The Montreal Canadiens couldn't pull it off against the Carolina Hurricanes, 3 to 2, in overtime on December 21, 2008.
Final
1st period
CAR
MTL
Sergei Samsonov (EV) assisted by Eric Staal and Tuomo Ruutu
1
0
2nd period
CAR
MTL
Matt D'Agostini (EV) assisted by Alex Tanguay and Roman Hamrlik
1
1
Eric Staal (PP) assisted by Sergei Samsonov and Ray Whitney
2
1
3rd period
CAR
MTL
Robert Lang (PP) assisted by Patrice Brisebois and Alex Tanguay
2
2
OT
CAR
MTL
Tuomo Ruutu (EV) assisted by Eric Staal and Joe Corvo
3
2
Hurricanes
Canadiens
Goals
3
2
Shots
27
28
Penalty Minutes
8
8
Power-Play Goals
1
1
Power-Play Opportunities
4
4
Faceoff Wins
24
34
Hits
19
34
Giveaways
14
19
Takeaways
13
16
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 26 | .929 | 2 | 1.94 | 0 | 62 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Babchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:39 | ||
R. Bayda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:34 | ||
R. Brind'Amour | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:02 |
J. Corvo | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27:26 | ||
M. Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:58 |
P. Eaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:33 | |
T. Gleason | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22:21 | |
F. Kaberle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:26 | ||
C. LaRose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:17 | |
J. Pitkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24:47 | ||
T. Ruutu | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:20 | |
S. Samsonov | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 | |
D. Seidenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22:28 | ||
E. Staal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 14 | 21.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:03 |
B. Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:58 |
S. Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:09 | |
R. Whitney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:43 | |
J. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:05 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Price | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 24 | .889 | 3 | 2.92 | 0 | 62 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Begin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:33 | |
F. Bouillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:22 | ||
P. Brisebois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16:02 | |
M. D'Agostini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:16 | |
J. Gorges | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22:45 | ||
R. Hamrlik | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:08 | |
M. Komisarek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18:51 | |
S. Kostitsyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:01 | |
T. Kostopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:30 | |
A. Kovalev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:46 |
R. Lang | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:54 |
M. Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 |
G. Laraque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:27 | ||
G. Latendresse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:57 | |
A. Markov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:08 | |
B. Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:31 | |
T. Plekanec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:06 | |
A. Tanguay | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:13 |
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Team Rankings
G/GP
2.75
23rd
GA/GP
4.08
31st
PP%
20.9
14th
PK%
81.8
13th
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Canucks | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
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 Panthers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 |
 Lightning | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
 Maple Leafs | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
 Devils | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 |
 Rangers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 20 |
 Hurricanes | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
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