Hurricanes 3–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2008)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 20:03 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Sergei Samsonov

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:38 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Tuomo Ruutu

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:20 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Sergei Samsonov Go-ahead 1st · 13:48

Assists: Eric Staal, Tuomo Ruutu · beat Carey Price

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Matt D'Agostini Tying 2nd · 06:10

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Roman Hamrlik · beat Cam Ward

1–1

🌪️ Eric Staal PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:52

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Ray Whitney · beat Carey Price

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Robert Lang PP Tying 3rd · 13:08

Assists: Patrice Brisebois, Alex Tanguay · beat Cam Ward

2–2

Overtime

🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu Go-ahead OT · 01:43

Assists: Eric Staal, Joe Corvo · beat Carey Price

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Ruutu · Staal · Brind'Amour 19:20

L2 Samsonov · Whitney · LaRose 16:43

L3 Cullen · Williams · Walker 15:05

L4 Bayda · Sutter · Eaves 6:58

D1 Corvo · Pitkanen 26:06

D2 Seidenberg · Gleason 22:24

D3 Babchuk · Kaberle 13:02

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kostitsyn · Plekanec · Kovalev 20:06

L2 Latendresse · Lang · Lapierre 15:54

L3 Tanguay · Kostopoulos · D'Agostini 14:16

L4 Begin · Maxwell · Laraque 9:31

D1 Markov · Gorges 23:56

D2 Hamrlik · Komisarek 20:30

D3 Brisebois · Bouillon 15:42

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR MTL🇨🇦

27 Shots on goal 28

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

19 Hits 34

17 Blocked shots 16

13 Takeaways 16

14 Giveaways 19

8 Penalty minutes 8

CAR shooting 11.1% (3/27) MTL shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 61:43 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 61:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4 (50% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-2-1 (73% win rate, 11 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1

Dec 162008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 Nov 182008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 Oct 282008 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 SO Dec 82007 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–1 Oct 262007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 7–4

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❓ CAR vs MTL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Canadiens on December 21, 2008?

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

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Eric Staal, Sergei Samsonov, Tuomo Ruutu.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Matt D'Agostini, Robert Lang.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 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?

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 20 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 2–4 AfterDec 23 🌪️CAR @ 🌲MIN 2–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 AfterDec 27 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 3–2

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