Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, January 3, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–4 on Tuesday, January 3, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	22-46-14
at Montreal Canadiens	4	42-31-9

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	1	2	6
Montreal Canadiens	1	3	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	17	13	36
Montreal Canadiens	17	11	5	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (20)	Tomas Surovy (3)	Even strength	PIT 1, MTL 0
1st	10:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shane Endicott (1)	Mark Recchi (20)	Shorthanded	PIT 2, MTL 0
1st	13:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot (5)	Ric Jackman (17), Colby Armstrong (1)	Even strength	PIT 3, MTL 0
1st	19:40	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (7)	Radek Bonk (7), Michael Ryder (11)	Even strength	PIT 3, MTL 1
2nd	02:26	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin (9)	Francis Bouillon (8)	Even strength	PIT 3, MTL 2
2nd	05:30	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray (3)	Andrei Kostitsyn (1), Jan Bulis (7)	Even strength	PIT 3, MTL 3
2nd	06:43	Montreal Canadiens	Jonathan Ferland (1)	Chris Higgins (6), Steve Begin (6)	Even strength	PIT 3, MTL 4
2nd	18:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michel Ouellet (6)	Sergei Gonchar (14), Ric Jackman (18)	Power play	PIT 4, MTL 4
3rd	01:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (21)	Matt Murley (5), Ziggy Palffy (27)	Even strength	PIT 5, MTL 4
3rd	14:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michel Ouellet (7)	Max Talbot (2), Andre Roy (1)	Even strength	PIT 6, MTL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	2	0	2	0	0	3	2	0	1		13:04
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0		19:10
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		17:33
Number 14 S. Endicott	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	17:08
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	66.7%	12:41
Number 17 M. Murley	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:00
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		11:15
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	2	0	50%	11:06
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0	100%	18:48
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0		07:02
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		16:00
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	2	0	2	+2	2	5	0	0	0	21.4%	18:59
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	2	0		23:10
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		21:49
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		24:46
Number 22 R. Jackman	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		20:28
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		07:54
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	0	0		22:05

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	33	29	4	.879	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	68.8%	18:02
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	1	0	60%	13:33
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	0		18:12
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		13:50
Number 22 S. Begin	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	2	0	42.9%	14:39
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0		20:28
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	1	100%	20:04
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:19
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	3	0	33.3%	18:49
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		12:43
Number 57 G. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		08:26
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1		14:14
Number 86 J. Ferland	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0		09:12
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		07:37
Number 44 S. Souray	D	1	0	1	+1	2	4	1	0		23:01
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	5	0		23:29
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2		22:52
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	1		23:39

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	36	30	6	.833	58:08	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:51	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Roughing	2
1st	09:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Tripping	2
1st	16:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Hooking	2
2nd	13:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andre Roy	Interference	2
2nd	18:38	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	High sticking	2
3rd	11:25	Montreal Canadiens	Radek Bonk	Hooking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Wes McCauley, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ryan Vandenbussche, Alain Nasreddine, Eric Boguniecki, Rico Fata, Matt Hussey, Konstantin Koltsov, Sebastien Caron, Ryan Malone, Brooks Orpik, Guillaume Lefebvre, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Pierre Dagenais, Mike Ribeiro, Mark Streit, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Alexander Perezhogin, Tomas Plekanec, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Nov 10, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 3, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 26, 2006

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Rangers 0	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 3, 2006
Minnesota Wild 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Jan 3, 2006
Florida Panthers 0 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Jan 3, 2006
Nashville Predators 0 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 3, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 3, 2006