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Los Angeles 3, Montreal 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
LOS(34-37-11)	1	2	0	3
MON(41-30-11)	1	1	2	4

Final

2:00 PM ET, January 31, 2009

Bell Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

THREE STARS

C. Higgins
Canadiens (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

A. Markov
Canadiens (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

J. Stoll
Kings (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Bell Centre Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Referees: Stephane Auger, Marc Joannette Linesmen: Derek Amell, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 21,273 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Los Angeles

Montreal

Total Shots
	32
	26

PIM
	42
	17

Hits
	33
	39

Giveaways
	10
	17

Takeaways
	5
	8

Faceoffs Won
	27
	25

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:57		Michal Handzus (8) (Power Play) Assists: Dustin Brown, Alexander Frolov	Los Angeles 1-0
11:41		Tomas Plekanec (10) Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Matt D'Agostini	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:45		Robert Lang: 2 Minutes for Slashing Raitis Ivanans
10:55		Max Pacioretty: 5 Minutes for Fighting Wayne Simmonds
10:55		Wayne Simmonds: 5 Minutes for Fighting Max Pacioretty
17:38		Alexei Kovalev: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Matt Greene

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:53		Andrei Kostitsyn (17) (Power Play) Assists: Saku Koivu	Montreal 2-1
13:30		Dustin Brown (20) Assists: Kyle Calder, Jarret Stoll	Game tied 2-2
18:16		Jarret Stoll (12) Assists: Kyle Calder	Los Angeles 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:32		Raitis Ivanans: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Carey Price
3:50		Denis Gauthier: 5 Minutes for Charging Josh Gorges (Served by Derek Armstrong)
3:50		Denis Gauthier: 10-Minute Game Misconduct
6:11		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Alexander Frolov
19:02		Dustin Brown: 2 Minutes for Hooking Max Pacioretty
19:02		Max Pacioretty: 2 Minutes for Diving Dustin Brown

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
18:07		Christopher Higgins (6) Assists: Maxim Lapierre, Tom Kostopoulos	Game tied 3-3
19:37		Saku Koivu (8) (Power Play) Assists: Andrei Markov, Robert Lang	Montreal 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:19		Kyle Quincey: 2 Minutes for Holding Guillaume Latendresse
11:24		Tomas Plekanec: 2 Minutes for Slashing Brad Richardson
14:55		Kyle Calder: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Matt D'Agostini
19:29		Kyle Calder: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Andrei Markov
19:29		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dustin Brown
19:29		Dustin Brown: 2 Minutes for Roughing Mike Komisarek
19:37		Jarret Stoll: 10 Minutes for Misconduct

Player Summary

Los Angeles Kings												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
D. Armstrong C	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	7:02	0:00	0:00	7:02	2	2	50.0
D. Brown RW	1	1	1	3	0	0	2	4	6	0	0	26	17:32	3:26	0:41	13:25	0	0	00.0
K. Calder LW	0	2	1	3	0	0	2	4	1	1	0	20	13:35	1:23	0:00	12:12	0	0	00.0
D. Doughty D	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	3	32	25:35	1:53	4:39	19:03	0	0	00.0
A. Frolov LW	0	1	-1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	21:47	4:09	3:57	13:41	0	0	00.0
D. Gauthier D	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	15	4	0	0	10	5:08	0:00	0:15	4:53	0	0	00.0
M. Greene D	0	0	-1	0	0	7	0	0	7	0	3	30	22:45	0:11	3:47	18:47	0	0	00.0
M. Handzus C	1	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	20:19	3:26	5:16	11:37	7	8	46.7
P. Harrold D	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:13	0:50	0:00	7:23	0	0	00.0
R. Ivanans LW	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	10	7:14	0:00	0:41	6:33	0	0	00.0
J. Johnson D	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	30	24:15	1:29	3:02	19:44	0	0	00.0
A. Kopitar C	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	24	18:59	1:21	0:25	17:13	8	10	44.4
S. O'Donnell D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	29	18:43	0:05	3:38	15:00	0	0	00.0
P. O'Sullivan C	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	18:40	1:41	2:53	14:06	0	0	00.0
K. Quincey D	0	0	2	1	2	3	1	2	2	1	0	24	19:54	3:38	0:50	15:26	0	0	00.0
B. Richardson C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	11:20	0:00	0:00	11:20	0	0	00.0
W. Simmonds RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	15	10:17	0:05	0:33	9:39	0	0	00.0
J. Stoll C	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	10	1	1	0	26	16:38	2:23	3:04	11:11	10	5	66.7
Los Angeles Kings Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Zeiler									Healthy
T Preissing									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	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	11	8:37	0:00	0:14	8:23	0	0	00.0
F. Bouillon D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	1	23	15:40	0:23	1:22	13:55	0	0	00.0
P. Brisebois D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	22	17:45	4:34	0:00	13:11	0	0	00.0
M. D'Agostini RW	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	15:03	1:23	1:35	12:05	0	0	00.0
J. Gorges D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	15	10:52	1:18	0:39	8:55	0	0	00.0
R. Hamrlik D	0	1	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	26	21:28	1:58	0:43	18:47	0	0	00.0
C. Higgins LW	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	13:59	1:41	0:50	11:28	0	0	00.0
S. Koivu C	1	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	22	16:52	2:48	1:42	12:22	10	6	62.5
M. Komisarek D	0	0	0	1	2	5	2	4	8	0	2	30	23:56	1:55	3:50	18:11	0	0	00.0
A. Kostitsyn LW	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	16:39	4:23	0:00	12:16	0	0	00.0
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	14:25	0:15	1:43	12:35	0	1	00.0
A. Kovalev RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	19	15:43	3:35	0:50	11:18	0	0	00.0
R. Lang C	0	1	-1	2	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	19	16:31	3:35	1:04	11:52	7	7	50.0
M. Lapierre C	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	12:53	0:07	1:43	11:03	5	5	50.0
G. Latendresse LW	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	14:42	3:21	0:00	11:21	0	0	00.0
A. Markov D	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	29	30:03	6:28	3:50	19:45	0	0	00.0
M. Pacioretty LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	2	0	0	13	9:49	1:23	0:00	8:26	0	0	00.0
T. Plekanec C	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	22	15:51	3:19	0:43	12:12	3	8	27.3
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
R O'byrne									Healthy
S Kostitsyn									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Los Angeles Kings Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Quick	26	4	22	.846	59:35	0

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Price	32	3	29	.906	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Los Angeles	10	10	12	32
Montreal	6	14	6	26

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Los Angeles	1 of 0
Montreal	2 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

Saturday, January 31st

Detroit	2	Final
Washington	4

NY Rangers	0	Final
Boston	1

Los Angeles	3	Final
Montreal	4

Anaheim	4	Final
Colorado	3

Florida	1	Final
NY Islanders	3

Pittsburgh	4	Final
Toronto	5

Dallas	7	Final
Columbus	3

Atlanta	0	Final
Carolina	2

Philadelphia	0	Final
St. Louis	4

Buffalo	2	Final
Phoenix	0

Minnesota	4	Final
Vancouver	3	OT

Chicago	4	Final
San Jose	2

ESPN NHL

Los Angeles 3, Montreal 4

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, January 31st