| Final - 12.27.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Ottawa Senators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
On a Heritage night for the Ottawa Senators, it would be former Ottawa captain Randy Cunneyworth's first win as the head coach of the Canadiens after Montreal exploded for six goals against Craig Anderson and Alex Auld.
Canadiens snap 5-game losing streak with embarrassment of Northeast rivals.
Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Ottawa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Ottawa Goal - Zack Smith (10), from Sergei Gonchar and Colin Greening at 1:42. 2, Montreal Short-Handed Goal - Lars Eller (4), from Mathieu Darche and Raphael Diaz at 5:08. 3, Montreal Goal - Tomas Plekanec (8), from Mathieu Darche and Raphael Diaz at 12:39. 4, Montreal Goal - Mike Cammalleri (7), from Louis Leblanc and Raphael Diaz at 15:25. Penalties - Tomas Plekanec, Montreal (Tripping), 3:38; Brian Lee, Ottawa (Fighting (maj)), 6:31; Max Pacioretty, Montreal (Fighting (maj)), 6:31. |
| Second Period |
| - 5, Montreal Goal - Louis Leblanc (2), from Mike Cammalleri and Hal Gill at 2:03. 6, Montreal Goal - P.K. Subban (3), from Erik Cole at 5:53. 7, Ottawa Goal - Jason Spezza (13), from Milan Michalek and Daniel Alfredsson at 6:49. Penalties - Louis Leblanc, Montreal (Roughing), 4:16; Sergei Gonchar, Ottawa (Cross checking), 4:16; Bobby Butler, Ottawa (Hooking), 8:55; Hal Gill, Montreal (Hi-sticking), 12:30; Travis Moen, Montreal (Roughing), 12:30; Nick Foligno, Ottawa (Roughing), 12:30. |
| Third Period |
| - 8, Montreal Power-Play Goal - Erik Cole (14), from Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban at 14:58. Penalties - P.K. Subban, Montreal (Tripping), :34; Filip Kuba, Ottawa (Hooking), 4:11; Zack Smith, Ottawa (Elbowing), 13:48; Nick Foligno, Ottawa (Hi-sticking), 14:34. |
