Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, March 4, 2006, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 on Saturday, March 4, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens	6	42-31-9
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	43-33-6

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	4	6
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	8	12	22
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	13	6	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:12	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (10)	Michael Ryder (14)	Even strength	MTL 1, TBL 0
2nd	04:54	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (11)	Sheldon Souray (19), Michael Ryder (15)	Power play	MTL 2, TBL 0
2nd	16:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko (18)	Vincent Lecavalier (26), Pavel Kubina (26)	Even strength	MTL 2, TBL 1
3rd	00:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (26)	Brad Richards (44), Dan Boyle (29)	Power play	MTL 2, TBL 2
3rd	03:16	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (13)	Mathieu Dandenault (11)	Even strength	MTL 3, TBL 2
3rd	06:42	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro (11)	Mathieu Dandenault (12), Alexander Perezhogin (7)	Even strength	MTL 4, TBL 2
3rd	08:56	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (16)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 5, TBL 2
3rd	16:57	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (16)	Tomas Plekanec (15)	Even strength	MTL 6, TBL 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	64.7%	13:59
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	38.1%	20:04
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0	0	0		14:21
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	2	0	2	+1	0	2	0	0	1		15:46
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2	0		18:36
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0		15:18
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0		10:16
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0	50%	14:26
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0	0	0		10:41
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	0		10:24
Number 47 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		06:20
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	1	0	1	+3	4	2	0	1	0	52.9%	11:45
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	1	0		14:09
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		21:18
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	1	0		20:29
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		19:15
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	2	2	0		20:54
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+2	4	3	1	5	0		22:51

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	1	2	0	10	5	0	0	1	44.4%	22:27
Number 8 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:37
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0		17:38
Number 18 R. DiMaio	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:01
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	-3	0	1	0	1	0	60%	26:45
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-2	4	4	0	0	0	100%	23:07
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0		20:05
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	52.9%	13:14
Number 29 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:42
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0	50%	18:52
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	50%	20:30
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	-3	2	1	1	0	0		08:42
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3	0		16:19
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	2	0		19:21
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		16:36
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-2	2	1	0	0	0		24:12
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:52
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		14:42

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	22	16	6	.727	59:56	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:05	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Holding	2
1st	06:30	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Hooking	2
1st	09:19	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
1st	18:38	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	Interference	2
2nd	01:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Hooking	2
2nd	03:14	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tim Taylor	Hooking	2
2nd	08:56	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Holding	2
2nd	11:28	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis	Holding	2
2nd	19:16	Montreal Canadiens	Alexander Perezhogin	Holding	2
3rd	12:47	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2
3rd	12:47	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2
3rd	12:47	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	12:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	High sticking	2
3rd	12:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	12:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	14:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Hooking	2
3rd	17:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Interference	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Mike Leggo, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, 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
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Dave Andreychuk, Jim Campbell, Chris Dingman, Norman Milley, Timo Helbling, Brian Eklund, Darren Reid, Doug O'Brien, Gerald Coleman, Nick Tarnasky

Every Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Nov 8, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Mar 13, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 4, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Ottawa Senators 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
San Jose Sharks 0 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 4, 2006