- Final0WPG
BOS4
64
6 - Final1MTL
CAR5
15
1 - Final2TOR
NYI1
31
3 - Final3FLA
NYR1
41
4 - Final4OTT
PIT2
82
8 - Final5BUF
WSH2
52
5 - Final6EDM
MIN1
31
3 - Final7CHI
DET3
03
0 - Final8PHI
TB5
25
2 - Final9CBJ
DAL1
31
3 - Final10ANA
PHX0
40
4 - Final SOSO11STL
CGY2
12
1
Final
Series tied 2-2
| Game 1: Tuesday, November 17th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 2 | Final SO |
| Canadiens | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, December 23rd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 5 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, March 31st | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 2 | Final |
| Canadiens | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, April 8th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 2 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 5 | |
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Canadiens 5
(18-18-3, 39 pts)
Hurricanes 1
(9-22-6, 24 pts)
Coverage: RDS
7:00 PM ET, December 23, 2009
PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| MTL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | T Plekanec 70 | B Gionta 28 | T Plekanec 45 |
| CAR | E Staal 70 | E Staal 29 | E Staal 41 |
T. Plekanec (Canadiens - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 3

J. Halak (Canadiens - G): Saves: 46, Save Pct.: .979


G. Metropolit (Canadiens - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Carolina | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | Carolina | Brandon Sutter won faceoff against Glen Metropolit in neutral zone |
| 0:24 | Carolina | Penalty to Aaron Ward 2 minutes for Boarding Max Pacioretty |
| 0:24 | Montreal | Power play - Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Stephane Yelle in offensive zone |
| 0:40 | Montreal | Power play - Tomas Plekanec shot blocked by Joni Pitkanen |
| 1:29 | Montreal | Power Play Goal Scored by Andrei Markov (Tip-In 8 ft) assisted by Tomas Plekanec and Marc-Andre Bergeron |
| 1:29 | Montreal | Scott Gomez won faceoff against Tuomo Ruutu in neutral zone |
| 1:36 | Carolina | Brett Carson credited with hit on Benoit Pouliot in neutral zone |
| 2:05 | Carolina | Eric Staal credited with hit on Scott Gomez in neutral zone |
| 2:21 | Carolina | Andrew Alberts credited with hit on Travis Moen in defensive zone |
| 2:34 | Carolina | Shot missed by Joni Pitkanen, Wide of Net (Slapshot 61 ft) |
| 2:51 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Andrei Markov saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 64 ft) |
| 2:52 | Carolina | Tim Gleason credited with hit on Andrei Markov in defensive zone |
| 3:06 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Joni Pitkanen saved by Jaroslav Halak (Snapshot 53 ft) |
| 3:06 | Montreal | Ryan O'Byrne credited with hit on Joni Pitkanen in defensive zone |
| 3:38 | Carolina | Scott Walker credited with hit on Andrei Kostitsyn in defensive zone |
| 3:42 | Montreal | Goal scored by Andrei Kostitsyn (Wristshot 10 ft) assisted by Mike Cammalleri and Tomas Plekanec |
| 3:42 | Montreal | Scott Gomez won faceoff against Tuomo Ruutu in neutral zone |
| 3:52 | Carolina | Stoppage - Net Off |
| 3:52 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu won faceoff against Scott Gomez in neutral zone |
| 4:05 | Carolina | Andrew Alberts credited with hit on Sergei Kostitsyn in neutral zone |
| 4:06 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Benoit Pouliot saved by Cam Ward (Wristshot 8 ft) |
| 4:08 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Scott Gomez saved by Cam Ward (Wraparound 6 ft) |
| 4:09 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:09 | Montreal | Glen Metropolit won faceoff against Brandon Sutter in offensive zone |
| 4:12 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Josh Gorges saved by Cam Ward (Slapshot 52 ft) |
| 4:27 | Carolina | Aaron Ward credited with hit on Glen Metropolit in defensive zone |
| 4:39 | Montreal | Max Pacioretty credited with hit on Brandon Sutter in offensive zone |
| 4:43 | Montreal | Glen Metropolit shot blocked by Sergei Samsonov |
