Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	42-31-9
at Colorado Avalanche	2	43-30-9

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	0	1
Colorado Avalanche	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	4	14	8	26
Colorado Avalanche	18	10	12	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:26	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet (4)	Richard Zednik (7), Jan Bulis (11)	Even strength	MTL 1, COL 0
3rd	10:30	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos (26)	Joe Sakic (28), Karlis Skrastins (8)	Even strength	MTL 1, COL 1
3rd	16:24	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere (14)	Brad Richardson (2), Antti Laaksonen (12)	Even strength	MTL 1, COL 2

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	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	52.2%	18:54
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	47.4%	17:39
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	1		16:47
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1		14:28
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	47.4%	13:49
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		23:39
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		15:31
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:23
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	1		16:28
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:34
Number 57 G. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		08:18
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	40%	11:18
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		15:14
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		15:01
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:08
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	6		23:28
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	6		28:35
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	4		25:06

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	40	38	2	.950	58:51	Loss

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		04:46
Number 12 B. Richardson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	33.3%	09:01
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	62.5%	07:27
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	3	30%	15:24
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		15:11
Number 18 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1		20:47
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	56%	21:09
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	-1	4	3	0	0		17:09
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		15:12
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		16:07
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	18:31
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		20:22
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	1		24:01
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	+2	2	6	1	3		18:57
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:31
Number 26 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		19:05
Number 27 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		12:50
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		22:31

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 D. Aebischer	26	25	1	.962	59:43	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:21	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	High sticking	2
1st	15:07	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Slashing	2
1st	15:37	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	High sticking	2
2nd	01:45	Colorado Avalanche	Brett McLean	Tripping	2
2nd	11:25	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Clark	Hooking	2
2nd	12:16	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Hooking	2
2nd	13:32	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake	Holding	2
2nd	15:36	Montreal Canadiens	Garth Murray	Interference	2
2nd	17:51	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	06:17	Montreal Canadiens	Radek Bonk	Tripping	2
3rd	13:44	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Cross checking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Don Henderson
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Pierre Dagenais, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Mike Komisarek, Alexander Perezhogin, Tomas Plekanec, Jonathan Ferland, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Pierre Turgeon, Brad May, Steve Konowalchuk, Paul Healey, Kurt Sauer, Wojtek Wolski, Vitaly Kolesnik

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