Canadiens 2 - 3 Thrashers
Final - 2OT
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Canadiens building momentum in Eastern Conference

Dec 22, 2007 - 1:19 PM Montreal (17-12-5) at Atlanta (16-17-1) 7:00 pm EST

ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Eastern Conference is there for the taking, and the Montreal Canadiens have as good a chance as anyone.

The Canadiens will try to become the fourth team in the conference to reach 40 points when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday.

Montreal has won three of their last four games, outscoring their opponents 15-7.

Alexei Kovalev leads the team with 28 points and sparks the offense along with captain Saku Koivu. Kovalev tallied a pair of assists and Koivu added another in Montreal's 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

The Thrashers are still trying to find an identity. They were outscored 22-13 during a four-game losing streak from December 8-15, but rebounded to win their last two games by a combined 9-4.

Ilya Kovalchuk tallied a goal in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators and leads the NHL with 28 goals.

Atlanta won the first meeting between the teams, 3-2, in a shootout on October 30.








  • NHL
    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 1 0 1 0 (0) 2
    ATLANTA 1 1 0 0 (2) 3 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 10 (ERIC PERRIN, MARIAN HOSSA) 4:31
    MON - SERGEI KOSTITSYN 1 (SAKU KOIVU, MIKE KOMISAREK) 12:16
    2ND PRD: ATL - (PP) ERIC PERRIN 7 (MARIAN HOSSA, MA

    Dec 22 9:43 PM


  • NHL
    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 1 0 1 0 (0) 2
    ATLANTA 1 1 0 0 (2) 3 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 10 (ERIC PERRIN, MARIAN HOSSA) 4:31
    MON - SERGEI KOSTITSYN 1 (SAKU KOIVU, MIKE KOMISAREK) 12:16
    2ND PRD: ATL - (PP) ERIC PERRIN 7 (MARIAN HOSSA, MA

    Canadiens vs. ThrashersDec 22 9:43 PM


  • NHL
    END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 1 0 1 0 2
    ATLANTA 1 1 0 0 2 END OF OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 10 (ERIC PERRIN, MARIAN HOSSA) 4:31
    MON - SERGEI KOSTITSYN 1 (SAKU KOIVU, MIKE KOMISAREK) 12:16
    2ND PRD: ATL - (PP) ERIC PERRIN 7 (MARIAN HOSSA, MARK RECC

    Dec 22 9:35 PM
  • 144
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 72 roots (Overtime)

    Canadiens vs. ThrashersDec 22 9:31 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
    1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 1 0 1 2
    ATLANTA 1 1 0 2 GOING INTO OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 10 (ERIC PERRIN, MARIAN HOSSA) 4:31
    MON - SERGEI KOSTITSYN 1 (SAKU KOIVU, MIKE KOMISAREK) 12:16
    2ND PRD: ATL - (PP) ERIC PERRIN 7 (MARIAN HOSSA, MARK RECCHI) 18:53
    3RD PRD: MON -

    Dec 22 9:26 PM
  • 72
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 57 roots (Close Finish)

    Canadiens vs. ThrashersDec 22 9:23 PM
  • 15
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 15 roots (Close Finish)

    Canadiens vs. ThrashersDec 22 9:16 PM


  • NHL
    MONTREAL 2
    ATLANTA 2
    3RD PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 15 (ROMAN HAMRLIK, ANDREI KOSTITSYN)
    8:20

    Canadiens vs. ThrashersDec 22 9:08 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 1 0 1
    ATLANTA 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 10 (ERIC PERRIN, MARIAN HOSSA) 4:31
    MON - SERGEI KOSTITSYN 1 (SAKU KOIVU, MIKE KOMISAREK) 12:16
    2ND PRD: ATL - (PP) ERIC PERRIN 7 (MARIAN HOSSA, MARK RECCHI) 18:53
    SHOTS ON GOAL:

    Dec 22 8:36 PM


  • NHL
    MONTREAL 1
    ATLANTA 2
    2ND PRD: ATL - (PP) ERIC PERRIN 7 (MARIAN HOSSA, MARK RECCHI) 18:53

    Canadiens vs. ThrashersDec 22 8:35 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 1 1
    ATLANTA 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 10 (ERIC PERRIN, MARIAN HOSSA) 4:31
    MON - SERGEI KOSTITSYN 1 (SAKU KOIVU, MIKE KOMISAREK) 12:16
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MON 11

    Dec 22 7:41 PM


  • NHL
    MONTREAL 1
    ATLANTA 1
    1ST PRD: MON - SERGEI KOSTITSYN 1 (SAKU KOIVU, MIKE KOMISAREK) 12:16

    Canadiens vs. ThrashersDec 22 7:32 PM


  • NHL
    MONTREAL 0
    ATLANTA 1
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 10 (ERIC PERRIN, MARIAN HOSSA) 4:31

    Canadiens vs. ThrashersDec 22 7:18 PM

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