Kings 3–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Jan 31, 2009)

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

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:52 TOI

2nd star 👑 LAK

Dustin Brown

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:32 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Jarret Stoll

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:38 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Michal Handzus PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:57

Assists: Dustin Brown, Alex Frolov · beat Carey Price

1–0

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec Tying 1st · 11:41

Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Matt D'Agostini · beat Jonathan Quick

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:53

Assists: Saku Koivu · beat Jonathan Quick

1–2

👑 Dustin Brown Tying 2nd · 13:30

Assists: Kyle Calder, Jarret Stoll · beat Carey Price

2–2

👑 Jarret Stoll Go-ahead 2nd · 18:16

Assists: Kyle Calder · beat Carey Price

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins Tying 3rd · 18:07

Assists: Maxim Lapierre, Tom Kostopoulos · beat Jonathan Quick

3–3

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP Go-ahead 3rd · 19:37

Assists: Andrei Markov, Robert Lang · beat Jonathan Quick

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Frolov · Handzus · Kopitar 20:19

L2 O'Sullivan · Stoll · Brown 17:32

L3 Calder · Richardson · Simmonds 11:20

L4 Ivanans · Armstrong 7:08

D1 Doughty · Johnson 24:55

D2 Greene · Quincey 21:20

D3 O'Donnell · Harrold 13:28

D4 Gauthier 5:08

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kostitsyn · Koivu · Lang 16:39

L2 Plekanec · Kovalev · D'Agostini 15:43

L3 Latendresse · Higgins · Kostopoulos 14:25

L4 Pacioretty · Begin · Lapierre 9:49

D1 Markov · Komisarek 27:00

D2 Hamrlik · Brisebois 19:36

D3 Bouillon · Gorges 13:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK MTL🇨🇦

32 Shots on goal 26

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

33 Hits 39

22 Blocked shots 16

5 Takeaways 8

10 Giveaways 17

42 Penalty minutes 17

LAK shooting 9.4% (3/32) MTL shooting 15.4% (4/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Jonathan Quick

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 59:35 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 5-7-4 (31% win rate, 16 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 7-4-3 (50% win rate, 14 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Kings

Kings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-5-1 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Mar 82008 🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK 5–2 Dec 32005 👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Mar 62004 🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK 4–2 Mar 82003 🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK 1–2 Nov 92002 👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3

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Who won Kings vs Canadiens on January 31, 2009?

Canadiens won 4–3. The final score was Kings 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Kings?

Dustin Brown, Jarret Stoll, Michal Handzus.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kostitsyn, Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu, Tomas Plekanec.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Kings 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

👑 Kings

BeforeJan 29 🪶CHI @ 👑LAK 2–5 AfterFeb 3 👑LAK @ 🏛️OTT 1–0

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 29 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 1–5 AfterFeb 1 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1

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