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9/10/2006
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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Montreal Canadiens 5
Shots: 24 - 32
PP: 1 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:47/62=75 %, Challenges:28/37=73 %
PP: 2 of 10 (20 shots), Passing:71/89=79 %, Challenges:34/43=77 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:05 0-1
Andrei Markov [2] (Sheldon Souray, Saku Koivu)PP
10:27 1-1
Marian Hossa [2] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Olli Jokinen)PP
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26:07 1-2
Michael Ryder [2] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Chris Higgins)PP
26:34 1-3
Mike Johnson [2] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Radek Bonk)
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40:58 2-3
Ilya Kovalchuk [3] (Éric Bélanger, Andy Sutton)
46:46 2-4
Sergei Samsonov [2] (Alex Kovalev, Alexander Perezhogin)
49:08 2-5
Chris Higgins [2] (Steve Bégin, Michael Ryder)
49:22 3-5
Nathan Horton [1] (Vyacheslav Kozlov)
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Penalty summary:
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03:14
Garnet Exelby (2 min for cross-checking)
07:28
Alex Kovalev (2 min for slashing)
09:33
Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for diving)
10:57
Sergei Samsonov (2 min for hooking)
15:35
Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for tripping)
18:59
Olli Jokinen (2 min for slashing)
19:54
Scott Mellanby (2 min for boarding)
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25:23
Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
26:59
Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for tripping)
32:48
Steve Bégin (2 min for high-sticking)
33:59
Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
38:32
Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for holding the stick)
39:02
Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
39:02
Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for roughing)
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43:49
Andy Sutton (2 min for tripping)
50:11
Scott Mellanby (2 min for hooking)
52:52
Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
56:37
Andy Sutton (2 min for tripping)
59:35
Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 5.00 6
R Scott Mellanby 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 -1 19.10 6
R Nathan Horton 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 13.10 8
R Marian Hossa 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 15.40 6
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 4 4 1 1 2 0 19.50 8
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 6.50 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 5 0 1 0 2 1 18.00 8
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 -1 21.20 7
D Andy Sutton 0 1 0 2 0 1 8 1 23.20 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 -1 24.30 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
D Greg de Vries 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Ondrej Pavelec 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 5.30 5
R Mike Johnson 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 17.30 8
R Michael Ryder 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 1 20.50 8
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
C Radek Bonk 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 16.30 7
C Chris Higgins 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.10 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 16.00 8
L Steve Bégin 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 0 10.00 7
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 21.00 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 18.20 6
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 29.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 14.50 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
D Andrei Markov 1 0 7 1 0 1 0 1 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Ryder
2nd star: Chris Higgins
3rd star: Mike Johnson
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Sergei Samsonov scored the 400th point of his career.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0( 10) , Quebec Citadelles 3( 15)
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0-1 QUE Michaël Lambert (Maxim Lapierre, Andre Benoit)
0-2 QUE Michaël Lambert (Andre Benoit)
0-3 QUE Aaron Downey (Garth Murray, Mark Streit)
Goalies: Michael Garnett - Michael Leighton