New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, October 22, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 4–3 on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
New York Islanders	3	36-40-6
at Montreal Canadiens	4	42-31-9

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	1	1	1	3
Montreal Canadiens	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	6	12	4	22
Montreal Canadiens	10	11	11	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:26	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (4)	Alexander Perezhogin (4), Sheldon Souray (2)	Power play	NYI 0, MTL 1
1st	13:31	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (2)	Saku Koivu (4)	Power play	NYI 0, MTL 2
1st	17:43	New York Islanders	Miroslav Satan (5)	Trent Hunter (3), Alexei Zhitnik (6)	Power play	NYI 1, MTL 2
2nd	18:45	New York Islanders	Miroslav Satan (6)	Alexei Zhitnik (7), Alexei Yashin (5)	Power play	NYI 2, MTL 2
3rd	13:28	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (2)	Jan Bulis (2), Steve Begin (1)	Even strength	NYI 2, MTL 3
3rd	17:07	New York Islanders	Alexei Yashin (4)	Janne Niinimaa (1)	Even strength	NYI 3, MTL 3
3rd	18:15	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin (3)	Radek Bonk (3)	Even strength	NYI 3, MTL 4

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

New York Islanders 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 T. Hunter	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0		14:29
Number 11 M. Weinhandl	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		12:32
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	62.5%	21:07
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40%	14:19
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	3	0	61.1%	19:28
Number 21 R. Nilsson	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		08:19
Number 29 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	25%	06:55
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0		17:59
Number 49 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:42
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0		14:33
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	1	1	2	-1	0	4	0	2	0	38.5%	19:56
Number 81 M. Satan	R	2	0	2	-1	0	2	1	0	2	50%	20:04
Number 8 T. Pettinen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		19:30
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		17:31
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		11:59
Number 25 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0		14:24
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	1	1	0	4	1	1	1	0		27:21
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	4	3	0		24:53

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 R. DiPietro	32	28	4	.875	59:37	Loss

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	1	1	2	0	4	3	1	1	1	65.2%	20:38
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	17:20
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		07:25
Number 22 S. Begin	L	1	1	2	+1	2	2	2	0	0	50%	12:36
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		16:24
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	05:47
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1		23:33
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	33.3%	13:12
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	1	0		18:40
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:07
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	36.4%	18:15
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0		15:12
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:04
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:44
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0		18:23
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0		23:04
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	2	0		16:00
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		22:40

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	22	19	3	.864	59:26	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:57	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder	High sticking	2
1st	05:53	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins	Hooking	2
1st	08:15	New York Islanders	Chris Campoli	Interference	2
1st	13:25	New York Islanders	Janne Niinimaa	Tripping	2
1st	15:00	New York Islanders	Jason Blake	Hooking	2
1st	16:50	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	18:25	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	High sticking	2
2nd	06:43	New York Islanders	Robert Nilsson	Slashing	2
2nd	08:24	New York Islanders	Brad Lukowich	Slashing	2
2nd	12:35	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Hooking	2
2nd	18:36	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Roughing	2
3rd	01:27	New York Islanders	Mattias Weinhandl	Hooking	2
3rd	04:58	New York Islanders	Janne Niinimaa	Hooking	2
3rd	07:56	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Holding	2
3rd	10:48	New York Islanders	Brad Lukowich	Interference	2
3rd	19:54	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2

New York Islanders head coach: Steve Stirling
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Michel Cormier
New York Islanders scratches: Joel Bouchard, Brent Sopel, Mark Parrish, Wyatt Smith, Allan Rourke, Kevin Colley, Matt Koalska, Ryan Caldwell, Cole Jarrett, Rob Collins, Sean Bergenheim, Wade Dubielewicz, Jeremy Colliton, Masi Marjamaki, Bruno Gervais, Steve Regier
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Niklas Sundstrom, Richard Zednik, Ron Hainsey, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Garth Murray, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre

Every New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 5 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 28, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Tue, Mar 21, 2006
New York Islanders 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 28, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 22, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
New Jersey Devils 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
New York Rangers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Minnesota Wild 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
San Jose Sharks 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Calgary Flames 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 22, 2005