Montreal 2, Minnesota 1

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MON(41-30-11)1102
MIN(40-33-9)1001

Final

8:00 PM ET, October 30, 2008
Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
THREE STARS
C. Price
Canadiens (G )

Saves: 28
Save Pct.: .966
K. Johnsson
Wild  (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
A. Miettinen
Wild  (RW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Xcel Energy Center
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota		Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Mark Pare
Attendance: 18,568 (102.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Montreal   Minnesota
Total Shots
  21
 29
PIM
 20
  10
Hits
 18
  14
Giveaways
  5
 9
Takeaways
  1
 4
Faceoffs Won
 25
  20
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
1:31Brent Burns (3)
Assists: James Sheppard, Colton Gillies		Minnesota 1-0
4:28Francis Bouillon (2)
Assists: Alex Tanguay, Guillaume Latendresse		Game tied 1-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
6:12Tom Kostopoulos: 2 Minutes for Interference of Cal Clutterbuck
13:532-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Colton Gillies)
19:15Saku Koivu: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Mikko Koivu
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
2:23Andrei Markov (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Alex Tanguay, Robert Lang		Montreal 2-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
1:28Benoit Pouliot: 2 Minutes for Holding Francis Bouillon
1:53Mikko Koivu: 2 Minutes for Slashing Tomas Plekanec
6:07Robert Lang: 2 Minutes for Tripping Stephane Veilleux
6:24Christopher Higgins: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Andrew Brunette
7:48Roman Hamrlik: 2 Minutes for Hooking Colton Gillies
9:582-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Maxim Lapierre)
14:47Mathieu Dandenault: 2 Minutes for Tripping Nick Schultz
16:18Tom Kostopoulos: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
No scoring this period
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
1:50Robert Lang: 2 Minutes for Tripping Kim Johnsson
2:07Mikko Koivu: 2 Minutes for Hooking Maxim Lapierre
13:17Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Hooking Andrew Brunette
15:26Brent Burns: 2 Minutes for Interference of Josh Gorges
19:35Brent Burns: 2 Minutes for Roughing Mike Komisarek
19:35Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Roughing Brent Burns

Player Summary
Montreal CanadiensTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
F. Bouillon D 100112003002016:410:115:4910:410000.0
P. Brisebois D 000101000101712:071:550:139:590000.0
M. Dandenault RW000000121001511:060:002:059:010000.0
J. Gorges D 000012002012421:100:178:3312:200000.0
R. Hamrlik D 000001121002216:441:222:5612:260000.0
C. Higgins LW000011122001714:423:193:028:210100.0
S. Koivu C 001200120002315:472:312:2410:526460.0
M. Komisarek D 000104242022721:480:006:1015:380000.0
A. Kostitsyn LW00-1310001001313:534:210:009:320000.0
S. Kostitsyn LW000100000001310:532:420:088:030000.0
T. Kostopoulos RW000301242001712:530:003:509:030000.0
A. Kovalev RW00-1020001002018:082:454:4910:340000.0
R. Lang C 010300240002115:273:024:128:134640.0
M. Lapierre C 000111000001510:590:001:239:364266.7
G. Latendresse LW01101000100119:070:020:009:050000.0
A. Markov D 100102001013026:484:397:1714:520000.0
T. Plekanec C 00-1332001002318:233:545:149:1511761.1
A. Tanguay LW021100000001512:022:300:069:260000.0
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYERREASON
G LaraqueHealthy
S BeginHealthy
Minnesota WildTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
E. Belanger C 000110001012618:155:142:1010:513537.5
M. Bergeron D 000211000001921:318:450:0712:390000.0
P. Bouchard C 000010000222217:387:270:0010:110000.0
A. Brunette LW000400000002421:329:130:0012:190000.0
B. Burns D 101320243002619:058:571:188:500000.0
C. Clutterbuck RW00-100000300115:130:060:075:000000.0
C. Gillies C 011020001011812:323:220:009:100000.0
K. Johnsson D 000401001013529:566:264:4718:430000.0
M. Koivu C 000610240202923:309:202:2311:4713765.0
A. Miettinen RW000601001013124:388:133:1613:090300.0
T. Mojzis D 0000000000041:500:000:001:500000.0
B. Pouliot LW00010012001149:032:090:006:540400.0
N. Schultz D 001005001002218:480:003:5014:580000.0
J. Sheppard C 010000000001913:310:552:0510:314640.0
M. Skoula D 000000000002216:170:002:5513:220000.0
S. Veilleux LW000100001002114:531:172:5310:430000.0
C. Weller D 00-10000010173:450:000:003:450000.0
M. Zidlicky D 00-1100001002419:546:010:2713:260000.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYERREASON
O NolanHealthy
D BoogaardHealthy
E ReitzIllness

Goaltending Summary
Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
C. Price29128.96659:520
Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
J. Harding21219.90558:490

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Montreal116421
Minnesota911929

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Montreal1 of 0
Minnesota0 of 0

* - 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

Thursday, October 30th
Tampa Bay 5 Final
Buffalo 2
Atlanta 2 Final
NY Rangers 3
NY Islanders 2 Final
Philadelphia 3 OT
Ottawa 2 Final
Florida 1
Edmonton 1 Final
Nashville 3
Montreal 2 Final
Minnesota 1
Carolina 1 Final
St. Louis 0
Boston 2 Final
Calgary 3
Columbus 4 Final
Colorado 2
Pittsburgh 1 Final
Phoenix 4
Vancouver 4 Final
Los Angeles 0
Detroit 2 Final
San Jose 4