| 4:44 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 4:44 | Carolina | Stephane Yelle won faceoff against Maxim Lapierre in defensive zone |
| 5:00 | Montreal | Shot missed by Marc-Andre Bergeron, Wide of Net (Wristshot 66 ft) |
| 5:19 | Carolina | Giveaway by Rod Brind'Amour in defensive zone |
| 5:27 | Carolina | Andrew Alberts credited with hit on Maxim Lapierre in defensive zone |
| 5:48 | Montreal | Andrei Kostitsyn credited with hit on Matt Cullen in neutral zone |
| 5:50 | Montreal | Takeaway by Andrei Kostitsyn in neutral zone |
| 5:52 | Carolina | Stoppage - Offside |
| 5:52 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu won faceoff against Scott Gomez in neutral zone |
| 6:01 | Montreal | Penalty to Scott Gomez 2 minutes for Cross checking Tuomo Ruutu |
| 6:01 | Carolina | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; TV timeout |
| 6:01 | Carolina | Power play - Matt Cullen won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in offensive zone |
| 6:01 | Montreal | Penalty to Scott Gomez 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
| 7:05 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Sergei Samsonov saved by Jaroslav Halak (Wristshot 10 ft) |
| 7:10 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Joni Pitkanen saved by Jaroslav Halak (Slapshot 60 ft) |
| 7:11 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 7:11 | Montreal | Shorthanded - Glen Metropolit won faceoff against Jussi Jokinen in defensive zone |
| 7:17 | Carolina | Power play - Brett Carson shot blocked by Hal Gill |
| 7:20 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Brandon Sutter saved by Jaroslav Halak (Deflection 14 ft) |
| 7:21 | Carolina | Power Play Goal Scored by Brandon Sutter (Wristshot 9 ft) assisted by Tim Gleason and Brett Carson |
| 7:21 | Carolina | Power play - Tuomo Ruutu won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone |
| 7:46 | Carolina | Power play - Eric Staal shot blocked by Travis Moen |
| 7:51 | Carolina | Power play - Giveaway by Eric Staal in offensive zone |
| 7:58 | Montreal | Shorthanded - Shot missed by Andrei Markov, Goalpost (Slapshot 22 ft) |
| 8:05 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Cullen saved by Jaroslav Halak (Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 8:07 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 8:07 | Carolina | Power play - Jussi Jokinen won faceoff against Maxim Lapierre in offensive zone |
| 8:10 | Carolina | Power play - Tim Gleason shot blocked by Maxim Lapierre |
| 8:17 | Carolina | Power play - Giveaway by Sergei Samsonov in offensive zone |
| 8:44 | Montreal | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Jaroslav Spacek in defensive zone |
| 8:49 | Carolina | Power play - Takeaway by Joni Pitkanen in offensive zone |
| 8:55 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Brandon Sutter saved by Jaroslav Halak (Tip-In 14 ft) |
| 8:58 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Brandon Sutter saved by Jaroslav Halak (Deflection 22 ft) |
| 8:59 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 8:59 | Carolina | Power play - Tuomo Ruutu won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in offensive zone |
| 9:04 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Joni Pitkanen saved by Jaroslav Halak (Snapshot 64 ft) |
| 9:06 | Carolina | Power play - Shot missed by Eric Staal, Wide of Net (Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 9:32 | Montreal | Goal scored by Sergei Kostitsyn (Tip-In 11 ft) assisted by Tomas Plekanec and Scott Gomez |
| 9:32 | Montreal | Glen Metropolit won faceoff against Matt Cullen in neutral zone |
| 9:43 | Carolina | Takeaway by Jussi Jokinen in offensive zone |
| 9:47 | Carolina | Shot missed by Jussi Jokinen, Wide of Net (Deflection 11 ft) |
| 10:06 | Carolina | Takeaway by Jussi Jokinen in neutral zone |
| 10:33 | Montreal | Travis Moen credited with hit on Aaron Ward in offensive zone |
| 10:51 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour credited with hit on Josh Gorges in neutral zone |
