New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 11, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 1–0 on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
New York Rangers	0	44-26-12
at Montreal Canadiens	1	42-31-9

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	0	0	0	0
Montreal Canadiens	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	5	9	12	26
Montreal Canadiens	13	6	5	24

Every goal, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:15	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet (6)	Alex Kovalev (30), Francis Bouillon (16)	Power play	NYR 0, MTL 1

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 J. Ward	R	2	1	0	1	50%	11:38
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	4	1	2		16:39
Number 18 D. Moore	C	2	1	1	0	50%	08:22
Number 19 B. Betts	C	0	0	1	2	62.5%	12:20
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	1	1	3	52.6%	17:21
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	2	1	2	0		18:48
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	2	0	3	2		07:48
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	1	1	1		05:22
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	7	0	0		24:54
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	4	1	0	0		09:19
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	1	1	0	33.3%	21:19
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	2	0	0	63.6%	19:43
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	3	0		20:24
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	1	5	3		16:55
Number 16 T. Poti	D	2	0	2	2		15:39
Number 24 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	3	1	1		24:46
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	2		14:49
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	2	1	0		22:53

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	24	23	1	.958	59:11	Loss

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	46.2%	16:38
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	47.6%	15:48
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		14:50
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	15:05
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	2	3	7	0	0		15:09
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		17:52
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0		15:22
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	15:59
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		12:50
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:10
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:00
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	42.9%	12:41
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		18:02
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0		18:01
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	0		24:46
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	0	1	5	2	0		25:12
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	1		22:18
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:06

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	26	26	0	1.000	59:55	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:47	New York Rangers	Marcel Hossa	Hooking	2
1st	04:40	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Hooking	2
1st	15:25	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	Hooking	2
2nd	03:06	New York Rangers	Marcel Hossa	Hooking	2
2nd	16:51	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
2nd	16:51	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
2nd	16:51	New York Rangers	Dominic Moore	Roughing	2
2nd	19:41	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Slashing	2
2nd	20:00	Montreal Canadiens	Radek Bonk	Cross checking	2
3rd	09:16	New York Rangers	Martin Rucinsky	Hooking	2
3rd	14:39	New York Rangers	Jason Ward	Boarding	2
3rd	15:13	New York Rangers	Jed Ortmeyer	Delaying game puck over glass	2

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Referees: Bill McCreary, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Mark Shewchyk
New York Rangers scratches: Marek Malik, Fedor Fedorov, Alexandre Giroux, Jeff Taffe, Chad Wiseman, Colton Orr, Bryce Lampman, Maxim Kondratiev, Thomas Pock, Petr Prucha, Jarkko Immonen, David Liffiton, Chris Holt, Al Montoya
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jose Theodore, Pierre Dagenais, Aaron Downey, Mark Streit, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Garth Murray, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis

Every New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 6, 2005
New York Rangers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Mon, Oct 31, 2005
New York Rangers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 11, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 11, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Nashville Predators 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
New York Islanders 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Los Angeles Kings 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Dallas Stars 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 11, 2006