Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils

Friday, November 18, 2005, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–3 on Friday, November 18, 2005 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	42-31-9
at New Jersey Devils	5	46-27-9

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	3	0	3
New Jersey Devils	2	1	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	8	10	10	28
New Jersey Devils	17	9	5	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:08	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez (5)	Paul Martin (9), Brian Rafalski (8)	Power play	MTL 0, NJD 1
1st	15:49	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta (11)	Scott Gomez (10), Paul Martin (10)	Power play	MTL 0, NJD 2
2nd	07:27	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 1, NJD 2
2nd	08:09	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (6)	Saku Koivu (17), Sheldon Souray (4)	Even strength	MTL 2, NJD 2
2nd	14:12	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (8)	Tomas Plekanec (7), Craig Rivet (5)	Even strength	MTL 3, NJD 2
2nd	18:39	New Jersey Devils	Viktor Kozlov (5)	Scott Gomez (11), Richard Matvichuk (3)	Even strength	MTL 3, NJD 3
3rd	07:25	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta (12)	Brian Rafalski (9), Sergei Brylin (5)	Power play	MTL 3, NJD 4
3rd	19:36	New Jersey Devils	John Madden (3)	Jay Pandolfo (2), Brian Gionta (8)	Even strength, Empty net	MTL 3, NJD 5

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	1	55.6%	18:54
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		18:45
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	100%	15:44
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	50%	17:08
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		15:13
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	50%	07:28
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	50%	17:19
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:14
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:58
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		09:14
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	30.8%	18:28
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		19:34
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	1		10:28
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1		12:24
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1		18:40
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		16:40
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1		23:30
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		22:20

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	30	26	4	.867	59:29	Loss

New Jersey Devils 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 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		12:42
Number 10 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	1	0	20%	06:30
Number 11 J. Madden	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	52%	20:42
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	2	1	3	0	2	7	0	0	2		19:20
Number 17 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		04:33
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0	62.5%	15:15
Number 19 T. Pihlman	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1	0		18:35
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0		19:47
Number 22 V. Kozlov	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0		17:49
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	1	2	3	+1	0	2	1	0	1	64.7%	18:35
Number 27 B. Tallackson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		05:26
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		14:09
Number 2 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	2	0		14:52
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		24:11
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	0		20:31
Number 8 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		14:40
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		24:48
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:53

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	28	25	3	.893	59:54	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:37	Montreal Canadiens	Alexander Perezhogin	Interference	2
1st	07:57	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Hooking	2
1st	15:32	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Streit	Tripping	2
1st	17:56	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta	High sticking	2
2nd	10:17	New Jersey Devils	Erik Rasmussen	Hooking	2
3rd	02:52	New Jersey Devils	Vladimir Malakhov	Holding	2
3rd	06:58	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Slashing	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
New Jersey Devils head coach: Larry Robinson
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Michel Cormier
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Alex Kovalev, Radek Bonk, Ron Hainsey, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Garth Murray, Cristobal Huet, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre
New Jersey Devils scratches: Alexander Mogilny, Dan Mcgillis, Pascal Rheaume, Jamie Langenbrunner, Krzysztof Oliwa, Patrik Elias, Ari Ahonen, David Hale, Jason Ryznar, Cam Janssen

Every Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils 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

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