San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, January 14, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the San Jose Sharks 6–2 on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
San Jose Sharks	2	44-27-11
at Montreal Canadiens	6	42-31-9

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	1	0	1	2
Montreal Canadiens	0	6	0	6

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	6	8	11	25
Montreal Canadiens	6	14	6	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:33	San Jose Sharks	Grant Stevenson (8)	Nisse Ekman (15), Mark Smith (9)	Even strength	SJS 1, MTL 0
2nd	01:35	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (6)	Radek Bonk (8)	Shorthanded	SJS 1, MTL 1
2nd	07:15	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (7)	Alex Kovalev (20), Craig Rivet (14)	Power play	SJS 1, MTL 2
2nd	08:59	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (6)	Andrei Markov (21)	Shorthanded	SJS 1, MTL 3
2nd	17:13	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Streit (1)	Andrei Markov (22), Alex Kovalev (21)	Power play	SJS 1, MTL 4
2nd	18:25	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro (8)	Mark Streit (6), Jan Bulis (12)	Power play	SJS 1, MTL 5
2nd	19:34	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (8)	Mike Ribeiro (20), Radek Bonk (9)	Power play	SJS 1, MTL 6
3rd	16:19	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (25)	Joe Thornton (46), Christian Ehrhoff (8)	Power play	SJS 2, MTL 6

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

San Jose Sharks 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 M. Michalek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		18:15
Number 10 A. McCauley	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		11:47
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	63.6%	13:03
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	0	57.1%	21:22
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	3	1	1		20:22
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	0	0	66.7%	11:05
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	3	1	0		12:51
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	22:43
Number 24 J. Langfeld	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:47
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		21:35
Number 37 G. Stevenson	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		12:38
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		21:02
Number 5 R. Davison	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		10:56
Number 6 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		13:27
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		23:54
Number 41 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		12:09
Number 42 T. Preissing	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0		18:16
Number 44 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:12

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	20	14	6	.700	40:00	Loss
Number 35 V. Toskala	6	6	0	1.000	20:00

Montreal Canadiens 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 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	1	0	35.7%	19:36
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	3	0	31.3%	17:22
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		08:58
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	100%	13:31
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	+1	4	2	3	2	0	71.4%	12:06
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		20:11
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	2	2	-1	2	1	1	0	0	100%	19:37
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:18
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	1		16:12
Number 57 G. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	100%	06:46
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	25%	12:13
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0		19:26
Number 86 J. Ferland	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		07:48
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:02
Number 32 M. Streit	D	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	1		17:28
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		22:39
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	0		23:25
Number 79 A. Markov	D	2	2	4	+1	2	4	0	2	1		21:24

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	25	23	2	.920	60:00	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:39	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Hooking	2
2nd	06:05	San Jose Sharks	Mark Smith	Tripping	2
2nd	08:33	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Hooking	2
2nd	10:39	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Hooking	2
2nd	11:11	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Tripping	2
2nd	12:48	San Jose Sharks	Grant Stevenson	Tripping	2
2nd	15:27	San Jose Sharks	Tom Preissing	Hooking	2
2nd	16:45	San Jose Sharks	Evgeni Nabokov	Tripping	2
2nd	18:38	San Jose Sharks	Scott Thornton	Boarding	2
3rd	01:27	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Boarding	2
3rd	15:20	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Slashing	2
3rd	16:49	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Hooking	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Michel Cormier
San Jose Sharks scratches: Scott Parker, Jim Fahey, Matt Carkner, Niko Dimitrakos, Nolan Schaefer, Dimitri Patzold, Ryane Clowe, Patrick Rissmiller, Steve Bernier
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Sheldon Souray, Pierre Dagenais, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Alexander Perezhogin, Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis

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