Maple Leafs 5–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 21, 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 🍁 TOR

Alexei Ponikarovsky

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · 16:32 TOI

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Mikhail Grabovski

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · 16:58 TOI

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Nikolay Kulemin

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 16:46 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Nikolay Kulemin Go-ahead 1st · 07:51

Assists: Alexei Ponikarovsky, Mikhail Grabovski · beat Jaroslav Halak

1–0

🍁 Mikhail Grabovski 1st · 08:14

Assists: Alexei Ponikarovsky, Luke Schenn · beat Jaroslav Halak

2–0

2nd period

🍁 Alexei Ponikarovsky 2nd · 03:09

Assists: Mikhail Grabovski, Nikolay Kulemin · beat Jaroslav Halak

3–0

🍁 Alexei Ponikarovsky PP 2nd · 09:09

Assists: Nikolay Kulemin, Pavel Kubina · beat Jaroslav Halak

4–0

🇨🇦 Maxim Lapierre 2nd · 12:50

Assists: Chris Higgins · beat Martin Gerber

4–1

🇨🇦 Maxim Lapierre 2nd · 15:22

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Ryan O'Byrne · beat Martin Gerber

4–2

3rd period

🍁 Jason Blake PP 3rd · 04:21

Assists: Mikhail Grabovski, Anton Stralman · beat Jaroslav Halak

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Blake · Mitchell · Stempniak 19:35

L2 Kulemin · Devereaux · Grabovski 16:58

L3 Ponikarovsky · Stajan · Mayers 16:16

L4 May · Hamilton · Ondrus 6:50

D1 Schenn · White 24:04

D2 Kubina · Finger 21:25

D3 Oreskovic · Stralman 13:50

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Lapierre · Kovalev 18:20

L2 Tanguay · Latendresse · Plekanec 16:07

L3 Kostitsyn · Pacioretty · Koivu 14:16

L4 Metropolit · Kostopoulos · Laraque 9:23

D1 Hamrlik · Markov 23:36

D2 Schneider · Gorges 20:12

D3 Komisarek · O'Byrne 16:12

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR MTL🇨🇦

37 Shots on goal 28

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

19 Hits 30

17 Blocked shots 12

11 Takeaways 8

27 Giveaways 16

10 Penalty minutes 14

TOR shooting 13.5% (5/37) MTL shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Martin Gerber

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jaroslav Halak

32/37

.865 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-9 (0% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Maple Leafs lead the season series 3–2

Feb 72009 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 Jan 82009 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 Nov 82008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 3–6 Oct 112008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 6–1 Apr 52008 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Canadiens on March 21, 2009?

Maple Leafs won 5–2. The final score was Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Alexei Ponikarovsky (2), Jason Blake, Mikhail Grabovski, Nikolay Kulemin.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Maxim Lapierre (2).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Canadiens season series?

Maple Leafs lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeMar 19 🍁TOR @ 🐆FLA 1–3 AfterMar 24 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 2–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 4–5 AfterMar 24 🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6

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