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Alex Kovalev's 2008-2009 season

Points
65
NHL#48
Goals
26
NHL#52
Assists
39
NHL#54
Plus/minus
-5
NHL#646
Games
78
95%
95% of 82

Right winger Alex Kovalev was 35 years old when the 2008-2009 season began, his 16th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 78 of a possible 82 games and scored 26 goals and 39 assists for 65 points, 0.83 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 3 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2008-2009Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Alex Kovalev plays the 2008-2009 season for Montréal Canadiens

    Alex was 35 years old when the 2008-2009 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 16th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL1–2BUF
      L
      game 1/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:36TOI
    • The game
      MTL6–1TOR
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG19:21TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL5–3PHI
      W
      game 3/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG18:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–4MTL
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP22:29TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX1–4MTL
      W
      game 5/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG19:22TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–3MTL
      W
      game 6/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP20:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA6–4MTL
      L
      game 7/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP17:46TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR2–3MTL
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG22:38TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–1MIN
      W
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:08TOI
    • November 2008
    • The game
      MTL5–4NYI
      W
      game 10/82
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +4+/-4SOG19:57TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      MTL3–4CBJ
      L
      game 11/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP20:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–6TOR
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP21:53TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT0–4MTL
      W
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:57TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–6BOS
      L
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:10TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–1MTL
      L
      game 15/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:46TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–2STL
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG25:11TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–2CAR
      L
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP22:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–2OTT
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP18:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–2MTL
      L
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG24:29TOI
    • The game
      NYI4–3MTL
      L
      game 20/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP20:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–1DET
      W
      game 21/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP18:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      16
      points
      NHL#70
      5
      goals
      NHL#115
      11
      assists
      NHL#49
      MTL
      12-5-4W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL0–3WSH
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG13:58TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      W
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG21:02TOI
    • December 2008
    • The game
      ATL4–5MTL
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG19:50TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR2–6MTL
      W
      game 25/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–1MTL
      L
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:59TOI
    • The game
      CGY1–4MTL
      W
      game 27/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG21:36TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TBL3–1MTL
      L
      game 28/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP20:05TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–1MTL
      L
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:13TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–3CAR
      L
      game 30/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP16:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–5MTL
      W
      game 31/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG21:27TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–4MTL
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-8SOG1PPP21:27TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CAR3–2MTL
      L
      game 33/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG20:46TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–2PIT
      W
      game 34/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG20:59TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–2FLA
      W
      game 35/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP21:34TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–1TBL
      W
      game 36/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:53TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–4NJD
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG22:26TOI
    • The game
      FLA5–6MTL
      W
      game 38/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG19:32TOI
    • The game
      MTL6–3NYR
      W
      game 39/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG19:01TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–6MTL
      W
      game 40/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG19:12TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH4–5MTL
      W
      game 41/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG20:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      32
      points
      NHL#55
      11
      goals
      NHL#94
      21
      assists
      NHL#49
      MTL
      25-10-6W-L-OT56Points
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL1–3BOS
      L
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:08TOI
    • The game
      NSH2–3MTL
      W
      game 43/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:38TOI
    • The game
      MTL5–4OTT
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP20:23TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–4ATL
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:52TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–5NJD
      L
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:11TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–5TBL
      L
      game 47/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG19:24TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL1–5FLA
      L
      game 48/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP16:20TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–4MTL
      W
      game 49/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG15:43TOI
    • February 2009
    • The game
      BOS3–1MTL
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG11:24TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–4MTL
      W
      game 51/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG18:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–3BUF
      L
      game 52/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:02TOI
    • The game
      TOR5–2MTL
      L
      game 53/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP21:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–6CGY
      L
      game 54/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG17:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–7EDM
      L
      game 55/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG18:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–2COL
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:45TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–4VAN
      L
      game 57/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:20TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–5MTL
      W
      game 60/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP19:54TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN0–3MTL
      W
      game 61/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP20:39TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–3PHI
      W
      game 62/82
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP17:29TOI
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8260 of 62 played
      46
      points
      NHL#59
      15
      goals
      NHL#108
      31
      assists
      NHL#45
      MTL
      33-22-7W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      SJS2–3MTL
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:52TOI
    • March 2009
    • The game
      MTL1–5BUF
      L
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:38TOI
    • The game
      MTL0–2ATL
      L
      game 65/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:00TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–1DAL
      W
      game 66/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG19:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM3–4MTL
      W
      game 67/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:49TOI
    • The game
      NYR4–3MTL
      L
      game 70/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP24:15TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–5OTT
      L
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:03TOI
    • The game
      TOR5–2MTL
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG18:20TOI
    • The game
      ATL3–6MTL
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP14:52TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      TBL2–3MTL
      W
      game 74/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP22:33TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–3MTL
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP24:05TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI1–4MTL
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP17:35TOI
      +2 points
    • April 2009
    • The game
      MTL5–1NYI
      W
      game 77/82
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-5SOG3PPP15:34TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      MTL6–2TOR
      W
      game 78/82
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      0+/-2SOG3PPP18:36TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      OTT3–2MTL
      L
      game 79/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG22:07TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYR
      L
      game 80/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:15TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–5BOS
      L
      game 81/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP18:15TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–1MTL
      L
      game 82/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG19:52TOI
    The season in numbers

    Alex Kovalev closes the 2008-2009 season with 65 points

    Points
    65
    NHL#48
    Games
    78of 82
    95%
    Goals
    26
    NHL#52
    Assists
    39
    NHL#54
    P/GP
    0.83
    NHL#54
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#646
    Events
    6×
    First star
    4×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 16 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

    MTLvsBOS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    • Game 1
      MTL2–4BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG19:33TOI
      +1 goal
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL1–5BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG22:29TOI
      +1 goal
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BOS4–2MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG20:20TOI
    • Boston Bruinslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      BOS4–1MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG17:13TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–0

    MTL0–4BOS
    Eliminated
    4Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Alex Kovalev ends the 2008-2009 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#119
    Games
    4
    Goals
    2
    NHL#68
    Assists
    1
    NHL#151
    P/GP
    0.75
    +/-
    0
    NHL#102
    BOS0–4