Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers

Monday, October 31, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 4–1 on Monday, October 31, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens	4	42-31-9
at New York Rangers	1	44-26-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	7	15	9	31
New York Rangers	9	8	7	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	00:47	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (5)	Craig Rivet (2), Steve Begin (2)	Power play	MTL 1, NYR 0
3rd	09:40	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr (12)	Martin Straka (13), Dominic Moore (1)	Power play	MTL 1, NYR 1
3rd	10:54	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin (4)	Niklas Sundstrom (3)	Shorthanded	MTL 2, NYR 1
3rd	16:14	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (4)	Saku Koivu (7)	Even strength	MTL 3, NYR 1
3rd	19:23	Montreal Canadiens	Niklas Sundstrom (2)	Jan Bulis (3), Steve Begin (3)	Even strength, Empty net	MTL 4, NYR 1

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

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	+1	0	2	0	1	1	65.6%	20:40
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		16:40
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:02
Number 22 S. Begin	L	1	2	3	+2	0	5	0	1	0	40%	15:47
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		22:53
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	75%	09:34
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		19:40
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	63.6%	15:40
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	1	1	2	+2	2	1	0	1	0		17:35
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		16:01
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		04:58
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	33.3%	13:00
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:36
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0		15:45
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	0	0		19:30
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		19:52
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0		19:17
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	1	0		21:52

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	24	23	1	.958	59:53	Win

New York Rangers 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 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	06:59
Number 14 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		14:02
Number 15 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:58
Number 17 F. Fedorov	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	0		09:35
Number 18 D. Moore	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	29.4%	23:06
Number 19 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	1	0	46.7%	14:13
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	47.1%	17:09
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		12:06
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	0	1	-2	0	6	0	0	1		19:42
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:30
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	1	0		21:14
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-2	2	6	0	0	0	50%	20:17
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		18:40
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0		18:21
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		17:45
Number 24 M. Kondratiev	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:37
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		17:54
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0		18:38

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	30	27	3	.900	59:48	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:34	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Hooking	2
1st	08:55	New York Rangers	Blair Betts	Interference	2
1st	12:11	New York Rangers	Fedor Fedorov	Interference	2
1st	19:11	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Interference	2
2nd	00:47	New York Rangers	Michael Nylander	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	05:46	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	Tripping	2
2nd	06:38	Montreal Canadiens	Pierre Dagenais	High sticking	2
2nd	07:55	Montreal Canadiens	Niklas Sundstrom	Slashing	2
2nd	12:02	New York Rangers	Fedor Fedorov	High sticking	2
2nd	16:41	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Holding	2
2nd	17:44	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	High sticking	2
2nd	17:44	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	High sticking	2
3rd	02:43	New York Rangers	Marek Malik	Interference	2
3rd	08:24	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Holding	2
3rd	09:14	Montreal Canadiens	Jose Theodore	Delaying game illegal play by goalie	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Mike Leggo, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Mark Shewchyk
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Radek Bonk, Mark Streit, Ron Hainsey, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Garth Murray, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre
New York Rangers scratches: Martin Rucinsky, Tom Poti, Alexandre Giroux, Chad Wiseman, Bryce Lampman, Ryan Hollweg, Thomas Pock, Petr Prucha, Jarkko Immonen, David Liffiton, Chris Holt, Al Montoya

Every Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers 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 Monday, October 31, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Oct 31, 2005