Rangers 2–6 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 4, 2008)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Matt D'Agostini

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 15:53 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Steve Begin

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 11:23 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Maxim Lapierre

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 12:07 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn Go-ahead 1st · 09:52

Assists: Matt D'Agostini, Andrei Markov · beat Henrik Lundqvist

0–1

🇨🇦 Steve Begin 1st · 10:47

Assists: Maxim Lapierre, Georges Laraque · beat Henrik Lundqvist

0–2

🇨🇦 Alex Tanguay 1st · 17:37

Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Tom Kostopoulos · beat Henrik Lundqvist

0–3

2nd period

🇨🇦 Maxim Lapierre 2nd · 03:35

Assists: Steve Begin, Georges Laraque · beat Henrik Lundqvist

0–4

🗽 Markus Naslund PP 2nd · 13:02

Assists: Paul Mara, Scott Gomez · beat Carey Price

1–4

🗽 Nigel Dawes 2nd · 18:43

Assists: Nikolay Zherdev, Chris Drury · beat Carey Price

2–4

3rd period

🇨🇦 Robert Lang 3rd · 00:49

Assists: Andrei Markov, Alex Kovalev · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–5

🇨🇦 Matt D'Agostini 3rd · 19:10

Unassisted · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Dubinsky · Drury · Callahan 19:36

L2 Naslund · Gomez · Zherdev 16:28

L3 Voros · Dawes · Prucha 11:40

L4 Sjostrom · Korpikoski · Orr 10:51

D1 Staal · Girardi 24:21

D2 Mara · Rozsival 21:26

D3 Kalinin · Redden 14:18

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kostitsyn · Plekanec · Lang 17:26

L2 Higgins · Dandenault · Kovalev 16:28

L3 Koivu · D'Agostini · Kostopoulos 15:52

L4 Tanguay · Begin · Lapierre 12:07

L5 Laraque 11:01

D1 Markov · Brisebois 21:16

D2 Gorges · Hamrlik 19:16

D3 Bouillon 18:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦

20 Shots on goal 39

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

15 Hits 24

14 Blocked shots 25

4 Takeaways 16

5 Giveaways 8

15 Penalty minutes 13

NYR shooting 10.0% (2/20) MTL shooting 15.4% (6/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

33/39

.846 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 59:44 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 2–4

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Canadiens

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

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Feb 192008 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–6 SO Feb 32008 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3 Jan 122008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR 1–4 Dec 302007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR 3–4 OT Apr 52007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR 1–3

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Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on December 4, 2008?

Canadiens won 6–2. The final score was Rangers 2, Canadiens 6.

Who scored for Rangers?

Markus Naslund, Nigel Dawes.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Tanguay, Andrei Kostitsyn, Matt D'Agostini, Maxim Lapierre, Robert Lang, Steve Begin.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 33 saves on 39 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Canadiens 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

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 3 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 2–3 AfterDec 7 🔥CGY @ 🗽NYR 3–0

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 2 🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 AfterDec 6 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1

Also on December 4

😈NJD 3–2 🔔PHI 🏝️NYI 2–5 🦅WSH 🐧PIT 5–2 🌪️CAR 🐻BOS 3–1 ⚡TBL ⚔️BUF 1–2 🐆FLA 🐋VAN 5–6 🐙DET 🏔️COL 2–3 🐯NSH 🍁TOR 3–6 🌵PHX

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