| Attendance: 21273 Arena: Bell Centre Meeting # 1 |
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| Final Score: 3-2 (SO) |
| Previous Meetings:
None Scoring Summary: 1st Period: OTT - Denis Hamel (1) (Unassisted) - 7:07 MTL - Chris Higgins (3) (SH) (Saku Koivu) - 11:24 OTT - Chris Kelly (1) (Patrick Eaves, Alexei Kaigorodov) - 13:49 2nd Period: No Scoring. 3rd Period: MTL - Sergei Samsonov (1) (Janne Niinimaa) - 16:37 Overtime: No Scoring. Shootout: OTT - Antoine Vermette - Goal MTL - Chris Higgins - No Goal OTT - Dean McAmmond - No Goal MTL - Saku Koivu - No Goal OTT - Mike Fisher - Goal Penalty Summary: 1st Period: MTL - Alex Kovalev (2 min for Slashing) - 10:22 MTL - Aaron Downey (2 min for Charging) - 20:00 MTL - Aaron Downey (5 min for Fighting) - 20:00 MTL - Aaron Downey (10 min for Misconduct) - 20:00 OTT - Andrej Meszaros (2 min for Roughing) - 20:00 OTT - Andrej Meszaros (2 min for Roughing) - 20:00 OTT - Chris Neil (5 min for Fighting) - 20:00 2nd Period: MTL - Janne Niinimaa (2 min for Tripping) - 4:24 OTT - Chris Neil (2 min for Slashing) - 7:28 MTL - Janne Niinimaa (2 min for Hooking) - 12:26 MTL - Sheldon Souray (2 min for Hooking) - 14:37 3rd Period: MTL - Mike Komisarek (2 min for Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) - 10:14 Shots Montreal: 12-5-6-2 = 25 Ottawa: 9-8-8-2 = 27 PowerPlay Montreal: 0-for-1 Ottawa: 0-for-5 3 Stars 1. Saku Koivu 2. Chris Higgins 3. Antoine Vermette Officials Referee: Dan Marouelli Referee: Francois St-Laurent Linesman: Steve Barton Linesman: Pierre Champoux |
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| The Senators celebrate after Mike Fisher scored the shootout winner. |