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10/3/2007
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Montreal Canadiens 7 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 26 - 37
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/86=75 %, Challenges:27/33=79 %
PP: 1 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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02:49 1-0
Andrei Kostitsyn [21] (Steve Bégin, Mathieu Dandenault)
06:11 2-0
Jean-Pierre Dumont [28] (Glen Murray, Andrei Markov)
11:12 3-0
Zbynek Michalek [4] (Bryan Smolinski, Saku Koivu)
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26:11 3-1
Jordan Staal [21] (Rob Blake, Nathan Horton)PP
28:35 3-2
Tyler Bouck [9] (Mathieu Ouellet, Matt Cooke)
32:46 4-2
Jean-Pierre Dumont [29] (Bryan Smolinski, Mathieu Dandenault)
33:38 5-2
Jean-Pierre Dumont [30] (Chris Higgins, Michal Rozsival)
34:19 6-2
Chris Higgins [22] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Steve Bégin)
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49:01 6-3
Brad Isbister [5] (Sami Salo, François Beauchemin)
58:22 7-3
Chris Higgins [23] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Glen Murray)
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Penalty summary:
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06:38
Steve Bégin (2 min for slashing)
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25:24
Maxime Talbot (2 min for tripping)
29:08
Steve Bégin (2 min for slashing)
36:54
Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
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47:48
Mike Komisarek (2 min for roughing)
47:48
Alexandre Burrows (2 min for roughing)
50:26
Dustin Boyd (2 min for roughing)
53:02
Mike Komisarek (2 min for cross-checking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
R Mike Johnson 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.00 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 5 15.40 10
R Glen Murray 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 7.30 6
C Darby Hendrickson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 5
C Chris Higgins 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 20.30 9
C Saku Koivu 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 16.00 7
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7.50 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
L Steve Bégin 0 2 1 3 0 1 4 4 18.40 8
L Bryan Smolinski 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 15.10 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 17.10 7
D Zbynek Michalek 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 -1 29.00 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 21.40 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 15.10 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 21.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 34 0 0 60.00 8
G Ed Belfour 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jannik Hansen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6.00 5
R Tyler Bouck 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -5 20.10 5
R Nathan Horton 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 -2 20.00 7
R Mike Keane 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 6.00 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 5
C Jordan Staal 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 -2 21.00 8
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 21.00 5
L Brad Isbister 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 5
L Matt Cooke 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.20 5
L Jan Bulis 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -4 21.10 6
L Markus Näslund 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -2 20.30 6
D Mathieu Ouellet 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 14.10 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 22.40 6
D François Beauchemin 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 12.20 6
D Sami Salo 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -4 26.10 5
D Rob Blake 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 -2 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 13 0 0 33.30 4
G Curtis Sanford 2 0 6 0 0 26.10 4
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
2nd star: Chris Higgins
3rd star: Steve Bégin
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Steve Bégin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Glen Murray notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Saku Koivu has marked a new career high in assists with 51 assists.
-Mathieu Dandenault notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Zbynek Michalek finally ended his 32 game goal drought.
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Matt Cooke notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sami Salo has marked a new career high in points with 34 points.
-Matt Cooke finally ended his 17 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 17) , Manitoba Moose 2( 17)
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0-1 MAN Taylor Pyatt (Yannick Tremblay, Rick Rypien)
1-1 QUE Gregory Stewart (Josh Gorges)
2-1 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Jean-Philippe Côté)
2-2 MAN Jesse Schultz
Goalies: Cédrick Desjardins - Sébastien Centomo