Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, December 10, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Thursday, December 10, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	47-28-7
at Montreal Canadiens	2	39-33-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	15	15	41
Montreal Canadiens	7	8	6	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar (1)	Bill Guerin (1), Pascal Dupuis (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, MTL 0
2nd	10:48	Montreal Canadiens	Matt D'Agostini (1)	Glen Metropolit (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, MTL 1
2nd	13:38	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik (1)	Michael Cammalleri (1), Marc-Andre Bergeron (1)	Power play	PIT 1, MTL 2
2nd	17:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke (1)	Sergei Gonchar (1), Jordan Staal (1)	Even strength	PIT 2, MTL 2
3rd	13:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis (1)	Brooks Orpik (1), Jay McKee (1)	Even strength	PIT 3, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	41	21
Power play	0 of 5	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	8	12
Hits	23	18
Blocked shots	11	26
Giveaways	16	27
Takeaways	4	6
Faceoffs won	22/59 (37.3%)	37/59 (62.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1	0		14:19
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	35.3%	16:52
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		19:54
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	0		10:30
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		14:15
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		11:49
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0		16:04
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	22.2%	11:18
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:01
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	0	0		13:03
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	0	2	8	1	1	0	16.7%	21:10
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	50%	24:07
Number 3 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		20:58
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0		20:15
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	3	1	0		18:23
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	1	2	+1	2	4	0	0	0		25:26
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		22:19
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		12:39

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	21	19	2	.905	59:49	Win

Montreal Canadiens

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 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0		19:09
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	50%	21:37
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	3	0	64.7%	13:34
Number 17 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:08
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		16:52
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		09:28
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0		15:08
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	3	0	0		19:16
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	1	0		13:05
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		12:04
Number 91 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	77.8%	20:36
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	05:36
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		23:13
Number 20 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	4	0		11:55
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		24:27
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	1	0	1	-2	0	2	0	8	1		25:35
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		13:08
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2	0		22:14

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	41	38	3	.927	58:55	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	03:30	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Holding	2
2nd	07:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Rupp	Boarding	2
2nd	08:39	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges	Holding	2
2nd	09:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	High sticking	2
2nd	09:13	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Roughing	2
2nd	12:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ruslan Fedotenko	Delaying game	2
3rd	00:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Interference	2
3rd	01:40	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Holding	2
3rd	04:22	Montreal Canadiens	Hal Gill	Tripping	2
3rd	09:37	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Holding	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Referees: Paul Devorski, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Bryan Pancich
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Martin Skoula
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Paul Mara, Yannick Weber

2009-2010 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 28, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Nov 25, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 10, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 6, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Apr 30, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, May 2, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, May 4, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, May 6, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, May 8, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, May 10, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, May 12, 2010

Other NHL games on Dec 10

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 10, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 10, 2009
Ottawa Senators 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 10, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 10, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Dec 10, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 10, 2009

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