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23/1/2009
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Montreal Canadiens 3 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 37 - 22
![MTL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/900912.png)
PP: 1 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:85/100=85 %, Challenges:54/60=88 %
![STL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/257982.png)
PP: 1 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:68/90=75 %, Challenges:23/36=62 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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02:28 0-1
![STL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/257982.png)
Paul Kariya [23] (Alexander Radulov, Keith Tkachuk)PP
12:23 1-1
![MTL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/900912.png)
Robert Lang [16] (Chris Higgins)
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23:39 2-1
![MTL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/900912.png)
Andrei Kostitsyn [16] (Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu)
29:51 3-1
![MTL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/900912.png)
Saku Koivu [19] (Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov)PP
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58:39 3-2
![STL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/257982.png)
Paul Kariya [24] (Jay McKee, Barret Jackman)
59:39 3-3
![STL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/257982.png)
Keith Tkachuk [18] (Alexander Radulov, Eric Brewer) WG
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Penalty summary:
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01:47
![MTL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/900912.png)
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
07:32
![STL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/257982.png)
David Backes (2 min for boarding)
19:05
![MTL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/900912.png)
Mike York (2 min for tripping)
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25:57
![STL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/257982.png)
Erik Johnson (2 min for hooking)
28:43
![STL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/257982.png)
Trent Whitfield (2 min for slashing)
31:12
![MTL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/900912.png)
Saku Koivu (2 min for hooking)
34:18
![STL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/257982.png)
Matt Foy (2 min for roughing)
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52:05
![MTL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/900912.png)
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for elbowing)
55:52
![STL](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/257982.png)
Trent Whitfield (2 min for tripping)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 11.20 9
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 -1 21.50 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 5
C Mike York 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14.20 7
C Robert Lang 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
C Saku Koivu 1 1 5 0 2 0 2 -1 22.20 8
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.30 7
L Chris Higgins 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 22.20 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 24.10 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 3 1 0 4 1 21.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -1 30.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 19 0 0 65.00 6
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cam Janssen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14.00 5
R Matt Foy 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 15.30 7
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 22.10 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 18.00 8
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 5
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 17.00 6
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 22.20 6
C Keith Tkachuk 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 16.30 8
L B.J. Crombeen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 5
L David Backes 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 20.40 4
L Yan Stastny 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 6
L Paul Kariya 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 8
D Mike Weaver 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 15.30 4
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 27.50 8
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 21.40 7
D Barret Jackman 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 -1 26.50 7
D Eric Brewer 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 19.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 34 0 0 64.40 9
G Marek Schwarz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Kariya
2nd star: Alexander Radulov
3rd star: Saku Koivu
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andrei Markov scored the 300th point of his career.
-Andrei Kostitsyn finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Patrice Brisebois had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Alexander Radulov notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Paul Kariya ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Jay McKee ended his 9 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 29) , Worcester Icecats 2( 11)
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0-1 WOR Lars Eller (D.J. King)
1-1 QUE Max Pacioretty (Yannick Weber)
1-2 WOR Cam Paddock (Keegan Dansereau)
2-2 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Ben Maxwell)
Goalies: Jaroslav Halak - Jake Allen
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23/1/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 27 - 25
![BUF](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/302204.png)
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:42/54=76 %
![CBS](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/443822.png)
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:73/92=79 %, Challenges:34/39=85 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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04:05 1-0
![BUF](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/302204.png)
Simon Gagné [23] (Tim Connolly, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
08:19 2-0
![BUF](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/302204.png)
Tim Connolly [21] (Maxim Afinogenov, Simon Gagné)PP
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35:52 2-1
![CBS](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/443822.png)
Kris Versteeg [5] (Markus Näslund, Josh Gorges)
36:39 2-2
![CBS](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/443822.png)
Drew Doughty [2] (Jason Chimera, Raffi Torres)
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43:33 3-2
![BUF](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/302204.png)
Maxim Afinogenov [21] (Tim Connolly)
46:11 3-3
![CBS](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/443822.png)
Derick Brassard [14] (Fredrik Modin, Alex Tanguay)
49:18 4-3
![BUF](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/302204.png)
Maxim Afinogenov [22] (Simon Gagné)
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Penalty summary:
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02:31
![CBS](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/443822.png)
Derick Brassard (2 min for roughing)
05:01
![BUF](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/302204.png)
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
07:21
![CBS](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/443822.png)
Christian Bäckman (2 min for boarding)
16:14
![CBS](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/443822.png)
Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
18:45
![BUF](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/302204.png)
Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
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23:12
![CBS](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/443822.png)
Raffi Torres (2 min for boarding)
28:06
![BUF](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/302204.png)
Andrew Peters (2 min for cross-checking)
30:09
![BUF](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/302204.png)
Toni Lydman (2 min for hooking)
33:04
![CBS](/users/1912/27/49/10/smiles/443822.png)
Brent Seabrook (2 min for cross-checking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.30 4
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 -1 15.10 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 13.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 9
C Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 5.30 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 -1 18.30 7
C Tim Connolly 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 17.40 10
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 8.10 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
L Simon Gagné 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.10 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 21.20 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 22.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 20.30 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 22.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Adam Dennis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Raffi Torres 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 11.50 6
R Kris Versteeg 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 17.10 8
R Fredrik Modin 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 5
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 15.20 6
C Derick Brassard 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 11.20 7
C Zach Parisé 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
L Jason Chimera 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 7.20 5
L Markus Näslund 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.40 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
L Patrick Kane 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 11.40 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 12.40 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 20.40 7
D Drew Doughty 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Josh Gorges 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 22.20 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 -1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 4 0 23 0 0 58.30 5
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Tim Connolly
3rd star: Simon Gagné
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Simon Gagné has marked a new career high in assists with 34 assists.
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Craig Rivet had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Toni Lydman had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Josh Gorges notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alex Tanguay notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Drew Doughty ended his 8 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 24) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 11)
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1-0 ROC Phillip Gogulla (Adam Mair)
2-0 ROC Rafael Rotter (Marc-André Gragnani)
3-0 ROC Rafael Rotter (Derek Whitmore)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Danny Battochio