| 11:23 | Montreal | Takeaway by Benoit Pouliot in neutral zone |
| 11:29 | Montreal | Takeaway by Sergei Kostitsyn in neutral zone |
| 11:40 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout |
| 11:40 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Sutter in offensive zone |
| 12:17 | Carolina | Takeaway by Ray Whitney in neutral zone |
| 12:26 | Montreal | Shot missed by Mike Cammalleri, Wide of Net (Slapshot 86 ft) |
| 12:28 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 12:28 | Carolina | Ray Whitney won faceoff against Glen Metropolit in defensive zone |
| 12:41 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Tuomo Ruutu saved by Jaroslav Halak (Snapshot 48 ft) |
| 12:45 | Carolina | Andrew Alberts shot blocked by Glen Metropolit |
| 13:03 | Carolina | Takeaway by Ray Whitney in defensive zone |
| 13:21 | Carolina | Takeaway by Niclas Wallin in neutral zone |
| 13:32 | Carolina | Patrick Dwyer credited with hit on Ryan O'Byrne in offensive zone |
| 13:50 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 13:50 | Carolina | Stephane Yelle won faceoff against Maxim Lapierre in offensive zone |
| 14:37 | Montreal | Ryan O'Byrne credited with hit on Rod Brind'Amour in defensive zone |
| 14:55 | Carolina | Takeaway by Brandon Sutter in defensive zone |
| 15:08 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec shot blocked by Andrew Alberts |
| 15:20 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Joni Pitkanen saved by Jaroslav Halak (Slapshot 60 ft) |
| 15:28 | Carolina | Penalty to Tom Kostopoulos 2 minutes for Interference Josh Gorges |
| 15:28 | Carolina | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; TV timeout |
| 15:28 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Matt Cullen won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone |
| 15:35 | Montreal | Power play - Shot on goal by Marc-Andre Bergeron saved by Manny Legace (Slapshot 63 ft) |
| 15:36 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 15:36 | Montreal | Power play - Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Stephane Yelle in offensive zone |
| 16:29 | Montreal | Power play - Shot on goal by Marc-Andre Bergeron saved by Manny Legace (Slapshot 57 ft) |
| 16:31 | Montreal | Power play - Shot missed by Andrei Kostitsyn, Wide of Net (Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 17:08 | Montreal | Power Play Goal Scored by Glen Metropolit (Slapshot 39 ft) assisted by Scott Gomez and Josh Gorges |
| 17:08 | Montreal | Maxim Lapierre won faceoff against Tuomo Ruutu in neutral zone |
| 17:19 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Jaroslav Halak (Wraparound 5 ft) |
| 17:44 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu credited with hit on Hal Gill in offensive zone |
| 17:49 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Travis Moen saved by Manny Legace (Snapshot 94 ft) |
| 18:05 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 18:05 | Carolina | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Glen Metropolit in defensive zone |
| 18:38 | Carolina | Tom Kostopoulos credited with hit on Jaroslav Spacek in offensive zone |
| 18:48 | Montreal | Andrei Kostitsyn credited with hit on Joni Pitkanen in offensive zone |
| 19:13 | Montreal | Ryan O'Byrne shot blocked by Brandon Sutter |
| 19:20 | Carolina | Sergei Samsonov credited with hit on Andrei Kostitsyn in defensive zone |
| 19:25 | Carolina | Stoppage - Offside |
| 19:25 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu won faceoff against Scott Gomez in neutral zone |
| 19:32 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Niclas Wallin saved by Jaroslav Halak (Wristshot 60 ft) |
| 19:33 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:33 | Montreal | Scott Gomez won faceoff against Tuomo Ruutu in defensive zone |
| 19:40 | Carolina | Shot missed by Joni Pitkanen, Wide of Net (Slapshot 66 ft) |
| 19:43 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 19:43 | Carolina | Tuomo Ruutu won faceoff against Scott Gomez in offensive zone |
| 20:00 | Carolina | End of 1st period |


