Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils

Thursday, January 5, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 on Thursday, January 5, 2006 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens	4	42-31-9
at New Jersey Devils	5	46-27-9

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	0	2	4
New Jersey Devils	3	2	0	5

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	6	4	10	20
New Jersey Devils	13	9	5	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:11	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (9)	Alex Kovalev (18), Francis Bouillon (9)	Even strength	MTL 1, NJD 0
1st	01:03	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (1)	Brian Rafalski (19)	Even strength	MTL 1, NJD 1
1st	14:15	New Jersey Devils	Viktor Kozlov (9)	Scott Gomez (22), Zach Parise (8)	Even strength	MTL 1, NJD 2
1st	15:55	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez (15)	Patrik Elias (2), Brian Rafalski (20)	Power play	MTL 1, NJD 3
1st	17:41	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (5)	Jan Bulis (8), Andrei Markov (19)	Even strength	MTL 2, NJD 3
2nd	07:44	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (2)	Scott Gomez (23), Brian Gionta (19)	Even strength	MTL 2, NJD 4
2nd	10:05	New Jersey Devils	Brian Rafalski (4)	Patrik Elias (3), Richard Matvichuk (8)	Even strength	MTL 2, NJD 5
3rd	04:05	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (18)	Chris Higgins (7), Andrei Markov (20)	Even strength	MTL 3, NJD 5
3rd	05:45	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (2)	Richard Zednik (6), Jan Bulis (9)	Even strength	MTL 4, NJD 5

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

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	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	33.3%	18:07
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	42.9%	16:16
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		21:57
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	1	2	-1	0	2	0	0		10:36
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	50%	16:16
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		22:12
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0		22:04
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		16:13
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	2	0	42.9%	14:59
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1		14:18
Number 57 G. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		06:38
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		15:25
Number 86 J. Ferland	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:12
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		12:41
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		28:10
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		25:09
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		12:29
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0		17:42

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	27	22	5	.815	59:06	Loss

New Jersey Devils 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 9 Z. Parise	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:24
Number 10 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		07:35
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0	58.8%	22:21
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	0	100%	19:11
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		21:01
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0	64.3%	14:32
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		23:05
Number 22 V. Kozlov	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0	60%	09:06
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	1	2	3	+3	0	3	0	0	1	53.3%	16:24
Number 25 C. Janssen	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0		04:26
Number 26 P. Elias	C	2	2	4	+2	0	5	0	0	0		14:50
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		13:19
Number 2 D. Hale	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:48
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0		21:28
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:35
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		22:19
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	3	0		22:57
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	1	2	3	+2	0	1	0	1	0		23:56

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	20	16	4	.800	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:07	Montreal Canadiens	Garth Murray	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:07	New Jersey Devils	Cam Janssen	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:06	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Holding	2
2nd	12:14	New Jersey Devils	Sergei Brylin	Hooking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
New Jersey Devils head coach: Lou Lamoriello
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Thor Nelson
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Pierre Dagenais, Mike Ribeiro, Mark Streit, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Alexander Perezhogin, Tomas Plekanec, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis
New Jersey Devils scratches: Alexander Mogilny, Vladimir Malakhov, Dan Mcgillis, Darren Langdon, Krzysztof Oliwa, Sean Brown, Ari Ahonen, Aleksander Suglobov, Tuomas Pihlman, Jason Ryznar, Barry Tallackson

Every Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Nov 18, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
New Jersey Devils 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
New Jersey Devils 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Apr 18, 2006

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 5, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
St. Louis Blues 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 5, 2006