Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout on Thursday, December 8, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Vancouver Canucks 4 51-22-9
at Montreal Canadiens 3 31-35-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Vancouver Canucks 0 1 2 0 1 4
Montreal Canadiens 2 1 0 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Vancouver Canucks 13 5 10 3 0 31
Montreal Canadiens 7 10 5 1 0 23

Three stars

  1. C. Hodgson, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal)
  2. E. Cole, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. F. St-Denis, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:38 Montreal Canadiens Frédéric St-Denis (1) Michael Cammalleri (1), Tomas Plekanec (1) Even strength VAN 0, MTL 1
1st 18:51 Montreal Canadiens Raphael Diaz (1) Max Pacioretty (1), Erik Cole (1) Even strength VAN 0, MTL 2
2nd 02:20 Montreal Canadiens Erik Cole (1) Unassisted Even strength VAN 0, MTL 3
2nd 08:37 Vancouver Canucks Mason Raymond (1) Jannik Hansen (1) Shorthanded VAN 1, MTL 3
3rd 04:24 Vancouver Canucks Cody Hodgson (1) Unassisted Even strength VAN 2, MTL 3
3rd 15:20 Vancouver Canucks Sami Salo (1) Henrik Sedin (1), Ryan Kesler (1) Power play VAN 3, MTL 3

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Montreal Canadiens David Desharnais Saved
1 Vancouver Canucks Cody Hodgson Goal (winner)
2 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty Saved
2 Vancouver Canucks Ryan Kesler Saved
3 Montreal Canadiens Michael Cammalleri Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
Stat Vancouver Canucks Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 31 23
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 25 25
Blocked shots 15 26
Giveaways 13 13
Takeaways 2 4
Faceoffs won 32/64 (50%) 32/64 (50%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 C. Hodgson C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 40% 10:40
Number 14 A. Burrows R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 22:15
Number 17 R. Kesler C 0 1 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 66.7% 24:35
Number 21 M. Raymond L 1 0 1 +2 2 3 0 1 0 19:09
Number 22 D. Sedin L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 1 0 22:37
Number 27 M. Malhotra C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 33.3% 14:04
Number 32 D. Weise R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 05:16
Number 33 H. Sedin C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 43.8% 23:17
Number 36 J. Hansen R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 19:00
Number 40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 66.7% 11:37
Number 42 B. Sweatt L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 06:18
Number 2 D. Hamhuis D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 26:49
Number 3 K. Bieksa D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 2 0 27:33
Number 4 K. Ballard D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 0 14:18
Number 6 S. Salo D 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 1 1 22:28
Number 23 A. Edler D 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 23:30
Number 29 A. Rome D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 13:49
Number 41 A. Alberts D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 05:36
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 R. Luongo 23 20 3 .870 64:09 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 13 M. Cammalleri L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 2 0 100% 19:05
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 45.5% 20:08
Number 15 P. Nokelainen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 62.5% 07:53
Number 21 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11:15
Number 32 T. Moen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 100% 17:04
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 1 0 50% 21:38
Number 51 D. Desharnais C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 37.5% 18:38
Number 52 M. Darche L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 06:26
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 2 0 16:43
Number 71 L. Leblanc C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 08:09
Number 72 E. Cole L 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 3 0 17:41
Number 81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 66.7% 18:23
Number 26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 26:48
Number 61 R. Diaz D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 25:11
Number 62 F. St-Denis D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 11:35
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 23:46
Number 75 H. Gill D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 15:17
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 27:42
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 31 28 3 .903 64:58 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:37 Vancouver Canucks Mason Raymond Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 12:57 Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban Interference 2
1st 13:32 Montreal Canadiens Josh Gorges Cross checking 2
2nd 07:05 Vancouver Canucks Ryan Kesler Hooking 2
2nd 12:48 Vancouver Canucks Dale Weise Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 03:53 Montreal Canadiens Alexei Emelin Holding the stick 2
3rd 04:11 Vancouver Canucks Daniel Sedin Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 14:40 Montreal Canadiens Lars Eller Cross checking 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Alain Vigneault
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Jacques Martin
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Scott Driscoll
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Chris Higgins, Alexander Sulzer
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Yannick Weber

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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