Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Montreal Canadiens 6
Shots: 21 - 32
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:56/66=84 %, Challenges:40/56=70 %
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:73/86=84 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
Attendance: 18730 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 531932 Match televised: Yes
BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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06:33 0-1
Bryan McCabe [3] (Patrick Thoresen)
16:04 0-2
Brendan Witt [1] (Francis Bouillon, Alex Kovalev)
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29:26 1-2
Tuomo Ruutu [4] (Rod Brind'Amour, Glen Wesley)
29:58 2-2
Bret Hedican [1] (Tuomo Ruutu, Rod Brind'Amour)
32:38 2-3
Mike Comrie [6] (Guillaume Latendresse, John Carlson)PP
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42:49 2-4
Niklas Hagman [7] (Alexander Semin, Roman Hamrlik)
43:41 2-5
Oleg Saprykin [2] (Mike Sillinger, Guillaume Latendresse)
46:21 2-6
Alex Kovalev [7] (Saku Koivu, Roman Hamrlik)
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Penalty summary:
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04:09
Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for tripping)
07:04
Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for cross-checking)
14:05
Brendan Morrison (2 min for slashing)
18:26
Ryan Bayda (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:45
Saku Koivu (2 min for high-sticking)
23:08
Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for holding the stick)
25:17
Ryan Bayda (2 min for hooking)
31:19
Joni Pitkänen (2 min for high-sticking)
37:53
Mike Sillinger (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.30 4
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 8
R Justin Williams 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 13.50 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.40 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 13.00 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 18.40 7
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 -1 9.20 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 5
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 8
L Ray Whitney 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 14.30 5
D Glen Wesley 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 -3 23.50 5
D Joe Corvo 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Bret Hedican 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 19.20 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -3 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 6 0 26 0 0 60.00 4
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10.30 6
R Mike Sillinger 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 14.30 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 18.20 8
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 21.00 9
C Patrick Thoresen 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 6.10 7
C Mike York 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 11.10 7
C Mike Comrie 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.10 8
C Saku Koivu 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 20.50 8
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 3 2 1 4 1 6.10 6
L Oleg Saprykin 1 0 4 1 0 3 0 1 11.10 8
L Niklas Hagman 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 2 18.00 9
L Alexander Semin 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 -1 20.20 8
D John Carlson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 2 19.50 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -1 28.50 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11.40 5
D Brendan Witt 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 18.20 8
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 28.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Bryan McCabe
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Eric Staal had his 8 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Roman Hamrlik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alex Kovalev ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Oleg Saprykin ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 2( 14) , Hamilton Bulldogs 5( 29)
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0-1 HAM Mathieu Biron (Kyle Chipchura)
0-2 HAM Michaël Lambert (Hannes Hyvönen, Janne Lahti)
1-2 ALB Trevor Gillies (David Gove, Trevor Letowski)
1-3 HAM Mathieu Dandenault (Tom Kostopoulos, Kyle Chipchura)
1-4 HAM Danny Groulx (Janne Lahti)
2-4 ALB Vince Bellissimo (Bill Kinkel)
2-5 HAM Gregory Stewart (Francis Lemieux)
Goalies: Michael Leighton - Marc Denis