New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, April 8, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Saturday, April 8, 2006 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
New Jersey Devils	3	46-27-9
at Montreal Canadiens	2	42-31-9

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

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	6	16	7	29
Montreal Canadiens	16	11	15	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:16	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta (43)	Richard Matvichuk (10), Scott Gomez (46)	Even strength	NJD 1, MTL 0
2nd	10:15	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez (29)	Brian Gionta (35), Brian Rafalski (38)	Even strength	NJD 2, MTL 0
3rd	10:13	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez (30)	Unassisted	Even strength	NJD 3, MTL 0
3rd	11:20	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro (16)	Aaron Downey (4), Mike Komisarek (3)	Even strength	NJD 3, MTL 1
3rd	19:47	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (22)	Saku Koivu (43), Alex Kovalev (40)	Power play	NJD 3, MTL 2

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	+3	0	3	0	0		15:53
Number 10 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	66.7%	06:11
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	52.4%	21:17
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	1	1	2	+3	0	5	0	0		19:03
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		17:26
Number 16 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		06:50
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	41.7%	15:38
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:47
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	2	1	3	+3	0	6	0	0	50%	16:27
Number 25 C. Janssen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		04:16
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		17:03
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		15:15
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	1		24:00
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		27:03
Number 8 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2		09:00
Number 21 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		21:08
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		09:28
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		25:31

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	42	40	2	.952	59:57	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	-2	0	1	0	0	0	52.4%	20:51
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	44.4%	11:17
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	1	1		18:48
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		03:44
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		17:17
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	100%	21:41
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	30%	09:09
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0		17:01
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		09:22
Number 47 A. Downey	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		07:42
Number 57 G. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	100%	16:07
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0	58.3%	19:04
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0		19:57
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	2	0	0		16:06
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		15:19
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	-1	0	7	0	2	0		24:59
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		21:41
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		24:38

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	29	26	3	.897	59:15	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:07	New Jersey Devils	Erik Rasmussen	Holding the stick	2
1st	13:31	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias	Tripping	2
1st	18:05	New Jersey Devils	Ken Klee	Slashing	2
1st	18:05	New Jersey Devils	Sergei Brylin	Hooking	2
2nd	00:42	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Hooking	2
2nd	04:09	Montreal Canadiens	Aaron Downey	Slashing	2
2nd	05:55	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Hooking	2
3rd	19:32	New Jersey Devils	Brad Lukowich	Hooking	2
3rd	19:53	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Tripping	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Lou Lamoriello
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Referees: Bill McCreary, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Steve Barton, David Brisebois
New Jersey Devils scratches: Tommy Albelin, Alexander Mogilny, Vladimir Malakhov, Dan Mcgillis, Darren Langdon, Viktor Kozlov, Krzysztof Oliwa, Ari Ahonen, David Hale, Tuomas Pihlman, Jason Ryznar, Barry Tallackson, Frank Doyle
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Niklas Sundstrom, Jose Theodore, Richard Zednik, Todd Simpson, Pierre Dagenais, Francis Bouillon, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis

Every New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Nov 18, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
New Jersey Devils 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
New Jersey Devils 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Apr 18, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 8, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
St. Louis Blues 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Washington Capitals 0 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Dallas Stars 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Apr 8, 2006