Blues 4–3 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 18, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🎵 STL

Keith Tkachuk

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:33 TOI

2nd star 🎵 STL

Paul Kariya

2 A

3 shots · 18:50 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Higgins

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:25 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Keith Tkachuk PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:51

Assists: Erik Johnson, Paul Kariya · beat Jaroslav Halak

1–0

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins Tying 1st · 11:28

Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn, Mikhail Grabovski · beat Manny Legace

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:32

Assists: Chris Higgins, Michael Ryder · beat Manny Legace

1–2

🎵 Andy McDonald Tying 2nd · 10:19

Assists: Eric Brewer, Manny Legace · beat Jaroslav Halak

2–2

🎵 Brad Boyes Go-ahead 2nd · 15:57

Assists: Paul Kariya, Keith Tkachuk · beat Jaroslav Halak

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Mikhail Grabovski Tying 3rd · 06:36

Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn · beat Manny Legace

3–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Kariya · Johnson · Mayers 22:56

L2 McClement · McDonald · Boyes 17:53

L3 Tkachuk · Stempniak · Backes 13:26

L4 Perron · King · Stastny 5:55

D1 Brewer · Jackman 28:03

D2 McKee · Johnson 21:58

D3 Walker · Woywitka 14:35

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kostitsyn · Plekanec · Kovalev 21:16

L2 Higgins · Kostitsyn · Koivu 17:25

L3 Latendresse · Grabovski · Ryder 13:21

L4 Smolinski · Kostopoulos 9:17

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 24:40

D2 Gorges · Bouillon 18:49

D3 Streit · Komisarek 17:24

D4 Brisebois 15:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 30

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

25 Hits 21

32 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 10

5 Giveaways 4

14 Penalty minutes 8

STL shooting 14.3% (4/28) MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Manny Legace

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jaroslav Halak

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 64:50 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 8-17-5 (27% win rate, 30 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-8-4 (50% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Blues

Blues — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1-3 (64% win rate, 11 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-6-5 (8% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Blues lead the season series 1–0

Mar 102007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎵STL 4–3 Jan 132004 🎵STL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–5 Nov 52002 🎵STL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 Dec 282001 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎵STL 0–3 Jan 232001 🎵STL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2

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Who won Blues vs Canadiens on March 18, 2008?

Blues won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Blues 4, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Blues?

Andy McDonald, Brad Boyes, Keith Tkachuk.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Higgins, Mikhail Grabovski, Saku Koivu.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Manny Legace made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Blues vs Canadiens season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎵 Blues

BeforeMar 15 🎵STL @ 🦆ANA 2–5 AfterMar 20 🎵STL @ 🏛️OTT 2–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 15 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–3 AfterMar 20 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 4–2

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