Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, December 3, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings 3–2 on Saturday, December 3, 2005 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Los Angeles Kings	2	42-35-5
at Montreal Canadiens	3	42-31-9

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	0	2	0	2
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	9	10	11	30
Montreal Canadiens	9	16	6	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:00	Montreal Canadiens	Pierre Dagenais (3)	Mike Ribeiro (13)	Even strength	LAK 0, MTL 1
2nd	01:17	Los Angeles Kings	Eric Belanger (9)	Aaron Miller (2), Sean Avery (9)	Even strength	LAK 1, MTL 1
2nd	03:32	Los Angeles Kings	Jeff Cowan (4)	Joe Corvo (8)	Even strength	LAK 2, MTL 1
2nd	07:47	Montreal Canadiens	Pierre Dagenais (4)	Mike Ribeiro (14), Mathieu Dandenault (6)	Power play	LAK 2, MTL 2
3rd	04:35	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (3)	Steve Begin (5), Craig Rivet (8)	Shorthanded	LAK 2, MTL 3

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

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Armstrong	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	40%	13:51
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	33.3%	11:45
Number 15 J. Cowan	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		04:48
Number 19 S. Avery	L	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	20%	15:13
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		12:07
Number 22 C. Conroy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	4	0	44.4%	20:41
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0		13:38
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		22:03
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	1	0	60.9%	20:40
Number 29 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	08:37
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	50%	20:58
Number 53 J. Giuliano	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	06:18
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	4		20:15
Number 6 J. Corvo	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		22:51
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	2	2		17:46
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		25:05
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0		17:44
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:22

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 M. Garon	31	28	3	.903	58:40	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 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		18:14
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		12:45
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	1	0	50%	17:18
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	3	0		28:13
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	2	0	2	-1	0	5	2	0	1	50%	17:54
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	47.6%	21:41
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:49
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		19:37
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		02:31
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:29
Number 57 G. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	2	2	-1	0	2	0	1	0	58.8%	23:17
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	50%	21:49
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		08:25
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	0		24:22
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		27:47
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	6	0		27:03
Number 64 J. Cote	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0		04:54

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	30	28	2	.933	59:40	Win

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:12	Montreal Canadiens	Jean-Philippe Cote	Interference	2
1st	07:31	Los Angeles Kings	Derek Armstrong	High sticking	2
2nd	06:10	Los Angeles Kings	Eric Belanger	Boarding	2
2nd	09:17	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Avery	Roughing	2
2nd	09:17	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
2nd	11:48	Los Angeles Kings	Mattias Norstrom	Hooking	2
2nd	16:50	Los Angeles Kings	Tim Gleason	Tripping	2
2nd	19:31	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2
3rd	03:50	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	08:36	Los Angeles Kings	Mattias Norstrom	Interference	2
3rd	10:24	Los Angeles Kings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Dave Jackson, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Jonny Murray
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Jeremy Roenick, Ken Belanger, Nathan Dempsey, Ryan Flinn, Adam Hauser, George Parros, Noah Clarke, Richard Petiot, Petr Kanko, Jeff Tambellini, Matt Ryan
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu, Radek Bonk, Andrei Markov, Raitis Ivanans, Mike Komisarek, Jonathan Ferland, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis

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Boston Bruins 5 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 3, 2005
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