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2008-09 regular season

Canadiens at Stars

🗓 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Canadiens beat Stars 3–1 at American Airlines Center on March 8, 2009.

MTL – DAL
19–31
Shots on goal
0/3–1/10
Power play
34–50
Hits
24–8
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

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
Andrei Kostitsyn
1 G
2 shots · 12:28 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Chris Higgins
1 G
2 shots · 14:30 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Carey Price
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
⭐ Loui Eriksson PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:52
Assists: Stephane Robidas, Mike Ribeiro · beat Carey Price
0–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn Tying 2nd · 05:00
Assists: Saku Koivu, Alex Tanguay · beat Marty Turco
1–1
🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 2nd · 14:50
Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Matt D'Agostini · beat Marty Turco
2–1
3rd period
🇨🇦 Chris Higgins 3rd · 05:27
Assists: Ryan O'Byrne · beat Marty Turco
3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Plekanec · Lapierre · Kovalev 19:00
L2 Higgins · Tanguay · Kostopoulos 14:30
L3 Kostitsyn · Koivu · Metropolit 12:28
L4 Pacioretty · Stewart · D'Agostini 9:53
D1 Markov · Gorges 22:48
D2 Hamrlik · Komisarek 20:22
D3 Schneider · O'Byrne 17:19
⭐Stars
L1 Eriksson · Ribeiro · Ott 26:35
L2 Modano · Morrison · Sutherby 16:45
L3 Neal · Begin · Conner 11:26
L4 Brunnstrom · Wilson · Barch 6:06
D1 Robidas · Niskanen 22:30
D2 Sydor · Daley 17:24
D3 Grossmann · Fistric 15:00

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL DAL⭐
19 Shots on goal 31
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/10
34 Hits 50
24 Blocked shots 8
6 Takeaways 14
9 Giveaways 9
22 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 15.8% (3/19) DAL shooting 3.2% (1/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
⭐Stars
Marty Turco
16/19
.842 SV% · 3 GA · 58:12 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-11-1 (29% win rate, 17 games)
Stars
Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-1-1 (80% win rate, 10 games)
Stars
Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-9-1 (9% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0
Dec 232007 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 1–4 Jan 162006 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 Dec 312003 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 1–1 OT Dec 42002 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 1–5 Nov 122002 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2
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Who won Canadiens vs Stars on March 8, 2009?

Canadiens won 3–1. The final score was Canadiens 3, Stars 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev, Andrei Kostitsyn, Chris Higgins.

Who scored for Stars?

Loui Eriksson.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Stars 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
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL 0–2 AfterMar 10 🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4
⭐ Stars
BeforeMar 6 ⭐DAL @ 🦆ANA 3–2 AfterMar 10 ⭐DAL @ 🎵STL 2–5
Also on March 8
🐻BOS 3–4 🗽NYR 🐧PIT 4–3 🦅WSH 🏔️COL 5–1 🪶CHI 🌵PHX 2–3 🏝️NYI 🔥CGY 2–5 🐦ATL 🌲MIN 3–2 🦆ANA
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