Hurricanes 5–1 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 8, 2007)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🌪️ CAR	2	2	1	5
🇨🇦 MTL	0	1	0	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Ray Whitney

2 G, 1 A

9 shots · 14:01 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Matt Cullen

3 A

15:55 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Cam Ward

35 saves

0.972 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Erik Cole Go-ahead 1st · 03:51

Assists: Matt Cullen, Ray Whitney · beat Carey Price

1–0

🌪️ Eric Staal PP 1st · 12:13

Assists: Justin Williams, Scott Walker · beat Carey Price

2–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn PP 2nd · 09:36

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec · beat Cam Ward

2–1

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour 2nd · 11:46

Assists: Chad LaRose, Justin Williams · beat Carey Price

3–1

🌪️ Ray Whitney PP 2nd · 19:26

Assists: Dennis Seidenberg, Matt Cullen · beat Carey Price

4–1

3rd period

🌪️ Ray Whitney 3rd · 06:28

Assists: Erik Cole, Matt Cullen · beat Jaroslav Halak

5–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · LaRose · Williams 19:02

L2 Cole · Stillman · Staal 17:09

L3 Whitney · Cullen · Walker 14:01

L4 Ladd · Letowski 9:28

D1 Gleason · Hedican 19:42

D2 Wesley · Seidenberg 18:12

D3 Kaberle · Wallin 16:32

D4 Tanabe 12:49

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kostitsyn · Plekanec · Kovalev 19:48

L2 Higgins · Koivu · Ryder 16:54

L3 Latendresse · Lapierre · Kostopoulos 12:33

L4 Chipchura · Dandenault 10:48

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 24:32

D2 O'Byrne · Brisebois 17:54

D3 Streit · Komisarek 15:42

D4 Bouillon 14:32

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR MTL🇨🇦

36 Shots on goal 36

2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

15 Hits 20

21 Blocked shots 15

5 Takeaways 5

14 Giveaways 18

19 Penalty minutes 21

CAR shooting 13.9% (5/36) MTL shooting 2.8% (1/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

35/36

.972 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

Jaroslav Halak

5/6

.833 SV% · 1 GA · 19:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 4–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Oct 262007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 7–4 Oct 132007 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Oct 32007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 OT Feb 172007 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3 Feb 62007 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1

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❓ CAR vs MTL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Canadiens on December 8, 2007?

Hurricanes won 5–1. The final score was Hurricanes 5, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Ray Whitney (2), Eric Staal, Erik Cole, Rod Brind'Amour.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kostitsyn.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 6 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 1–2 AfterDec 9 🌪️CAR @ 🐙DET 2–5

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 4–2 AfterDec 11 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2

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