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Montreal 5, NY Islanders 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
MON(41-30-11)	2	2	1	5
NYI(26-47-9)	0	1	0	1

Final

7:00 PM ET, April 2, 2009

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Uniondale, New York

THREE STARS

J. Halak
Canadiens (G )

Saves: 26
Save Pct.: .963

A. Kovalev
Canadiens (RW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 3

M. Lapierre
Canadiens (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Location: Uniondale, New York	Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Dean Morton Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Steve Miller
Attendance: 15,255 (93.6% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Montreal

NY Islanders

Total Shots
	38
	27

PIM
	16
	28

Hits
	13
	22

Giveaways
	18
	12

Takeaways
	15
	24

Faceoffs Won
	40
	22

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
13:03		Saku Koivu (16) (Power Play) Assists: Alexei Kovalev	Montreal 1-0
18:31		Mathieu Schneider (9) (Power Play) Assists: Andrei Markov, Alexei Kovalev	Montreal 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:58		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Roughing Jack Hillen
10:24		Tom Kostopoulos: 2 Minutes for Holding Frans Nielsen
12:29		Sean Bentivoglio: 2 Minutes for Holding Alexei Kovalev
13:56		Blake Comeau: 2 Minutes for Charging Andrei Kostitsyn
18:24		Tim Jackman: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Mathieu Schneider

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:11		Alex Tanguay (15) Assists: Josh Gorges	Montreal 3-0
3:12		Andrei Markov (12) (Power Play) Assists: Saku Koivu, Alexei Kovalev	Montreal 4-0
9:05		Jeff Tambellini (7) Unassisted	Montreal 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:44		Tim Jackman: 2 Minutes for Slashing Georges Laraque
3:15		Joel Rechlicz: 5 Minutes for Fighting Georges Laraque
3:15		Georges Laraque: 5 Minutes for Fighting Joel Rechlicz

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:44		Mike Komisarek (2) Unassisted	Montreal 5-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
10:40		Tim Jackman: 2 Minutes for Hooking Georges Laraque
16:16		Glen Metropolit: 5 Minutes for Fighting Doug Weight
16:16		Doug Weight: 5 Minutes for Fighting Glen Metropolit
16:16		Doug Weight: 2 Minutes for Roughing Glen Metropolit (Served by Trevor Smith)
17:30		Mathieu Dandenault: 2 Minutes for Hooking Frans Nielsen
17:57		Jeff Tambellini: 4 Minute Double Minor for High-sticking Andrei Kostitsyn
20:00		Frans Nielsen: 2 Minutes for Slashing Christopher Higgins

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	%
M. Dandenault RW	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	24	17:48	0:52	2:13	14:43	0	0	00.0
J. Gorges D	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	25	20:07	2:33	2:12	15:22	0	0	00.0
R. Hamrlik D	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	25	23:38	3:20	2:29	17:49	0	0	00.0
C. Higgins LW	0	0	-1	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:29	3:18	0:42	12:29	0	1	00.0
S. Koivu C	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	13:44	3:04	0:17	10:23	10	6	62.5
M. Komisarek D	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	26	20:15	0:30	0:36	19:09	0	0	00.0
A. Kostitsyn LW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	19	15:26	2:48	0:00	12:38	0	1	00.0
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	20	16:31	0:00	0:55	15:36	0	0	00.0
A. Kovalev RW	0	3	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	19	15:34	3:24	0:10	12:00	0	0	00.0
M. Lapierre C	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	24	18:44	0:38	1:39	16:27	14	3	82.4
G. Laraque RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	12	7:12	0:11	0:00	7:01	0	0	00.0
G. Latendresse LW	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:29	1:27	0:00	16:02	0	0	00.0
A. Markov D	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	24	20:54	3:40	1:31	15:43	0	0	00.0
G. Metropolit C	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	5	0	1	1	18	11:52	0:11	2:04	9:37	8	5	61.5
T. Plekanec C	0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	14:35	2:11	0:00	12:24	8	6	57.1
M. Schneider D	1	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	24	20:34	3:59	1:12	15:23	0	0	00.0
G. Stewart LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:03	0:11	0:00	8:52	0	0	00.0
A. Tanguay LW	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	20	14:08	3:24	0:00	10:44	0	0	00.0
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
R O'byrne									Scratched
C Price									Flu
M D'agostini									Scratched
S Kostitsyn									Upper Body
P Brisebois									Scratched

New York Islanders												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
J. Bailey C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	17	16:52	2:23	0:05	14:24	4	9	30.8
S. Bentivoglio LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	16	11:31	0:16	0:00	11:15	0	1	00.0
J. Callahan D	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	3	0	21	16:39	0:00	3:26	14:05	0	0	00.0
B. Comeau LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	24	19:28	2:23	0:52	16:13	0	1	00.0
B. Gervais D	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	0	1	3	1	23	25:27	4:00	2:23	19:04	0	0	00.0
A. Hilbert C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	9:41	1:37	1:34	6:30	0	0	00.0
J. Hillen D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	4	23	23:26	1:37	0:30	21:19	0	0	00.0
T. Jackman RW	0	0	0	3	1	1	3	6	0	4	0	22	14:31	0:00	1:09	13:22	0	0	00.0
R. Martinek D	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	18:44	0:00	3:16	14:36	0	0	00.0
F. Nielsen C	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	22	14:50	2:00	1:42	11:08	6	11	35.3
R. Park RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:17	1:37	2:50	12:58	5	5	50.0
T. Pock D	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	20	15:34	0:00	1:33	14:53	0	0	00.0
J. Rechlicz RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	9	4:57	0:00	0:00	4:57	0	0	00.0
T. Smith LW	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	19	14:08	0:00	0:00	14:07	1	0	100.0
J. Tambellini LW	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	4	4	0	1	23	16:28	1:44	0:00	14:44	0	0	00.0
N. Thompson C	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	24	15:24	0:00	4:07	10:25	3	6	33.3
D. Weight C	0	0	-1	1	0	1	2	7	0	0	0	20	17:06	2:23	0:00	14:42	3	7	30.0
B. Witt D	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	2	4	2	25	17:47	0:00	3:16	13:39	0	0	00.0
New York Islanders Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
T Hunter									Ankle Injury
D Mcammond									Flu
M Streit									Groin
S Bergenheim									Groin
K Mclean									Leg Injury
K Okposo									Groin

Goaltending Summary

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Halak	27	1	26	.963	59:57	0

New York Islanders Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
Y. Danis	38	5	33	.868	59:58	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Montreal	12	15	11	38
New York Islanders	9	7	11	27

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Montreal	3 of 0
New York Islanders	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

Thursday, April 2nd

Ottawa	1	Final
Boston	2

NY Rangers	2	Final
Carolina	4

Montreal	5	Final
NY Islanders	1

St. Louis	5	Final
Detroit	4

Calgary	2	Final
Dallas	1

San Jose	2	Final
Edmonton	1

Anaheim	6	Final
Vancouver	5	SO

Los Angeles	1	Final
Phoenix	2

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Montreal 5, NY Islanders 1

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, April 2nd