New York Rangers vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Sunday, January 15, 2012 · Centre Bell
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Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Centre Bell.
Max Pacioretty scored twice. John Mitchell, Mike Blunden and David Desharnais also scored.
Peter Budaj made 28 saves on 29 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25 of 29.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Max Pacioretty (1)Erik Cole (1), David Desharnais (1)0–102:39 MTL
John Mitchell (1)Derek Stepan (1), Marian Gaborik (1)1–112:49 NYR
2nd period
- Max Pacioretty (2)Erik Cole (2), David Desharnais (2)1–203:54 MTL
Mike Blunden (1)Scott Gomez (1), P.K. Subban (1)1–307:11 MTL
David Desharnais (1)Max Pacioretty (1), Erik Cole (3)1–412:18 MTL
Team stats
NYRMTL
29Shots on goal29
45%Faceoff %55%
0/1Power play0/1
7Penalty minutes7
26Hits25
12Blocked shots18
12Giveaways15
0Takeaways9
Penalties
- 1st 04:59
Stu Bickel · fighting5 min - 1st 04:59
Travis Moen · fighting5 min - 1st 09:26Scott Gomez · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 17:43Carl Hagelin · interference2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 10Marian GaborikR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:54 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 19:40 |
| 34John MitchellC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:43 |
| 8Brandon PrustL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:10 |
| 19Brad RichardsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:02 |
| 22Brian BoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:14 |
| 24Ryan CallahanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:41 |
| 42Artem AnisimovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:58 |
| 45Kris NewburyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 06:19 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:33 |
| 71Mike RuppC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10:26 |
| 86Wojtek WolskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 06:20 |
| 4Michael Del ZottoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:11 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29:27 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:58 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29:44 |
| 32Anton StralmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:33 |
| 41Stu BickelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 05:17 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | L | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 59:50 |
| 43Martin BironG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 51David DesharnaisC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 20:32 |
| 67Max PaciorettyL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 20:11 |
| 72Erik ColeL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 20:39 |
| 11Scott GomezC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 14:23 |
| 45Mike BlundenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:18 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 24:59 |
| 14Tomas PlekanecC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 |
| 27Rene BourqueR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:59 |
| 32Travis MoenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:38 |
| 46Andrei KostitsynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:50 |
| 52Mathieu DarcheL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:43 |
| 81Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:34 |
| 22Tomas KaberleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 08:33 |
| 26Josh GorgesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 25:01 |
| 61Raphael DiazD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:21 |
| 68Yannick WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:03 |
| 74Alexei EmelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:37 |
| 75Hal GillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Peter BudajG | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | .966 | 60:00 |
| 31Carey PriceG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |