Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 18, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 on Saturday, March 18, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	22-46-14
at Montreal Canadiens	4	42-31-9

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	1	1	5
Montreal Canadiens	3	1	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	5	9	23
Montreal Canadiens	11	19	16	46

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Boguniecki (6)	John LeClair (24), Ryan Malone (15)	Even strength	PIT 1, MTL 0
1st	05:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (17)	John LeClair (25), Ryan Whitney (24)	Power play	PIT 2, MTL 0
1st	09:48	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (17)	Francis Bouillon (18)	Even strength	PIT 2, MTL 1
1st	11:13	Montreal Canadiens	Garth Murray (2)	Craig Rivet (25)	Even strength	PIT 2, MTL 2
1st	16:23	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray (8)	Mike Ribeiro (27), Richard Zednik (10)	Power play	PIT 2, MTL 3
1st	19:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	John LeClair (16)	Josef Melichar (8), Andy Hilbert (6)	Even strength	PIT 3, MTL 3
2nd	11:25	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray (9)	Alex Kovalev (33), Saku Koivu (32)	Power play	PIT 3, MTL 4
2nd	13:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney (3)	Ryan Malone (16), Sergei Gonchar (35)	Power play	PIT 4, MTL 4
3rd	03:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andre Roy (2)	Sidney Crosby (44), Colby Armstrong (15)	Even strength	PIT 5, MTL 4

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

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		10:00
Number 9 A. Hilbert	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0	47.4%	16:08
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	1	2	3	+2	0	1	1	0	0		19:50
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	2	3	+1	4	2	0	1	1	39.3%	22:49
Number 15 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		02:36
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	0		22:05
Number 23 E. Boguniecki	C	1	0	1	+2	0	4	3	0	0		10:49
Number 28 J. Rita	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	0	100%	09:22
Number 36 A. Roy	R	1	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0		02:35
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:43
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:40
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	-1	4	1	3	1	0	40.9%	20:18
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	2	0		13:33
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		26:28
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	1		20:07
Number 32 A. Nasreddine	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0		11:01
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0		21:04
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	2	0		26:02

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	46	42	4	.913	60:00	Win

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	1	1	-1	4	4	0	0	0	60%	22:44
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	61.5%	11:07
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	0	0		16:14
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		17:51
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	7	2	0		14:50
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	0		19:53
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	-1	2	4	1	1	0		21:51
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	83.3%	14:38
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	0	0		15:55
Number 47 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	+1	5	0	1	0	0		01:41
Number 57 G. Murray	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		01:43
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	33.3%	12:44
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		19:18
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0		14:50
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		19:51
Number 44 S. Souray	D	2	0	2	-2	2	7	5	1	2		27:07
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		09:25
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	-1	4	2	2	2	0		24:42

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Aebischer	23	18	5	.783	58:52	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:03	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Interference	2
1st	06:08	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Tripping	2
1st	14:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	17:09	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Holding the stick	2
1st	17:42	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Roughing	2
1st	17:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Roughing	2
2nd	03:02	Montreal Canadiens	Aaron Downey	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andre Roy	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:46	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Cross checking	2
2nd	03:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Cross checking	2
2nd	04:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Hooking	2
2nd	06:51	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	10:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	11:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	12:09	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Hooking	2
2nd	14:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alain Nasreddine	Hooking	2
2nd	17:30	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Roughing	2
2nd	18:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	High sticking	2
2nd	18:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	High sticking	2
3rd	07:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Hooking	2
3rd	09:31	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Holding	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, David Brisebois
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ziggy Palffy, Eric Cairns, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Dany Sabourin, Matt Hussey, Matt Murley, Shane Endicott, Guillaume Lefebvre, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot, Erik Christensen
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Niklas Sundstrom, Jose Theodore, Pierre Dagenais, Andrei Markov, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Alexander Perezhogin, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Nov 10, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 3, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 26, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 18, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Dallas Stars 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Florida Panthers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Calgary Flames 4 at Nashville Predators 9	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
St. Louis Blues 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 18, 2006