Colorado Avalanche vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Tuesday, March 16, 2004 · Centre Bell

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2–4

Final

SOG 31–29

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at Centre Bell. The Avalanche outshot the Canadiens 31-29.

Goals came from Michael Ryder, Yanic Perreault, Rob Blake, Chris Gratton, Saku Koivu and Mike Ribeiro.

Jose Theodore made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win; David Aebischer stopped 25 of 28.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
COL	1	1	0	2	31
MTL	2	0	2	4	29

Scoring

1st period

Michael Ryder (22)Mike Ribeiro (41), Francis Bouillon (14)0–112:25 MTL · PPG
Yanic Perreault (15)Saku Koivu (40), Patrice Brisebois (26)0–214:07 MTL
Rob Blake (13)John-Michael Liles (23), Steve Konowalchuk (18)1–216:54 COL · PPG

2nd period

Chris Gratton (12)Steve Konowalchuk (19), Matthew Barnaby (23)2–208:17 COL

3rd period

Saku Koivu (14)Alex Kovalev (30), Yanic Perreault (15)2–304:18 MTL · PPG
Mike Ribeiro (20)Michael Ryder (35), Alex Kovalev (31)2–419:11 MTL · EN

Team stats

COLMTL

31Shots on goal29

55%Faceoff %45%

1/4Power play2/4

12Penalty minutes10

23Hits21

9Blocked shots15

24Giveaways15

9Takeaways12

Penalties

1st 00:45Rob Blake · interference2 min
1st 10:43Matthew Barnaby · holding2 min
1st 16:09Mike Komisarek · holding the stick2 min
1st 19:33Saku Koivu · cross checking2 min
2nd 03:54Matthew Barnaby · slashing2 min
2nd 15:37Michael Ryder · high sticking2 min
2nd 15:37Michael Ryder · high sticking2 min
2nd 17:05Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
3rd 03:13Chris Gratton · charging2 min
3rd 16:15Steve Konowalchuk · roughing2 min
3rd 16:15Mike Komisarek · roughing2 min

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

22Steve KonowalchukL	0	2	2	0	3	2	1	2	–	17:19
24Chris GrattonC	1	0	1	+1	6	2	0	2	72	19:20
38Matthew BarnabyR	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	4	–	17:10
4Rob BlakeD	1	0	1	-2	5	3	3	2	–	25:40
26John-Michael LilesD	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	18:35
7Darby HendricksonC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	44	16:09
8Teemu SelanneR	0	0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	–	13:00
9Paul KariyaL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	19:40
17Jim CumminsR	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	08:04
19Joe SakicC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	40	19:21
23Milan HejdukR	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	–	18:59
28Peter WorrellL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	03:46
32Riku HahlC	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	67	13:52
60Travis BrigleyL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	04:13
3Karlis SkrastinsD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	1	0	–	17:53
27Ossi VaananenD	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	–	20:35
34Kurt SauerD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	10:48
52Adam FooteD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	1	0	–	24:39

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1David AebischerG	L	28	25	3	.893	59:44
35Tommy SaloG		0	0	0	–	–

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

11Saku KoivuC	1	1	2	0	4	1	1	2	55	18:32
27Alex KovalevR	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0	0	–	18:34
71Mike RibeiroC	1	1	2	+1	1	1	3	0	28	18:53
73Michael RyderR	1	1	2	+1	4	2	0	4	–	17:59
94Yanic PerreaultC	1	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	78	15:41
43Patrice BriseboisD	0	1	1	+2	1	0	1	0	–	20:09
51Francis BouillonD	0	1	1	+1	1	1	2	0	–	21:32
15Darren LangdonL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	03:14
20Richard ZednikR	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	–	18:47
22Steve BeginL	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	47	13:44
24Andreas DackellR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	07:04
34Jim DowdC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	25	11:48
37Niklas SundstromR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	13:16
38Jan BulisC	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	100	18:26
5Stephane QuintalD	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	18:24
8Mike KomisarekD	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	–	14:56
52Craig RivetD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	16:46
79Andrei MarkovD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	23:31

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Mathieu GaronG		0	0	0	–	–
60Jose TheodoreG	W	31	29	2	.935	60:00