Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers

Thursday, March 2, 2006, 7:00 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 1–0 on Thursday, March 2, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	42-31-9
at Florida Panthers	0	37-34-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	10	9	8	27
Florida Panthers	10	9	5	24

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	14:11	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (15)	Chris Higgins (10), Saku Koivu (29)	Even strength	MTL 1, FLA 0

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	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	63.6%	17:08
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	40%	13:10
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1		13:53
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		16:26
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	66.7%	12:23
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		14:15
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		15:41
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	66.7%	16:49
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	13:30
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		12:25
Number 47 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		03:40
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12.5%	14:33
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:52
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	3		15:59
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	1		23:08
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3		21:30
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	1		24:27
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:46

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	24	24	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Sim	L	0	0	2	0	0		16:50
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	1	0	0		24:58
Number 13 J. Kolnik	R	0	0	3	0	3		14:57
Number 15 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	1	0	0	45.5%	21:58
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	2	1	0	1		19:18
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	4	1	0		18:21
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	1	0	0	50%	17:07
Number 42 M. Yakubov	C	-1	2	0	0	0	20%	04:05
Number 43 S. Payer	C	-1	0	0	1	0	60%	06:44
Number 44 G. Campbell	C	-1	0	1	1	2		04:18
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	2	2	0	0	85.7%	17:48
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	2	2	0	1		15:01
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	1	0	0		13:59
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	-1	2	2	2	0		24:14
Number 7 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	1	1		10:50
Number 20 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	1	0	0		16:19
Number 22 S. Hill	D	-1	4	0	3	3		16:05
Number 26 M. Van Ryn	D	0	0	2	0	0		22:59

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	27	26	1	.963	59:18	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:55	Florida Panthers	Mikhail Yakubov	Hooking	2
1st	05:30	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Hooking	2
1st	09:16	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Holding	2
1st	11:25	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Hooking	2
1st	12:07	Florida Panthers	Sean Hill	Hooking	2
1st	17:10	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Holding the stick	2
1st	19:14	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Hooking	2
2nd	05:56	Florida Panthers	Rostislav Olesz	Holding	2
2nd	09:09	Florida Panthers	Chris Gratton	Roughing	2
2nd	09:09	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
2nd	10:09	Florida Panthers	Sean Hill	Hooking	2
2nd	13:46	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Interference	2
3rd	04:12	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Tripping	2
3rd	07:01	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Hooking	2
3rd	17:04	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton	Hooking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Florida Panthers head coach: Jacques Martin
Referees: Mike Leggo, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Andy McElman
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Niklas Sundstrom, Jose Theodore, Pierre Dagenais, Mark Streit, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Garth Murray, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre
Florida Panthers scratches: Gary Roberts, Alexander Karpovtsev, Branislav Mezei, Alexei Semenov, Stephen Weiss, Gregory Jacina, Petr Taticek, Rob Globke, Anthony Stewart

Every Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Nov 1, 2005
Florida Panthers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Nov 15, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 30, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 2, 2006

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 2, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 2, 2006
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 2, 2006
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 2, 2006
Washington Capitals 1 at Ottawa Senators 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 2, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 2, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 2, 2006
St. Louis Blues 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 2, 2006
Dallas Stars 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 2, 2006
Minnesota Wild 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 2, 2006