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Atlanta 4, Montreal 5

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
ATL(35-41-6)	0	0	4	4
MON(41-30-11)	1	2	2	5

Final

7:30 PM ET, December 2, 2008

Bell Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

THREE STARS

A. Kostitsyn
Canadiens (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

R. Hainsey
Thrashers (D )

Goals: 2
Assists: 1

T. Plekanec
Canadiens (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Bell Centre Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Referees: Tom Kowal, Tim Peel Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Jean Morin
Attendance: 21,273 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Atlanta

Montreal

Total Shots
	26
	33

PIM
	6
	6

Hits
	25
	7

Giveaways
	11
	12

Takeaways
	8
	15

Faceoffs Won
	31
	33

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
16:21		Matt D'Agostini (1) Assists: Andrei Kostitsyn, Saku Koivu	Montreal 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:43		Christopher Higgins: 2 Minutes for Hooking Niclas Havelid

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
14:22		Tomas Plekanec (6) Assists: Alexei Kovalev, Josh Gorges	Montreal 2-0
19:04		Andrei Markov (4) (Power Play) Assists: Andrei Kostitsyn, Robert Lang	Montreal 3-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
7:19		Ron Hainsey: 2 Minutes for Tripping Alex Tanguay
9:03		Alex Tanguay: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Jim Slater
11:46		Chris Thorburn: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Mathieu Dandenault
18:15		Jim Slater: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Carey Price

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:28		Ron Hainsey (4) Assists: Garnet Exelby	Montreal 3-1
7:20		Ron Hainsey (5) (Power Play) Assists: Bryan Little, Slava Kozlov	Montreal 3-2
7:27		Chris Thorburn (2) Assists: Marty Reasoner, Ilya Kovalchuk	Game tied 3-3
14:49		Andrei Kostitsyn (5) Assists: Saku Koivu, Francis Bouillon	Montreal 4-3
18:45		Robert Lang (7) (Empty net) Assists: Alexei Kovalev	Montreal 5-3
19:40		Jason Williams (7) Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Ron Hainsey	Montreal 5-4
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
7:05		Tom Kostopoulos: 2 Minutes for Hooking Marty Reasoner

Player Summary

Atlanta Thrashers												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Armstrong RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	17	12:43	0:33	0:35	11:35	0	0	00.0
E. Christensen C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:18	1:03	0:00	10:15	4	6	40.0
J. Crabb RW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	15	11:42	0:00	2:12	9:30	0	0	00.0
T. Enstrom D	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	30	23:58	0:49	2:45	20:24	0	0	00.0
G. Exelby D	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	23	16:58	0:00	1:39	15:19	0	0	00.0
R. Hainsey D	2	1	-1	3	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	28	22:45	3:53	0:19	18:33	0	0	00.0
N. Havelid D	0	0	-1	1	0	4	0	0	0	2	3	26	22:45	0:00	2:59	19:46	0	0	00.0
I. Kovalchuk LW	0	2	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	18	22:37	3:59	0:00	18:38	0	0	00.0
S. Kozlov LW	0	1	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:14	2:43	0:00	13:31	0	0	00.0
B. Little C	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	16:21	2:43	0:00	13:38	1	1	50.0
N. Oystrick D	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	16:59	0:13	1:24	15:22	0	0	00.0
E. Perrin C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:16	0:00	2:21	8:55	0	1	00.0
M. Reasoner C	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:07	0:00	2:07	16:00	9	11	45.0
J. Slater C	0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	18	13:34	0:00	1:51	11:43	5	5	50.0
C. Thorburn RW	1	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	19	14:15	0:00	0:00	14:15	0	0	00.0
B. Valabik D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	12:40	0:00	0:00	12:40	0	0	00.0
T. White C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	19	16:45	2:43	0:00	14:02	10	7	58.8
J. Williams RW	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:28	1:16	0:00	14:12	2	2	50.0
Atlanta Thrashers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Schneider									Healthy
E Boulton									Healthy

Montreal Canadiens												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Begin LW	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:18	0:00	1:22	9:56	0	1	00.0
F. Bouillon D	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	19	15:26	0:00	2:16	13:10	0	0	00.0
P. Brisebois D	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	18:23	1:39	0:00	16:44	0	0	00.0
M. D'Agostini RW	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:42	2:20	0:00	12:22	0	0	00.0
M. Dandenault RW	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	18	13:35	0:00	0:00	13:35	0	0	00.0
J. Gorges D	0	1	-1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	25	23:17	0:11	1:43	21:23	0	0	00.0
R. Hamrlik D	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	24	19:47	0:00	2:16	17:31	0	0	00.0
C. Higgins LW	0	0	1	3	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	23	19:04	2:17	0:18	16:29	0	1	00.0
S. Koivu C	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:28	2:48	0:20	12:20	7	7	50.0
A. Kostitsyn LW	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	14:15	2:16	0:00	11:59	0	0	00.0
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	21	14:49	0:00	0:53	13:56	0	1	00.0
A. Kovalev RW	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	22	19:50	2:13	1:11	16:26	0	0	00.0
R. Lang C	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	18:26	3:01	1:04	14:21	7	8	46.7
M. Lapierre C	0	0	-1	2	5	0	0	0	1	2	1	17	12:34	0:00	1:58	10:36	6	5	54.5
G. Laraque RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	6:39	0:00	0:00	6:39	0	0	00.0
A. Markov D	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	26:11	3:55	1:43	20:33	0	0	00.0
T. Plekanec C	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:16	1:38	0:37	15:01	13	8	61.9
A. Tanguay LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	21	14:36	0:27	0:15	13:54	0	0	00.0
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
G Latendresse									Healthy
S Kostitsyn									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Hedberg	32	4	28	.875	58:46	0

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Price	26	4	22	.846	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Atlanta	6	8	12	26
Montreal	12	9	12	33

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Atlanta	1 of 0
Montreal	1 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

Tuesday, December 2nd

Tampa Bay	3	Final
Philadelphia	4	OT

Florida	5	Final
Washington	3

Atlanta	4	Final
Montreal	5

Dallas	3	Final
Calgary	1

Los Angeles	2	Final
Phoenix	4

Toronto	2	Final
San Jose	5

ESPN NHL

Atlanta 4, Montreal 5

Final

NHL Scores

Tuesday, December 2nd