GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: MONTREAL (5-4) at PITTSBURGH (5-4)

Re: NHL: MONTREAL (5-4) at PITTSBURGH (5-4)

Forsome reason, our offense is clicking and for some reason, Carey is unstoppable verses the Penguins.</p>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at PITTSBURGH

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MONTREAL 2 1 0 0 (1) --4
PITTSBURGH 0 2 1 0 (0) --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Montreal, Mathieu Dandenault 3 (Andrei
Kostsitsyn, Mike Komisarek),7:13. 2, Montreal, Andrei Markov 4 (power
play) (Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu)10:53. Penalties: A Hall, Pit
(hooking), 0:29; M Streit, Mon (tripping), 1:40; J Staal, Pit
(elbowing), 10:42; M Talbot, Pit (holding), 17:47.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Montreal, Michael Ryder 2 (Josh Gorges,
Roman Hamrlik),0:49. 4, Pittsburgh, Petr Sykora 5 (power play) (Evgeni
Malkin, Adam Hall)3:03. 5, Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby 4 (Evgeni Malkin,
Ryan Whitney),8:16. Penalties: S Crosby, Pit (roughing), 1:49; A
Kovalev, Mon (double minor roughing, boarding), 1:49; S Crosby, Pit
(hooking), 12:05.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Pittsburgh, Ryan Whitney 3 (power play)
(Evgeni Malkin, Petr Sykora)18:08. Penalties: S Gonchar, Pit
(hooking), 6:51; - Bench, Mon (too many men served by A Kostsitsyn),
15:49; S Begin, Mon (slashing), 17:41.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: R Malone, Pit (hooking), 0:15; S Gonchar,
Pit (boarding), 4:58.

SHOOTOUT -- Pittsburgh, Erik Christensen (missed),
Darryl Sydor (missed), Sidney Crosby (saved), Jarkko Ruutu (saved),
Evgeni Malkin (saved), Sergei Gonchar (missed), Ryan Whitney (missed),
Mark Recchi (missed). Montreal, Alexei Kovalev (saved), Saku Koivu
(saved), Tomas Plekanec (missed), Mark Streit (saved), Chris Higgins
(saved), Andrei Kostsitsyn (saved), Michael Ryder (missed), Andrei
Markov (goal).

Shots on goal:
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MONTREAL 14 7 4 3 --28
PITTSBURGH 6 10 7 0 --23
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Power-play Conversions: MON - 1 of 7, PIT - 2 of 4. Goalies :
Montreal, Carey Price (23 shots, 20 saves; record: 2-1-1). Pittsburgh,
Marc-Andre Fleury (15 shots, 12 saves), Dany Sabourin (0:49 of 2nd
period, 13, 13; record: 1-0-1). A: 17,085. Referees: Dan Marouelli,
Tom Kowal. Linesmen: David Brisebois, Mark Pare.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

MONTREAL PITTSBURGH
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
S Koivu 0 1 +1 1 T Kennedy 0 0 even 0
T Plekanec 0 0 -1 4 J Staal 0 0 even 1
B Smolinski 0 0 +1 1 R Malone 0 0 even 4
C Higgins 0 1 +1 2 E Christensen 0 0 -1 2
S Begin 0 0 even 1 P Sykora 1 1 even 1
M Dandenault 1 0 +1 1 A Hall 0 1 even 2
J Gorges 0 1 even 0 R Whitney 1 1 +1 1
A Kovalev 0 0 -1 0 C Armstrong 0 0 even 0
K Chipchura 0 0 even 1 M Talbot 0 0 even 0
M Streit 0 0 even 2 M Eaton 0 0 -1 1
R Hamrlik 0 1 +1 1 J Ruutu 0 0 even 1
A Kostsitsyn 0 1 +1 0 R Scuderi 0 0 even 0
F Bouillon 0 0 -1 1 B Orpik 0 0 -1 0
T Kostopoulos 0 0 even 3 D Sydor 0 0 -1 1
M Ryder 1 0 +1 4 S Gonchar 0 0 even 2
A Markov 1 0 +1 3 E Malkin 0 3 -1 3
M Komisarek 0 1 +1 2 M Recchi 0 0 even 3
G Latendresse 0 0 -1 1 S Crosby 1 0 -1 1
P Brisebois HEALTHY G Laraque GROIN
G Murray ANKLE INJURY G Roberts SICK
M Grabovski HEALTHY A Nasreddine HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at PITTSBURGH

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Montreal 2 1 0 0 (1) --4
Pittsburgh 0 2 1 0 (0) --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Montreal, Mathieu Dandenault 3 (Andrei
Kostsitsyn, Mike Komisarek),7:13. 2, Montreal, Andrei Markov 4 (power
play) (Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu)10:53. Penalties: A Hall, Pit
(hooking), 0:29; M Streit, Mon (tripping), 1:40; J Staal, Pit
(elbowing), 10:42; M Talbot, Pit (holding), 17:47.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Montreal, Michael Ryder 2 (Josh Gorges,
Roman Hamrlik),0:49. 4, Pittsburgh, Petr Sykora 5 (power play) (Evgeni
Malkin, Adam Hall)3:03. 5, Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby 4 (Evgeni Malkin,
Ryan Whitney),8:16. Penalties: S Crosby, Pit (roughing), 1:49; A
Kovalev, Mon (double minor roughing, boarding), 1:49; S Crosby, Pit
(hooking), 12:05.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Pittsburgh, Ryan Whitney 3 (power play)
(Evgeni Malkin, Petr Sykora)18:08. Penalties: S Gonchar, Pit
(hooking), 6:51; - Bench, Mon (too many men served by A Kostsitsyn),
15:49; S Begin, Mon (slashing), 17:41.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: R Malone, Pit (hooking), 0:15; S Gonchar,
Pit (boarding), 4:58.

SHOOTOUT -- Pittsburgh, Erik Christensen (missed),
Darryl Sydor (missed), Sidney Crosby (saved), Jarkko Ruutu (saved),
Evgeni Malkin (saved), Sergei Gonchar (missed), Ryan Whitney (missed),
Mark Recchi (missed). Montreal, Alexei Kovalev (saved), Saku Koivu
(saved), Tomas Plekanec (missed), Mark Streit (saved), Chris Higgins
(saved), Andrei Kostsitsyn (saved), Michael Ryder (missed), Andrei
Markov (goal).

Shots on goal:
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Montreal 14 7 4 3 --28
Pittsburgh 6 10 7 0 --23
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Power-play Conversions: Montreal - 1 of 7, Pittsburgh - 2 of 4.
Goalies : Montreal, Carey Price (23 shots, 20 saves; record: 2-1-1).
Pittsburgh, Marc-Andre Fleury (15 shots, 12 saves), Dany Sabourin
(0:49 of 2nd period, 13, 13; record: 1-0-1). A: 17,085. Referees: Dan
Marouelli, Tom Kowal. Linesmen: David Brisebois, Mark Pare.</div>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at PITTSBURGH

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