Atlanta Thrashers 1 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 17 - 31
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:57/74=77 %, Challenges:26/38=66 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:76/94=80 %, Challenges:41/52=77 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:06 0-1
Chris Higgins [5] (Michael Ryder, Roman Hamrlik)
14:23 0-2
Marian Hossa [8] (Saku Koivu, Bryan Smolinski)PP
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29:45 0-3
Saku Koivu [5] (Marian Hossa, Alex Kovalev)
33:29 1-3
Alyn McCauley [4] (Todd White, Slava Kozlov)
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47:47 1-4
Marian Hossa [9] (Andrei Markov)
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Penalty summary:
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13:08
Eric Boulton (2 min for tripping)
19:45
Steve Bégin (2 min for cross-checking)
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35:08
Alex Kovalev (2 min for hooking)
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42:17
Garnet Exelby (2 min for elbowing)
43:49
Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
50:03
Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for elbowing)
53:46
Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for hooking)
55:57
Bobby Holik (2 min for roughing)
55:57
Bryan Smolinski (2 min for roughing)
59:45
Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for tripping)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boulton 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 9.40 4
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
R Alyn McCauley 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 12.40 8
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 6
C Jason Krog 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 7.40 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 -1 18.50 7
C Todd White 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 17.00 7
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19.40 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 4
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Karel Pilar 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.10 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 14.30 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 27.40 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.40 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 18.50 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.50 5
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 -1 16.30 7
L Bryan Smolinski 0 1 4 2 0 1 2 1 22.00 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 16.40 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 -1 11.40 7
C Chris Higgins 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.20 8
C Saku Koivu 1 1 4 0 3 0 0 2 20.40 9
L Tomás Pospisil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 -1 13.20 6
R Michael Ryder 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 19.10 9
R Marian Hossa 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 20.40 10
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 21.00 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 19.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Saku Koivu
3rd star: Bryan Smolinski
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Steve Rucchin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Niclas Hävelid had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Danny Markov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Bryan Smolinski had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Saku Koivu ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 18) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 10)
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1-0 CHW Chris Thorburn
1-1 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Gregory Stewart)
1-2 QUE Corey Locke (Jean-Philippe Côté)
2-2 CHW Brett Sterling (Bryan Little)
3-2 CHW Steve Martins (Jesse Schultz)
Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Yann Danis