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Montreal 3, Columbus 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	SO	T
MON(41-30-11)	1	0	2	0	3
CLS(41-31-10)	1	0	2	1	4

Final

SO

7:00 PM ET, November 7, 2008

Nationwide Arena

Columbus, Ohio

THREE STARS

S. Mason
Blue Jackets (G )

Saves: 34
Save Pct.: .919

J. Hejda
Blue Jackets (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

D. Brassard
Blue Jackets (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Nationwide Arena Location: Columbus, Ohio	Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Justin St. Pierre Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Andy McElman
Attendance: 14,603 (80.5% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Montreal

Columbus

Total Shots
	37
	28

PIM
	16
	14

Hits
	27
	33

Giveaways
	2
	7

Takeaways
	3
	12

Faceoffs Won
	39
	32

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:52		R.J. Umberger (5) Assists: Jason Chimera, Rick Nash	Columbus 1-0
15:08		Alex Tanguay (7) (Power Play) Assists: Christopher Higgins, Robert Lang	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
14:57		Ole-Kristian Tollefsen: 2 Minutes for Hooking Maxim Lapierre

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:10		Marc Methot: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Christopher Higgins
5:29		Alex Tanguay: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jason Chimera
9:16		Josh Gorges: 2 Minutes for Interference of Raffi Torres
10:49		Roman Hamrlik: 2 Minutes for Hooking Fredrik Modin
15:09		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Holding Jared Boll
16:00		Christian Backman: 2 Minutes for Slashing Tom Kostopoulos
19:04		Maxim Lapierre: 2 Minutes for Holding Rick Nash

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:51		Patrice Brisebois (1) (Power Play) Assists: Alexei Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec	Montreal 2-1
5:21		Marc Methot (3) Assists: Rick Nash, Jan Hejda	Game tied 2-2
5:55		Fredrik Modin (2) Assists: Fedor Tyutin, Jan Hejda	Columbus 3-2
19:19		Sergei Kostitsyn (3) Assists: Andrei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec	Game tied 3-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:02		Fedor Tyutin: 2 Minutes for Holding Alexei Kovalev
4:55		Mike Commodore: 2 Minutes for Interference of Alex Tanguay
4:58		Saku Koivu: 2 Minutes for Interference of Manny Malhotra
11:54		Mike Commodore: 2 Minutes for Elbowing Andrei Kostitsyn
15:18		Roman Hamrlik: 2 Minutes for High-sticking R.J. Umberger
16:46		Derick Brassard: 2 Minutes for Tripping Saku Koivu

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:11		Tomas Plekanec: 2 Minutes for Hooking Rick Nash

Shootout Summary
TEAM	DETAIL
	Kristian Huselius shootout attempt against Jaroslav Halak with a Wristshot results in a GOAL.
	Alex Tanguay shootout attempt against Steve Mason with a Hit Goalpost results in a MISS.
	Derick Brassard shootout attempt against Jaroslav Halak with a Deflection results in a GOAL.
	Andrei Kostitsyn shootout attempt against Steve Mason with a Snapshot results in a SAVE.

Player Summary

Montreal Canadiens												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
F. Bouillon D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	29	18:06	0:00	3:02	15:04	0	0	00.0
P. Brisebois D	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	13:50	2:03	0:44	11:03	0	0	00.0
J. Gorges D	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	31	21:22	0:11	3:12	17:59	0	0	00.0
R. Hamrlik D	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	0	24	17:21	0:05	1:39	15:37	0	0	00.0
C. Higgins LW	0	1	-2	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	18:29	4:19	1:42	12:28	0	0	00.0
S. Koivu C	0	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	26	19:19	4:21	2:23	12:35	11	5	68.8
M. Komisarek D	0	0	-1	1	1	2	1	2	4	0	0	36	25:14	0:08	4:19	20:47	0	0	00.0
A. Kostitsyn LW	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:55	1:38	0:02	13:15	1	1	50.0
S. Kostitsyn LW	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:20	1:30	1:41	11:09	0	0	00.0
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	12:43	0:00	1:45	10:58	1	0	100.0
A. Kovalev RW	0	1	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	20:33	3:46	2:13	14:34	0	0	00.0
R. Lang C	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:07	1:53	3:17	10:57	11	12	47.8
M. Lapierre C	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	17	13:15	0:18	1:14	11:43	3	4	42.9
G. Laraque RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:04	0:00	0:00	9:04	0	0	00.0
G. Latendresse LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	9:20	1:19	0:01	8:00	0	0	00.0
A. Markov D	0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	33	28:32	5:20	5:16	17:56	0	0	00.0
T. Plekanec C	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	24	17:23	2:06	2:18	12:59	12	10	54.5
A. Tanguay LW	1	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	15:33	4:18	0:00	11:15	0	0	00.0
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Dandenault									Healthy
S Begin									Healthy

Columbus Blue Jackets												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Backman D	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	23	19:18	6:27	0:00	12:51	0	0	00.0
J. Boll RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	9	7:44	0:00	0:00	7:44	0	0	00.0
D. Brassard C	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	2	2	0	23	17:02	5:17	0:00	11:45	10	4	71.4
J. Chimera LW	0	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	30	20:28	3:57	2:19	14:12	0	1	00.0
M. Commodore D	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	4	2	0	0	34	22:08	0:51	3:50	17:27	0	0	00.0
J. Hejda D	0	2	3	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	33	24:22	0:19	5:31	18:32	0	0	00.0
K. Huselius LW	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	26	18:14	4:55	0:16	13:03	1	1	50.0
M. Malhotra C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	13:05	0:03	3:05	9:57	4	9	30.8
M. Methot D	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	4	0	1	30	20:25	0:06	1:11	19:08	0	0	00.0
F. Modin LW	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	15:46	2:09	0:28	13:09	0	0	00.0
A. Murray C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	13	8:57	0:00	1:32	7:25	0	0	00.0
R. Nash LW	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	35	22:45	4:26	2:04	16:15	0	0	00.0
M. Peca C	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	15:57	0:07	3:18	12:32	5	14	26.3
O. Tollefsen D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	15	9:29	0:00	1:03	8:26	0	0	00.0
R. Torres LW	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	10:34	0:46	0:00	9:48	0	0	00.0
F. Tyutin D	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	2	4	0	0	36	30:41	6:15	1:43	22:43	1	0	100.0
R. Umberger C	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	3	2	0	27	18:04	3:56	0:16	13:52	11	10	52.4
J. Voracek RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:11	4:45	0:00	8:26	0	0	00.0
Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
R Klesla									Wrist Injury
J Novotny									Healthy
A Picard									Waived

Goaltending Summary

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Halak	28	3	25	.893	64:45	0

Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
S. Mason	37	3	34	.919	64:50	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Montreal	19	7	8	3	37
Columbus	8	8	10	2	28

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Montreal	2 of 0
Columbus	0 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

Friday, November 7th

Ottawa	1	Final
Carolina	2

Montreal	3	Final
Columbus	4	SO

Atlanta	5	Final
Buffalo	4	OT

Dallas	5	Final
Anaheim	2

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Montreal 3, Columbus 4

Final

SO

NHL Scores

Friday, November 7th