Montreal Canadiens @ Minnesota Wild GameThread, Oct 30, 2008 7:00 PM CDT

Minnesota Wild vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game 9

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 5:00 PM CDT in Events Comment 73 comments

Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild, Oct 30, 2008 7:00 PM CDT

Montreal Canadiens (6-1-1) vs Minnesota Wild (6-1-1)

XCel Energy Center @ 7:00

Television: KSTC 45
Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM

For the Montreal perspective, check out Habs Inside/Out

Tonight's lines:

Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

Miettinen - Koivu - Brunette
Veilleux - Belanger - Bouchard
Clutterbuck - Sheppard - Mojzis
Weller - Pouliot - Gilles

Burns - Schultz
Bergeron - Skoula
Johnsson - Zidlicky

Harding
Backstrom

Tanguay - Koivu - Latendresse
A. Kostitsyn - Plekanec - Kovalev
Higgins - Lang - S. Kostitsyn
Dandenault - Lapierre - Kostopoulos

Komisarek - Markov
Gorges - O'Byrne
Brisebois - Carle

Price
Halak

NOTES:

Hey, guess what? Still no Gaborik!
Are we possibly seeing next season's second line center in Saku Koivu?
Saku Koivu will go head-to-head with younger brother Mikko of the Wild on Thursday for the third time in an NHL game. Saku has two assists in the two previous meetings while Mikko is scoreless in those contests.

Questions to Answer

Can they shake off the hangover?
Which AK will have the better night?
Will Josh Harding continue building on a decent outing?
Can anyone outside the AMA line produce any pressure at all?
Will Alexei Kovalev's hair prove to be the difference maker we all know it can be?

Mikko Koivu Interview

Cal Clutterbuck Interview

James Sheppard Interview

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Lets Wipe the Taste out of our mouths from last night.

by Tony_O on Oct 30, 2008 5:41 PM CDT reply actions

just heard

just heard on the radio, Owen Nolan is out with a ‘lower body injury’

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Oct 30, 2008 7:00 PM CDT reply actions

Derek Boogaard the scratched forward.

Owen Nolan out with a lower body injury. Tomas Mojzis in for him. Colton Gillies is back in.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:02 PM CDT reply actions

yes

early goal for us tonight!

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Oct 30, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions

WILD GOAL!!!!

Brent Burns from James Sheppard

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions

Great way to start tonight

Minnesota 1:31, Brent Burns 3 (James Sheppard, Colton Gillies)

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Terrible goal

1-1 tie.

Boullion scores for the Habs

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions

Montreal 4:28, Francis Bouillon 2 (unassisted)

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Updated scoring

Montreal 4:28, Francis Bouillon 2 (Alex Tanguay, Guillaume Latendresse)

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions

gah

tied up
:(

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Oct 30, 2008 7:14 PM CDT reply actions

Bad play by Clutterbuck

Horrible mistake by Clutterbuck led to that goal. He tried to make a huge hit, lost his footing, lost his stick, and his man was able to keep the play alive.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:16 PM CDT reply actions

Wild PP

2:00 minor on Kostopolous.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions

Ouch

Miettinen just got RUN at center-ice. He groggily gets off the ice. No word yet.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:20 PM CDT reply actions

Montreal Canadiens at full strength

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:21 PM CDT reply actions

2 shots on the PP

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Man, Montreal is fast. They are really fun to watch.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:22 PM CDT reply actions

Miettinen back on the ice. WOW, huge stop by Harding there. Probably shouldn’t have been a loose puck, but he made a good recovery less than 5 seconds ago from web

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:23 PM CDT reply actions

I see why Boogaard was a healthy scratch tonight. He would have been useless out here. These guys are WAY too fast

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:25 PM CDT reply actions

Oh man, Pouliot needs to put that one home!

