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Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 on Sunday, March 26, 2006 on the road.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens 6 42-31-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 22-46-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 2 3 1 6
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 3 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 9 14 2 25
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 16 11 35

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:24 Montreal Canadiens Chris Higgins (15) Saku Koivu (36), Michael Ryder (20) Power play MTL 1, PIT 0
1st 05:05 Montreal Canadiens Radek Bonk (5) Niklas Sundstrom (9), Mark Streit (7) Even strength MTL 2, PIT 0
2nd 00:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Colby Armstrong (11) Sidney Crosby (47), Sergei Gonchar (37) Power play MTL 2, PIT 1
2nd 03:14 Montreal Canadiens Chris Higgins (16) Saku Koivu (37), Sheldon Souray (23) Even strength MTL 3, PIT 1
2nd 06:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Tomas Surovy (11) Michel Ouellet (14), Noah Welch (2) Power play MTL 3, PIT 2
2nd 10:51 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (19) Mark Streit (8), Richard Zednik (14) Power play MTL 4, PIT 2
2nd 12:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Colby Armstrong (12) Andy Hilbert (7) Shorthanded MTL 4, PIT 3
2nd 19:40 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (20) Unassisted Power play MTL 5, PIT 3
3rd 01:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Noah Welch (1) Josef Melichar (10), Sidney Crosby (48) Even strength MTL 5, PIT 4
3rd 13:00 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder (28) Mathieu Dandenault (14), Saku Koivu (38) Even strength MTL 6, PIT 4
3rd 14:05 Pittsburgh Penguins John LeClair (17) Konstantin Koltsov (3), Ryan Malone (18) Even strength MTL 6, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 25 35
Power play 3 of 7 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 19
Hits 16 15
Blocked shots 10 16
Giveaways 2 2
Takeaways 0 1
Faceoffs won 35/54 (64.8%) 19/54 (35.2%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 S. Koivu C 0 3 3 +2 0 2 1 0 0 76.9% 15:10
14 R. Bonk C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 65.2% 17:47
20 R. Zednik R 0 1 1 -2 2 3 1 0 0 17:46
21 C. Higgins L 2 0 2 +2 0 2 0 1 1 50% 15:39
22 S. Begin L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 100% 17:45
25 M. Dandenault R 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 14:36
27 A. Kovalev R 2 0 2 -2 2 5 0 1 2 17:31
35 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 50% 11:09
37 N. Sundstrom R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 12:21
38 J. Bulis C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 0 0 60% 16:17
42 A. Perezhogin R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 08:21
57 G. Murray C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 09:13
73 M. Ryder R 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 0 0 14:56
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 17:55
32 M. Streit D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 0 0 18:44
44 S. Souray D 0 1 1 -1 5 1 0 3 0 22:21
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21:23
79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 25:01
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
30 D. Aebischer 35 30 5 .857 59:47 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Ouellet R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 1 0 12:15
9 A. Hilbert L 0 1 1 +2 0 4 0 0 0 21:52
10 J. LeClair L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 15:51
12 R. Malone L 0 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 26.3% 18:34
14 S. Endicott C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 100% 08:23
20 C. Armstrong R 2 0 2 +2 0 5 1 1 1 23:26
23 E. Boguniecki C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 06:39
28 J. Rita L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 06:42
36 A. Roy R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 03:02
43 T. Surovy L 1 0 1 -1 6 2 0 1 1 12:09
71 K. Koltsov L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 17:37
87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 1 0 45% 22:34
2 J. Melichar D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 0 17:22
4 N. Welch D 1 1 2 +2 0 1 3 4 0 15:07
5 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 22:45
19 R. Whitney D 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 0 0 23:07
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 2 0 16:21
55 S. Gonchar D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 0 0 25:02
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 25 19 6 .760 58:09 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Tomas Surovy Holding 2
1st 08:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Whitney Hooking 2
1st 16:09 Montreal Canadiens Garth Murray Hooking 2
1st 19:47 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev Hooking 2
2nd 04:38 Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis Hooking 2
2nd 09:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Tomas Surovy Holding 2
2nd 12:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Whitney Hooking 2
2nd 18:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Tomas Surovy Hooking 2
3rd 02:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Shane Endicott Tripping 2
3rd 07:57 Montreal Canadiens Sheldon Souray Fighting (major) 5
3rd 07:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Malone Fighting (major) 5
3rd 17:09 Montreal Canadiens Richard Zednik Hooking 2
3rd 19:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gonchar Interference 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Bob Gainey
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
Referees
Don VanMassenhoven, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, David Brisebois
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Jose Theodore, Todd Simpson, Pierre Dagenais, Francis Bouillon, Aaron Downey, Mike Ribeiro, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ziggy Palffy, Eric Cairns, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Alain Nasreddine, Niklas Nordgren, Dany Sabourin, Matt Hussey, Matt Murley, Guillaume Lefebvre, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot, Erik Christensen

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 26

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final/SO Game page

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