)	Even strength	MTL 0, FLA 1
1st	10:27	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (9)	Andrei Kostitsyn (8), Andrei Markov (22)	Power play	MTL 1, FLA 1
2nd	01:30	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (7)	Roman Hamrlik (9)	Shorthanded	MTL 2, FLA 1
2nd	06:49	Florida Panthers	David Booth (15)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 2, FLA 2
2nd	16:01	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre (5)	Tom Kostopoulos (6), Steve Begin (4)	Even strength	MTL 3, FLA 2
3rd	02:40	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre (6)	Guillaume Latendresse (8)	Even strength	MTL 4, FLA 2
3rd	19:53	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre (7)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Empty net	MTL 5, FLA 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	0	0		13:53
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:54
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	0	1	0	4	5	0	2	0	40%	17:52
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	54.5%	15:07
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	1	1	+1	5	2	0	0	0		07:01
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		21:34
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		12:52
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	3	0	3	+3	0	3	2	1	0	38.9%	13:44
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	0	0		18:23
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		12:23
Number 80 B. Maxwell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	55.6%	10:26
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:38
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	5	3	0		19:52
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	5	0		22:20
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1	0		19:52
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	0	0		16:32
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		15:46
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		22:32

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	28	26	2	.929	59:57	Win

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	62.5%	19:00
Number 10 D. Booth	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0		15:17
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	0	66.7%	17:20
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		05:34
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		16:00
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	75%	17:31
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	100%	16:26
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		07:06
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	35.7%	15:25
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	-4	4	1	0	0		17:23
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	1	0	1	-2	0	1	1	0	33.3%	15:14
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		06:58
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		21:42
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		18:28
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	1		27:41
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:19
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		24:33
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		14:28

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	8	8	0	1.000	16:14
Number 31 C. Anderson	20	16	4	.800	42:40	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:46	Florida Panthers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	09:52	Florida Panthers	Brett McLean	Slashing	2
1st	12:05	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois	Slashing	2
2nd	00:37	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Holding the stick	2
2nd	02:37	Florida Panthers	Ville Peltonen	Interference	2
2nd	06:51	Florida Panthers	Anthony Stewart	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:51	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:10	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell	Slashing	2
2nd	08:10	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Roughing	2
2nd	08:10	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Roughing	2
2nd	08:31	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Hooking	2
2nd	13:40	Florida Panthers	Cory Stillman	Holding	2
3rd	06:27	Florida Panthers	Nick Boynton	Interference	2
3rd	16:43	Florida Panthers	Cory Stillman	Holding the stick	2
3rd	19:36	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Delaying game	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brian Mach
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
Florida Panthers scratches: Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Noah Welch, Kamil Kreps, Tanner Glass, Rostislav Olesz, Kenndal McArdle, Shawn Matthias, Cory Murphy, Michal Repik, Jason Garrison

Every Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Oct 20, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
Florida Panthers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Thu, Jan 29, 2009

Other NHL games on Monday, December 29, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
San Jose Sharks 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
Minnesota Wild 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
Nashville Predators 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Dec 29, 2008