Canadiens 5–1 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	4	1	0	5
🌪️ CAR	1	0	0	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Scott Gomez

3 A

1 shots · 14:42 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Tomas Plekanec

3 A

20:09 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jaroslav Halak

46 saves

0.979 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Andrei Markov PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:29

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Marc-Andre Bergeron · beat Cam Ward

1–0

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn 1st · 03:42

Assists: Michael Cammalleri, Tomas Plekanec · beat Cam Ward

2–0

🌪️ Brandon Sutter PP 1st · 07:21

Assists: Tim Gleason, Brett Carson · beat Jaroslav Halak

2–1

🇨🇦 Sergei Kostitsyn 1st · 09:32

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Scott Gomez · beat Cam Ward

3–1

🇨🇦 Glen Metropolit PP 1st · 17:08

Assists: Scott Gomez, Josh Gorges · beat Manny Legace

4–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Glen Metropolit PP 2nd · 18:03

Assists: Scott Gomez, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Manny Legace

5–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Cammalleri · Moen · Plekanec 18:48

L2 Kostitsyn · Pacioretty · Metropolit 15:08

L3 Pouliot · Kostitsyn · Gomez 13:28

L4 Lapierre · D'Agostini · Laraque 8:16

D1 Markov · Gorges 22:54

D2 Spacek · Gill 19:49

D3 Bergeron · O'Byrne 17:45

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Cullen · Sutter · Kostopoulos 18:44

L2 Whitney · Ruutu · Staal 17:56

L3 Jokinen · Samsonov · Dwyer 16:18

L4 Yelle · Brind'Amour · Walker 4:49

D1 Pitkanen · Carson 26:02

D2 Gleason · Alberts 19:29

D3 Wallin · Ward 12:02

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CAR🌪️

25 Shots on goal 47

3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

22 Hits 36

17 Blocked shots 12

6 Takeaways 9

5 Giveaways 10

10 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 20.0% (5/25) CAR shooting 2.1% (1/47)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jaroslav Halak

46/47

.979 SV% · 1 GA · 59:52 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Manny Legace

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 50:28 TOI

Cam Ward

4/7

.571 SV% · 3 GA · 09:32 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

MTL CAR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Nov 172009 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 SO Dec 212008 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT Dec 162008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 Nov 182008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 Oct 282008 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 SO

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❓ MTL vs CAR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Hurricanes on December 23, 2009?

Canadiens won 5–1. The final score was Canadiens 5, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Glen Metropolit (2), Andrei Kostitsyn, Andrei Markov, Sergei Kostitsyn.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Brandon Sutter.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 46 saves on 47 shots (.979 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Manny Legace made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Hurricanes season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 21 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL 4–3 AfterDec 26 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 3–2

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 21 🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR 3–1 AfterDec 26 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 4–3

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