| Attendance: 11 095 Arena: United Center Meeting # 1 |
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| Final Score: 1-2 |
| Previous Meetings:
None Scoring Summary: 1st Period: CHI - Martin Havlat (7) (Unassisted) - 0:49 MTL - Chris Higgins (4) (Michael Ryder, Mark Streit) - 17:56 2nd Period: No Scoring. 3rd Period: CHI - Bryan Smolinski (3) (Tony Salmelainen, Jeffrey Hamilton) - 2:00 Penalty Summary: 1st Period: CHI - Jassen Cullimore (2 min for Holding) - 2:02 CHI - Rene Bourque (2 min for Hooking) - 10:20 MTL - Steve Begin (2 min for Tripping) - 13:36 CHI - Bryan Smolinski (2 min for Slashing) - 15:54 2nd Period: MTL - Sergei Samsonov (2 min for Boarding) - 5:08 MTL - Radek Bonk (2 min for Interference) - 5:54 CHI - Matt Keith (2 min for Hooking) - 8:32 MTL - Mike Johnson (2 min for High Sticking) - 15:17 MTL - Mark Streit (2 min for Tripping) - 17:50 3rd Period: MTL - Radek Bonk (2 min for Tripping) - 3:57 CHI - Rene Bourque (2 min for Hooking) - 7:31 MTL - Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for Interference) - 9:07 MTL - Steve Begin (2 min for Hooking) - 9:37 CHI - Martin Havlat (2 min for Roughing) - 9:37 CHI - Patrick Sharp (2 min for Tripping) - 18:02 Shots Montreal: 12-9-8 = 29 Chicago: 8-4-11 = 23 PowerPlay Montreal: 0-for-6 Chicago: 0-for-7 3 Stars 1. Nikolai Khabibulin 2. Martin Havlat 3. David Aebischer Officials Referee: Tom Kowal Referee: Craig Spada Linesman: Jay Sharrers Linesman: Pierre Champoux |
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| Chris Higgins (right) celebrates after scoring in the first period. It's Higgins' fourth goal in six games this season. |