Panthers 3 - 2 Canadiens
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Koivu, Canadiens go for third straight win

Dec 18, 2007 - 2:16 PM Florida (15-16-2) at Montreal (16-11-5) 7:30 pm EST

MONTREAL (Ticker) - Captain Saku Koivu will look to lead the Montreal Canadiens to their third consecutive victory when they host the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.

The Canadiens are coming off back-to-back 4-1 victories over the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.

Koivu had his first multi-goal performance since October 3, notching two tallies Saturday against the rival Maple Leafs. The Finnish center has seven goals and 24 points this season.

The 33-year-old Koivu has registered eight goals and 21 assists in 31 career games against the Panthers.

Florida has won three straight over Montreal and has not lost to them in regulation since March 2, 2006. In their last meeting on October 16, Nathan Horton scored with just 11 seconds remaining in the third period to tie the game and Josef Stumpel tallied the decisive goal in the shootout as the Panthers posted a 2-1 triumph.

Olli Jokinen, who has points in seven of his previous eight contests, continues to be the cornerstone of the Florida offense. The 29-year-old Finn has 17 goals and 16 assists this season.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLORIDA 2 0 1 3
    MONTREAL 0 0 2 2 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: FLA - JOZEF STUMPEL 5 (OLLI JOKINEN) 14:13
    FLA - BRETT MCLEAN 2 (UNASSISTED) 18:12
    2ND PRD: NONE
    3RD PRD: FLA - STEPHEN WEISS 6 (GREGORY CAMPBELL) 7:05
    MON - ANDREI MARKOV 7 (KYLE CHIPCHURA, MIKE KOMISAREK) 8:25
    MON -

    Dec 18 9:56 PM


  • NHL
    FLORIDA 3
    MONTREAL 2
    3RD PRD: MON - ANDREI MARKOV 8 (SAKU KOIVU) 19:36

    Panthers vs. CanadiensDec 18 9:55 PM
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    Panthers vs. CanadiensDec 18 9:55 PM


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    FLORIDA 3
    MONTREAL 1
    3RD PRD: MON - ANDREI MARKOV 7 (KYLE CHIPCHURA, MIKE KOMISAREK) 8:25

    Panthers vs. CanadiensDec 18 9:33 PM


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    FLORIDA 3
    MONTREAL 0
    3RD PRD: FLA - STEPHEN WEISS 6 (GREGORY CAMPBELL) 7:05

    Panthers vs. CanadiensDec 18 9:30 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLORIDA 2 0 2
    MONTREAL 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: FLA - JOZEF STUMPEL 5 (OLLI JOKINEN) 14:13
    FLA - BRETT MCLEAN 2 (UNASSISTED) 18:12
    2ND PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLA 8 15 23
    MON 3 9

    Dec 18 9:02 PM


  • CORRECTION
    NHL FLORIDA 2
    MONTREAL 0 7:53 LEFT, 2ND PRD

    Panthers vs. CanadiensDec 18 8:49 PM


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    FLORIDA 4
    MONTREAL 0 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD

    Panthers vs. CanadiensDec 18 8:29 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLORIDA 2 2
    MONTREAL 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: FLA - JOZEF STUMPEL 5 (OLLI JOKINEN) 14:13
    FLA - BRETT MCLEAN 2 (UNASSISTED) 18:12
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLA 8 8
    MON 3 3
    GOALI

    Dec 18 8:11 PM


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    FLORIDA 2
    MONTREAL 0
    1ST PRD: FLA - BRETT MCLEAN 2 (UNASSISTED) 18:12

    Panthers vs. CanadiensDec 18 8:07 PM


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    FLORIDA 1
    MONTREAL 0
    1ST PRD: FLA - JOZEF STUMPEL 5 (OLLI JOKINEN) 14:13

    Panthers vs. CanadiensDec 18 7:59 PM

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