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9/10/2007
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Atlanta Thrashers 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 29 - 28
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:40/45=87 %
PP: 3 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:75/90=83 %, Challenges:30/34=85 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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13:02 1-0
Brad Larsen [1] (Vyacheslav Kozlov, Darren Haydar)
18:04 2-0
Steve Rucchin [2] (Ilya Kovalchuk)
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27:38 2-1
Alex Tanguay [1] (Andrei Markov, Kristopher Letang)PP
29:21 2-2
Saku Koivu [2] (Alex Tanguay, Alex Kovalev)PP
36:59 3-2
Vyacheslav Kozlov [2] (Ken Klee, Steve McCarthy)
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40:37 4-2
Todd White [1] (Vyacheslav Kozlov, Darren Haydar)
49:22 4-3
Chris Higgins [2] (Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
59:58 5-3
Darren Haydar [2] (Niclas Hävelid, Steve McCarthy) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:44
Steve Rucchin (2 min for high-sticking)
03:57
Alex Henry (2 min for cross-checking)
14:44
Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:38
Tomas Plekanec (2 min for tripping)
25:52
Brad Larsen (2 min for high-sticking)
27:51
Eric Boulton (2 min for tripping)
30:49
Eric Boulton (2 min for tripping)
38:09
Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for diving)
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40:42
Erik Christensen (2 min for tripping)
45:57
Jesse Schultz (2 min for high-sticking)
47:31
Garnet Exelby (2 min for elbowing)
55:59
Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
R Milan Bartovic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 6
R Darren Haydar 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 19.30 9
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 21.10 8
C Éric Perrin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10.00 5
C Todd White 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 10.20 8
C Steve Rucchin 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 18.00 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 9.30 6
L Brad Larsen 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 15.10 7
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 10.50 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 18.30 7
D Mark Popovic 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 22.40 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 12.30 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 30.30 8
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 1 17.40 8
D Ken Klee 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.00 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 5.30 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 12.10 5
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 -1 15.50 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -2 20.20 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
C Chris Higgins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -3 18.20 7
C Saku Koivu 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 20.20 7
L Alex Henry 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 5.40 6
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 -2 20.20 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 10.40 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 -2 26.40 8
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 5
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 24.20 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -3 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 5 0 24 0 0 59.20 5
G Cédrick Desjardins 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Darren Haydar
2nd star: Vyacheslav Kozlov
3rd star: Todd White
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Tanguay ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 15) , Quebec Citadelles 6( 27)
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0-1 QUE Danny Groulx (Duncan Milroy, James Sanford)
0-2 QUE Mathieu Dandenault (Janne Lahti)
0-3 QUE Gregory Stewart (Mathieu Biron)
0-4 QUE Duncan Milroy (James Sanford, Danny Groulx)
0-5 QUE Danny Groulx (Duncan Milroy)
1-5 CHW Frank Littlejohn (Colin Stuart)
1-6 QUE Eric Himelfarb (Mathieu Biron)
Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Josh Disher