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17/10/2007
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Colorado Avalanche 3 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 20 - 31
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:57/80=71 %, Challenges:28/35=77 %
PP: 2 of 11 (17 shots), Passing:82/93=88 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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10:24 0-1
Alex Kovalev [5] (Saku Koivu)PP
13:11 1-1
John-Michael Liles [1] (Paul Stastny)
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31:18 1-2
Andrei Kostitsyn [1] (Mike Komisarek, Alexander Perezhogin)PP
33:59 1-3
Alex Kovalev [6] (Saku Koivu, Alex Tanguay)
35:11 2-3
Mark Rycroft [1] (Ben Guite, Geoff Sanderson)
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42:24 3-3
Geoff Sanderson [4] (Brett Clark, Adam Foote)
50:22 3-4
Saku Koivu [5] (Alex Tanguay, Mike Komisarek)
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Penalty summary:
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00:02
Adam Foote (2 min for boarding)
06:11
Joffrey Lupul (2 min for hooking)
09:17
Mark Rycroft (2 min for holding the stick)
11:17
Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for slashing)
16:26
Ben Guite (2 min for cross-checking)
19:15
Scott Parker (2 min for diving)
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24:39
Tyler Arnason (2 min for hooking)
26:51
Alex Tanguay (2 min for hooking)
29:25
John-Michael Liles (2 min for hooking)
35:41
Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
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45:09
Jaroslav Hlinka (2 min for cross-checking)
52:02
Mark Rycroft (2 min for elbowing)
55:55
Ruslan Salei (2 min for hooking)
58:05
Scott Parker (2 min for high-sticking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Parker 0 0 2 2 1 1 4 0 17.30 7
R Mark Rycroft 1 0 2 4 3 0 4 1 21.00 8
R Ben Guite 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 20.40 9
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 -1 20.00 8
C Jaroslav Hlinka 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4.50 6
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.30 6
C Paul Stastny 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 10.10 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -2 11.10 5
L Riku Hahl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 4
L Robbie Schremp 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 6
L Geoff Sanderson 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 4 0 4 2 1 24.30 9
D Brett Clark 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11.00 7
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 -2 26.00 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 25.20 6
D John-Michael Liles 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 2 10.20 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 -2 22.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -1 12.30 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 20.30 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 10.20 6
R Alex Kovalev 2 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 8
C Janne Lahti 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
C Saku Koivu 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 22.30 8
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 20.30 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 8.10 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 20.40 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.00 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 27.10 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 -1 20.40 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 30.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Saku Koivu
3rd star: Andrei Kostitsyn
Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Mark Rycroft ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Mark Rycroft ended his 6 game point drought.
-Joffrey Lupul had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tyler Arnason had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Saku Koivu ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Andrei Kostitsyn finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 5( 44) , Quebec Citadelles 6( 14)
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0-1 QUE Josh Gorges (Tom Kostopoulos, Maxim Lapierre)
1-1 HER Frank Littlejohn
1-2 QUE Corey Locke (Duncan Milroy, Josh Gorges)
2-2 HER Eric Healey (Matt Hussey)
3-2 HER Sam Ftorek (Landon Bathe, Roman Cervenka)
3-3 QUE James Sanford (Shaun Landolt, Corey Locke)
4-3 HER Eric Healey (Matt Hussey)
4-4 QUE Gregory Stewart (Corey Locke)
5-4 HER John LeClair (Bryce Cockburn, Cody McCormick)
5-5 QUE Ryan Flinn (Maxim Lapierre)
5-6 QUE Ryan Flinn (Josh Gorges)