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2010-11 regular season

Canadiens at Stars

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

Stars beat Canadiens 5–2 at American Airlines Center on December 21, 2010.

MTL – DAL
29–17
Shots on goal
0/4–1/2
Power play
19–28
Hits
10–20
Blocked shots
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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 ⭐ DAL
Stephane Robidas
3 A
23:39 TOI
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Loui Eriksson
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:21 TOI
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Steve Ott
2 A
1 shots · 14:45 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⭐ Adam Burish Go-ahead 1st · 06:59
Assists: Steve Ott, Stephane Robidas · beat Carey Price
0–1
⭐ Jamie Benn SH 1st · 13:59
Assists: Steve Ott · beat Carey Price
0–2
2nd period
⭐ Karlis Skrastins 2nd · 02:31
Assists: James Neal, Matt Niskanen · beat Carey Price
0–3
🇨🇦 Mathieu Darche 2nd · 10:43
Assists: Travis Moen, Tom Pyatt · beat Kari Lehtonen
1–3
⭐ Brad Richards PP 2nd · 17:00
Assists: Stephane Robidas, Loui Eriksson · beat Carey Price
1–4
3rd period
🇨🇦 Brian Gionta SH 3rd · 12:15
Assists: Scott Gomez · beat Kari Lehtonen
2–4
⭐ Loui Eriksson 3rd · 13:08
Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Stephane Robidas · beat Carey Price
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Gomez · Plekanec · Gionta 20:33
L2 Cammalleri · Pacioretty · Eller 18:37
L3 Darche · Lapierre · Halpern 10:33
L4 Pyatt · Pouliot · Moen 9:26
D1 Hamrlik · Spacek 23:28
D2 Picard · Gorges 20:02
D3 Subban · Gill 16:34
⭐Stars
L1 Eriksson · Richards · Ribeiro 19:11
L2 Morrow · Benn · Neal 17:05
L3 Ott · Burish · Segal 14:25
L4 Petersen · Wandell · Sutherby 8:28
D1 Daley · Robidas 24:18
D2 Grossmann · Woywitka 21:18
D3 Skrastins · Niskanen 13:24

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL DAL⭐
29 Shots on goal 17
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
19 Hits 28
10 Blocked shots 20
6 Takeaways 12
14 Giveaways 11
11 Penalty minutes 15
MTL shooting 6.9% (2/29) DAL shooting 29.4% (5/17)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
12/17
.706 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
⭐Stars
Kari Lehtonen
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Adam Burish · 1st 06:59 · 0–1 Jamie Benn · 1st 13:59 · 0–2 Karlis Skrastins · 2nd 02:31 · 0–3 Mathieu Darche · 2nd 10:43 · 1–3 Brad Richards · 2nd 17:00 · 1–4 Brian Gionta · 3rd 12:15 · 2–4 Loui Eriksson · 3rd 13:08 · 2–5
MTL DAL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Stars
Stars — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Stars
Stars — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Stars lead the season series 1–0
Jan 142010 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5 Mar 82009 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 3–1 Dec 232007 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 1–4 Jan 162006 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 Dec 312003 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 1–1 OT
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Who won Canadiens vs Stars on December 21, 2010?

Stars won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Stars 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Gionta, Mathieu Darche.

Who scored for Stars?

Adam Burish, Brad Richards, Jamie Benn, Karlis Skrastins, Loui Eriksson.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 12 saves on 17 shots (.706 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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?

Stars lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 2–3 AfterDec 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 3–2
⭐ Stars
BeforeDec 19 ⭐DAL @ 🐙DET 4–3 AfterDec 23 🔥CGY @ ⭐DAL 3–2
Also on December 21
🎵STL 4–2 🐦ATL 🔥CGY 1–3 🧥CBJ 🦆ANA 2–5 ⚔️BUF 😈NJD 1–5 🦅WSH 👑LAK 5–0 🏔️COL 🛢️EDM 1–2 🦈SJS
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