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2008-09 regular season

Canadiens at Maple Leafs

🗓 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 6–3 at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2008.

MTL – TOR
20–41
Shots on goal
2/6–3/8
Power play
19–20
Hits
18–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🍁 TOR
Nik Antropov
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · 16:09 TOI
2nd star 🍁 TOR
Niklas Hagman
2 G
2 shots · 18:24 TOI
3rd star 🍁 TOR
Alexei Ponikarovsky
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:10 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🍁 Niklas Hagman PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:12
Assists: Mikhail Grabovski, Jeff Finger · beat Carey Price
0–1
2nd period
🍁 Mikhail Grabovski 2nd · 01:48
Assists: Nikolay Kulemin, Ian White · beat Carey Price
0–2
🇨🇦 Robert Lang PP 2nd · 04:52
Assists: Alex Tanguay, Andrei Markov · beat Vesa Toskala
1–2
🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec PP Tying 2nd · 09:59
Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn, Alex Kovalev · beat Vesa Toskala
2–2
🍁 Niklas Hagman PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:39
Assists: Pavel Kubina, Tomas Kaberle · beat Carey Price
2–3
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Tying 2nd · 12:49
Assists: Alex Tanguay, Chris Higgins · beat Vesa Toskala
3–3
🍁 Nik Antropov Go-ahead 2nd · 16:27
Assists: Alexei Ponikarovsky, Matt Stajan · beat Carey Price
3–4
3rd period
🍁 Pavel Kubina PP 3rd · 01:13
Assists: Nik Antropov, Tomas Kaberle · beat Carey Price
3–5
🍁 Alexei Ponikarovsky 3rd · 16:32
Assists: Nik Antropov, Matt Stajan · beat Carey Price
3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Tanguay · Koivu · Kovalev 19:05
L2 Kostitsyn · Higgins · Plekanec 17:05
L3 Kostitsyn · Lapierre · Lang 14:11
L4 Latendresse · Laraque · Kostopoulos 7:06
D1 Markov · Komisarek 22:18
D2 Gorges · Bouillon 17:24
D3 Brisebois · O'Byrne 16:02
🍁Maple Leafs
L1 Hagman · Steen · Stajan 18:24
L2 Kulemin · Grabovski · Antropov 16:09
L3 Ponikarovsky · Moore · Mayers 14:10
L4 Tlusty · Blake 10:55
D1 Finger · Schenn 25:02
D2 Kaberle · Kubina 22:22
D3 White · Colaiacovo 12:37
D4 Van Ryn 1:47

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL TOR🍁
20 Shots on goal 41
2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8
19 Hits 20
18 Blocked shots 16
2 Takeaways 7
6 Giveaways 10
39 Penalty minutes 14
MTL shooting 15.0% (3/20) TOR shooting 14.6% (6/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
35/41
.854 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🍁Maple Leafs
Vesa Toskala
17/20
.850 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 3–4
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 112008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 6–1 Apr 52008 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 Mar 292008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 2–4 Feb 72008 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Dec 152007 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4
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Who won Canadiens vs Maple Leafs on November 8, 2008?

Maple Leafs won 6–3. The final score was Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Robert Lang, Saku Koivu, Tomas Plekanec.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Niklas Hagman (2), Alexei Ponikarovsky, Mikhail Grabovski, Nik Antropov, Pavel Kubina.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 35 saves on 41 shots (.854 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Vesa Toskala made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Maple Leafs season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeNov 7 🇨🇦MTL @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 AfterNov 11 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4
🍁 Maple Leafs
BeforeNov 6 🍁TOR @ 🐻BOS 2–5 AfterNov 11 🍁TOR @ 🔥CGY 3–4
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