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Canadiens try to get back into win column
Dec 16, 2008 - 1:44 PM Montreal (16-8-5) at Carolina (13-12-5), 7:00 p.m. ESTRALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- After a disappointing end to their homestand, the Montreal Canadiens visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Montreal scored one goal in each of its last two home games - both resulting in losses - to end its season-long, seven-game homestand at 4-2-1.
The Canadiens went 0-for-8 on the power play and were defeated, 2-1, by the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
Defenseman Patrice Brisebois scored Montreal's lone goal in the loss to Washington and the 37-year-old also had the only tally in Thursday's 3-1 setback to Tampa Bay.
Carolina is coming off back-to-back shootout losses and is just 2-5-3 in its last 10 games.
Tuomo Ruutu and Ray Whitney scored the Hurricanes' goals in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers. Carolina did not score in any of its five attempts in the bonus format.
The teams have split the first two contests this season.
- NHL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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MONTREAL 0 2 0 2
CAROLINA 2 1 0 3 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 12 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, JUSTIN WILLIAMS)
10:08
CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 13 (JONI PITKANEN) 17:50
2ND PRD: MON - (PS) GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 3 2:35
MON - (SH) ALEXEI KOVALEV 6 (ROBERT LANG) 3:57
CAR - (
Dec 16 9:35 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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MONTREAL 0 2 2
CAROLINA 2 1 3 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 12 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, JUSTIN WILLIAMS)
10:08
CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 13 (JONI PITKANEN) 17:50
2ND PRD: MON - (PS) GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 3 2:35
MON - (SH) ALEXEI KOVALEV 6 (ROBERT LANG)
Dec 16 8:45 PM - NHL
MONTREAL 2
CAROLINA 3
2ND PRD: CAR - (PP) JOE CORVO 4 (ROD BRIND'AMOUR, SERGEI SAMSONOV)
7:18
Canadiens 2, Hurricanes 3 2nd - 12:42Dec 16 8:19 PM - NHL
MONTREAL 2
CAROLINA 2
2ND PRD: MON - (SH) ALEXEI KOVALEV 6 (ROBERT LANG) 3:57
Canadiens 2, Hurricanes 2 2nd - 16:03Dec 16 8:09 PM - NHL
MONTREAL 1
CAROLINA 2
2ND PRD: MON - (PS) GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 3 2:35
Canadiens 1, Hurricanes 2 2nd - 17:25Dec 16 8:04 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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MONTREAL 0 0
CAROLINA 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 12 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, JUSTIN WILLIAMS)
10:08
CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 13 (JONI PITKANEN) 17:50
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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MON 3 3
Dec 16 7:43 PM - NHL
MONTREAL 0
CAROLINA 2
1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 13 (JONI PITKANEN) 17:50
Canadiens 0, Hurricanes 2 1st - 2:10Dec 16 7:40 PM - NHL
MONTREAL 0
CAROLINA 1
1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 12 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, JUSTIN WILLIAMS)
10:08
Canadiens 0, Hurricanes 1 1st - 9:52Dec 16 7:24 PM
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