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2007-08 regular season

Canadiens at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Canadiens beat Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at PNC Arena on October 3, 2007.

MTL – CAR
40–31
Shots on goal
3/7–1/7
Power play
34–30
Hits
18–26
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Saku Koivu
2 G
4 shots · 15:37 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Markov
2 A
1 shots · 21:15 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mark Streit
1 G
4 shots · 17:25 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Eric Staal PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:37
Assists: Scott Walker, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Cristobal Huet
0–1
🇨🇦 Mark Streit PP Tying 1st · 13:01
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov · beat Cam Ward
1–1
3rd period
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP Go-ahead 3rd · 09:31
Assists: Andrei Markov · beat Cam Ward
2–1
🌪️ Bret Hedican Tying 3rd · 12:48
Assists: Justin Williams, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Cristobal Huet
2–2
Overtime
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP Go-ahead OT · 01:05
Assists: Chris Higgins, Michael Ryder · beat Cam Ward
3–2

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Plekanec · Kovalev · Kostopoulos 17:01
L2 Higgins · Begin · Koivu 15:16
L3 Kostitsyn · Smolinski · Ryder 12:38
L4 Latendresse · Grabovski · Dandenault 9:44
D1 Hamrlik · Komisarek 21:54
D2 Markov · Brisebois 21:12
D3 Bouillon · Streit 18:02
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Williams 20:12
L2 Cole · Cullen · Walker 17:32
L3 Whitney · Ladd · LaRose 15:28
L4 Bayda · Hamilton · Adams 8:05
D1 Wallin · Hedican 19:14
D2 Gleason · Wesley 17:26
D3 Kaberle · Commodore 16:21

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL CAR🌪️
40 Shots on goal 31
3/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
34 Hits 30
18 Blocked shots 26
15 Takeaways 9
3 Giveaways 1
16 Penalty minutes 18
MTL shooting 7.5% (3/40) CAR shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Cristobal Huet
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 61:05 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
37/40
.925 SV% · 3 GA · 61:01 TOI

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0
Feb 172007 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3 Feb 62007 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 Nov 302006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 2–4 Nov 22006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 4–0 May 22006 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 OT
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Who won Canadiens vs Hurricanes on October 3, 2007?

Canadiens won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Canadiens 3, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Saku Koivu (2), Mark Streit.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Bret Hedican, Eric Staal.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Hurricanes season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeApr 7 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 5–6 AfterOct 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 3–4
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeApr 7 🐆FLA @ 🌪️CAR 4–5 AfterOct 5 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 1–4
Also on October 3
🦆ANA 2–3 🐙DET 🏛️OTT 4–3 🍁TOR ⭐DAL 3–4 🏔️COL
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