San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, December 4, 2010, 2:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the San Jose Sharks 3–1 on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
San Jose Sharks	1	48-25-9
at Montreal Canadiens	3	44-30-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	1	0	0	1
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	10	13	4	27
Montreal Canadiens	4	9	6	19

Three stars

C. Price, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
T. Plekanec, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
M. Darche, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:00	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Darche (1)	Benoit Pouliot (1), Hal Gill (1)	Even strength	SJS 0, MTL 1
1st	13:04	San Jose Sharks	Benn Ferriero (1)	Logan Couture (1)	Even strength	SJS 1, MTL 1
2nd	13:58	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (1)	Andrei Kostitsyn (1), Yannick Weber (1)	Even strength	SJS 1, MTL 2
3rd	08:22	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Cammalleri (1)	Roman Hamrlik (1)	Even strength	SJS 1, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	San Jose Sharks	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	27	19
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	0	4
Hits	36	21
Blocked shots	11	23
Giveaways	4	16
Takeaways	6	4
Faceoffs won	24/46 (52.2%)	22/46 (47.8%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Pavelski	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	62.5%	15:54
Number 10 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0		09:04
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	100%	19:35
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0		20:22
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	66.7%	10:35
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	30.8%	21:24
Number 21 S. Nichol	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	5	0	85.7%	08:03
Number 29 R. Clowe	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		21:27
Number 39 L. Couture	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	1	42.9%	19:05
Number 43 J. McCarthy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		08:30
Number 64 J. McGinn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	4		11:33
Number 78 B. Ferriero	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	0		19:17
Number 3 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	5	0		20:52
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		30:05
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3		23:58
Number 55 M. Moore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		11:08
Number 61 J. Braun	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		14:59
Number 65 D. Joslin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		15:47

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Niemi	19	16	3	.842	58:22	Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	35.7%	16:24
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		17:37
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	2	56.3%	15:17
Number 15 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	66.7%	14:18
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		16:06
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		17:31
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1		12:06
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0		14:41
Number 52 M. Darche	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	2		13:48
Number 57 B. Pouliot	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0		12:11
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	42.9%	13:01
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	13:00
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		22:52
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3		20:18
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	5		23:01
Number 45 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		16:43
Number 68 Y. Weber	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	2	3		16:20
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2		20:46

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	27	26	1	.963	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	01:34	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Hooking	2
3rd	16:00	Montreal Canadiens	Lars Eller	Holding	2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach: Todd McLellan
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Referees: Dave Jackson, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Scott Driscoll
San Jose Sharks scratches: Kent Huskins, Niclas Wallin
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Dustin Boyd, P.K. Subban

Other NHL games on Dec 4

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 4, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Minnesota Wild 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Florida Panthers 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
St. Louis Blues 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 4, 2010

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