Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes

Monday, January 23, 2006, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 7–3 on Monday, January 23, 2006 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	42-31-9
at Carolina Hurricanes	7	52-22-8

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	2	3
Carolina Hurricanes	2	3	2	7

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	11	15	8	34
Carolina Hurricanes	11	9	17	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican (4)	Chad LaRose (5)	Even strength	MTL 0, CAR 1
1st	17:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams (5)	Kevyn Adams (4), Frantisek Kaberle (23)	Even strength	MTL 0, CAR 2
2nd	02:23	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (5)	Steve Begin (7)	Even strength	MTL 1, CAR 2
2nd	06:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (18)	Eric Staal (32), Ray Whitney (22)	Power play	MTL 1, CAR 3
2nd	06:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (31)	Erik Cole (25), Justin Williams (28)	Power play	MTL 1, CAR 4
2nd	08:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Andrew Ladd (6)	Frantisek Kaberle (24), Justin Williams (29)	Even strength	MTL 1, CAR 5
3rd	03:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (17)	Andrew Ladd (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, CAR 6
3rd	16:19	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon (3)	Michael Ryder (13), Tomas Plekanec (9)	Power play	MTL 2, CAR 6
3rd	17:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (19)	Keith Aucoin (1), Eric Staal (33)	Even strength	MTL 2, CAR 7
3rd	19:21	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (6)	Aaron Downey (1), Francis Bouillon (11)	Even strength	MTL 3, CAR 7

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	46.7%	16:10
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	55%	13:18
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	0		14:10
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	1	0	73.7%	16:55
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	-3	4	3	1	0	0		19:04
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	1	0		16:17
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	2	1	3	+2	0	3	0	0	0	27.3%	14:14
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		14:45
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	13:49
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:24
Number 47 A. Downey	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		09:47
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-3	4	1	1	0	0		15:29
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	0	0		13:31
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	4	0		16:23
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	3	0		20:33
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0		22:03
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	1		22:02
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	5	1	0	3	0		19:32

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	19	17	2	.895	31:15
Number 60 J. Theodore	18	13	5	.722	28:45	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes 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 8 M. Cullen	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	46.7%	18:56
Number 11 J. Williams	R	1	2	3	+2	0	3	0	0	0		17:54
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	2	3	+1	0	4	1	1	1	41.2%	15:55
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		19:07
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	50%	12:47
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2	2	1	0		10:32
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	1	0	52%	21:39
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	1	0		15:50
Number 27 C. Adams	R	1	0	1	0	5	3	5	1	0		12:52
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		12:34
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	50%	14:55
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0		17:48
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	5	0		19:40
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0		18:31
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:15
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		14:33
Number 48 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	4	0		16:28
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	+2	0	5	0	2	0		21:28

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	34	31	3	.912	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Hooking	2
1st	17:44	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	Holding	2
2nd	04:21	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Streit	Hooking	2
2nd	05:31	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	High sticking	2
2nd	16:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Andrew Hutchinson	Hooking	2
3rd	00:40	Montreal Canadiens	Niklas Sundstrom	Roughing	2
3rd	01:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Keith Aucoin	Tripping	2
3rd	03:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:53	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Anton Babchuk	Holding	2
3rd	05:33	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Holding	2
3rd	09:58	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	Hooking	2
3rd	14:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Interference	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Stephane Auger, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Jonny Murray
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Pierre Dagenais, Andrei Markov, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Alexander Perezhogin, Garth Murray, Jonathan Ferland, Chris Higgins, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Glen Wesley, Aaron Ward, Cory Stillman, Jesse Boulerice, Niklas Nordgren, Josef Vasicek, Mike Zigomanis, David Gove, Danny Richmond, Kevin Nastiuk

Every Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 31, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 7	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Jan 23, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 8 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 31, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Apr 22, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Apr 24, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Apr 26, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Fri, Apr 28, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Apr 30, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, May 2, 2006

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Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Jan 23, 2006
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Mon, Jan 23, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Jan 23, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Jan 23, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 0 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Jan 23, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Mon, Jan 23, 2006
Calgary Flames 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Jan 23, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Jan 23, 2006