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions

Man

Once again, the AMA line is putting on all the pressure. They need Gabby in a big way.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:28 PM CDT reply actions

Brent Burns has swapped with Mojzis. Burns will be playing forward and Mojzis back at D

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions

Wild penalty. 2:00 bench minor for too many men on the ice

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions

Burns on D for PK in addition to his forward duties tonight.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions

Uh-oh. Burns took a shot off the instep. He hobbles off the ice. Not.Good

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions

Now Kostoplous took a shot and is limping, but he can’t get off the ice.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:35 PM CDT reply actions

1:00 remaining in the first period. 1-1.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions

Wild PP

MON – 19:15, S. Koivu (holding the stick – 2 min)

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions

Held Mikko’s stick, not Brunette’s. Saku has no chance to stop Mikko, he’s WAY too big and strong.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions

nd of the first period. Wild and Canadiens tied at 1.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:40 PM CDT reply actions

much

much better than last night after 1

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Oct 30, 2008 7:45 PM CDT reply actions

Absolutely

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions

First Period Summary

Scoring Summary
Minnesota 1:31, Brent Burns 3 (James Sheppard, Colton Gillies)
Montreal 4:28, Francis Bouillon 2 (Alex Tanguay, Guillaume Latendresse)

Penalty Summary
Montreal interference – 2 min 6:12, T. Kostopoulos
Minnesota too many men on the ice – 2 min 13:53, Bench served by C. Gillies
Montreal holding the stick – 2 min 19:15, S. Koivu

Shots on Goal
Montreal – 11
Minnesota – 9

Faceoffs Won
Montreal – 9
Minnesota – 4

Power Play Conversion
Montreal – 0/1
Minnesota – 0/2

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 7:46 PM CDT reply actions

Ouch

B. Pouliot holding – 2 min at 1:28.
1:53, M. Koivu (illegal stick – 2 min)

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions

Power play goal - Montreal

Andrei Markov.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions

2:23, Andrei Markov 1 (power play) (unassisted)

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions

yuck

yuck
lets tie this sucker up!

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Oct 30, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Wild at full strength

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions

15:00 left in the second

2-1 Montreal

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:06 PM CDT reply actions

Wild just got away with a penalty. Burns should have gotten 2:00 for delay of game.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:07 PM CDT reply actions

MON - 6:07, R. Lang (tripping - 2 min)

Wild power play

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions

Higgins gone for cross-checking.

Wild 5 on 3 for about 80 seconds.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions

wooo

another penalty!

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Oct 30, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions

The 5 on 3 lives! Roman Hamrlik goes for holding the stick.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:13 PM CDT reply actions

HUGE SAVE

Robert Lang with a breakaway out of the penalty box, stoned by Harding, Still on the PP

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions

bwhaha

another penalty! too many men

We HAVE to convert one of these PP oppertunities now

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Oct 30, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply actions

Another penalty

9 seconds of 5 on 3. Too many men on the ice.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions

MON – 14:47, M. Dandenault (tripping – 2 min)

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:26 PM CDT reply actions

Yet another Canadien penalty. Delay of Game.
15 seconds of 5 on 3
Jacques Lemaire calls the timeout

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions

They need Gaborik badly. SOMEONE needs to want to shoot. Too many passes again tonight.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:31 PM CDT reply actions

full strength. TOO.MANY.PASSES.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions

crowd

heard some boos…or shoots during that last PP

uggggg

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Oct 30, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions

Period 2 comes to an end. Very disappointing period for the Wild. Entirely too many power play minutes, and not enough shots.

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions

2-1. Second Period Summary

Scoring Summary
Montreal 2:23, Andrei Markov 1 (power play) (Alex Tanguay, Robert Lang)

Penalty Summary
Minnesota holding – 2 min 1:28, B. Pouliot
Minnesota slashing – 2 min 1:53, M. Koivu
Montreal tripping – 2 min 6:07, R. Lang
Montreal cross check – 2 min 6:24, C. Higgins
Montreal hooking – 2 min 7:48, R. Hamrlik
Montreal too many men on the ice – 2 min 9:58, Bench served by M. Lapierre
Montreal tripping – 2 min 14:47, M. Dandenault
Montreal puck over glass – 2 min 16:18, T. Kostopoulos

Shots on Goal
Montreal: 11-6 for 17
Minnesota: 9-11 for 20

Faceoffs Won
Montreal – 19
Minnesota – 12

Power Play Conversion
Montreal – 1/3
Minnesota – 0/8

by nathaneide on Oct 30, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions