Ottawa 0, 
Montreal 5
7:30 PM ET, September 26, 2008
Bell Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| Game Information | |
| Arena: Bell Centre Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Referees: Dan Marouelli , Francois St. Laurent Linesmen: Derek Nansen , Pierre Champoux |
| Attendance: 21,273 (100.0% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| No Scoring this period | ||
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
 | 1:14 | S Kostitsyn (high sticking) |
 | 7:44 | J Ruutu (holding) |
| 10:27 | Y Weber (high sticking) |
| 12:15 | C Neil (slashing) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 3:41 | Sergei Kostitsyn - power play (Assist: Andrei Kostitsyn, Andrei Markov) |
| 13:06 | Matt D'Agostini (Assist: David Desharnais, Gregory Stewart) |
| 16:38 | Andrei Markov - power play (Assist: Max Pacioretty, Sergei Kostitsyn) |
| 18:40 | Yannick Weber (Assist: Andrei Kostitsyn, Alex Kovalev) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 2:13 | C Bass (major fighting) |
| 2:13 | T Kostopoulos (major fighting) |
| 3:33 | A Volchenkov (holding) |
| 14:26 | D Heatley (cross checking) |
| 14:26 | J Gorges (roughing) |
| 16:16 | B Bell (holding) |
| 17:37 | C Neil (major fighting) |
| 17:37 | A Henry (major fighting) |
| 19:11 | L Richardson (tripping) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| :24 | Andrei Kostitsyn - power play (Assist: Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Markov) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 3:35 | Z Smith (major fighting) |
| 3:35 | P Subban (major fighting) |
| 3:43 | B Isbister (major fighting) |
| 3:43 | A Henry (major fighting) |
| 3:43 | A Henry (roughing served by G Stewart) |
| 8:55 | J Spezza (holding stick) |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Ottawa | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |
| Montreal | 8 | 17 | 5 | 30 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Ottawa | 0 of 3 |
| Montreal | 3 of 6 |
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
NHL Scores
Friday, September 26th
| Nashville | 3 | Final |
| Columbus | 4 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Ottawa | 0 | Final |
| Montreal | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Chicago | 4 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
| Calgary | 8 |
| Anaheim | 2 | Final |
| San Jose | 5 |
