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Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 8–2 on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 on the road.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes 8 52-22-8
at Montreal Canadiens 2 42-31-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 3 2 3 8
Montreal Canadiens 2 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 8 8 10 26
Montreal Canadiens 5 15 14 34

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:24 Carolina Hurricanes Erik Cole (21) Eric Staal (36), Frantisek Kaberle (26) Even strength CAR 1, MTL 0
1st 06:54 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin (11) Mike Ribeiro (22), Francis Bouillon (13) Even strength CAR 1, MTL 1
1st 11:08 Montreal Canadiens Richard Zednik (12) Sheldon Souray (14), Niklas Sundstrom (8) Even strength CAR 1, MTL 2
1st 16:57 Carolina Hurricanes Kevyn Adams (10) Ray Whitney (25), Chad LaRose (7) Even strength CAR 2, MTL 2
1st 19:22 Carolina Hurricanes Erik Cole (22) Rod Brind'Amour (25), Ray Whitney (26) Power play CAR 3, MTL 2
2nd 02:41 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (32) David Gove (1), Bret Hedican (12) Even strength CAR 4, MTL 2
2nd 05:23 Carolina Hurricanes Erik Cole (23) Bret Hedican (13) Even strength CAR 5, MTL 2
3rd 12:28 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (33) Ray Whitney (27), Justin Williams (33) Power play CAR 6, MTL 2
3rd 14:04 Carolina Hurricanes Craig Adams (7) Chad LaRose (8), Andrew Ladd (2) Power play CAR 7, MTL 2
3rd 16:06 Carolina Hurricanes Niklas Nordgren (4) Erik Cole (27), Frantisek Kaberle (27) Even strength CAR 8, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 26 34
Power play 3 of 6 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 19 27
Blocked shots 27 7
Giveaways 12 9
Takeaways 23 15
Faceoffs won 30/56 (53.6%) 26/56 (46.4%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Williams R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 4 0 21:49
12 E. Staal C 2 1 3 +2 0 3 0 0 1 66.7% 16:25
13 R. Whitney L 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:31
14 K. Adams C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 57.1% 18:57
16 A. Ladd L 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 0 0 17:30
17 R. Brind'Amour C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 42.9% 25:44
26 E. Cole L 3 1 4 +3 0 3 3 2 1 17:56
27 C. Adams R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 1 1 1 100% 16:42
34 D. Gove L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 1 0 07:12
44 N. Nordgren L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 2 0 07:03
59 C. LaRose R 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 13:51
2 G. Wesley D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 02:40
5 F. Kaberle D 0 2 2 +3 2 0 2 3 0 24:39
6 B. Hedican D 0 2 2 +2 2 0 2 4 0 26:32
7 N. Wallin D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 3 4 0 24:15
22 M. Commodore D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 A. Hutchinson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 04:34
48 A. Babchuk D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 3 0 28:23
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
29 M. Gerber 34 32 2 .941 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 S. Koivu C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 52.4% 19:35
20 R. Zednik R 1 0 1 +1 0 5 2 0 0 15:29
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 14:19
22 S. Begin L 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 44.4% 15:31
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 1 0 17:48
27 A. Kovalev R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 0 0 20:59
35 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -2 4 1 0 0 0 50% 13:18
37 N. Sundstrom R 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 12:37
38 J. Bulis C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 5 0 0 41.7% 17:04
42 A. Perezhogin R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 09:08
47 A. Downey R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 09:16
71 M. Ribeiro C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:10
73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 0 0 13:26
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 17:04
44 S. Souray D 0 1 1 -2 0 6 1 1 0 20:19
51 F. Bouillon D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 1 0 20:18
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 19:59
64 J. Cote D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16:55
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
39 C. Huet 16 13 3 .813 34:37
60 J. Theodore 10 5 5 .500 25:23 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:34 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Holding 2
1st 17:36 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev Tripping 2
1st 18:15 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin Roughing 2
2nd 07:50 Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Ladd Hooking 2
2nd 09:13 Carolina Hurricanes Frantisek Kaberle Holding 2
2nd 14:47 Carolina Hurricanes Niclas Wallin Tripping 2
3rd 00:34 Carolina Hurricanes Craig Adams Holding 2
3rd 04:41 Carolina Hurricanes Bret Hedican Hooking 2
3rd 08:36 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Hooking 2
3rd 10:43 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Hooking 2
3rd 12:13 Montreal Canadiens Niklas Sundstrom Hooking 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Peter Laviolette
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Bob Gainey
Referees
Chris Lee, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Michel Cormier
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Doug Weight, Aaron Ward, Cory Stillman, Oleg Tverdovsky, Matt Cullen, Jesse Boulerice, Josef Vasicek, Mike Zigomanis, Keith Aucoin, Kevin Nastiuk
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Radek Bonk, Pierre Dagenais, Andrei Markov, Mark Streit, Raitis Ivanans, Garth Murray, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 7 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 8 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 31

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 4 Final Game page

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