Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers

Thursday, December 15, 2005, 9:00 PM ET Rexall Place, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–3 on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	42-31-9
at Edmonton Oilers	5	41-28-13

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	0	3
Edmonton Oilers	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	13	3	3	19
Edmonton Oilers	9	11	8	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:21	Edmonton Oilers	Marc-Andre Bergeron (7)	Ales Hemsky (20), Chris Pronger (14)	Power play	MTL 0, EDM 1
1st	08:32	Montreal Canadiens	Garth Murray (1)	Chris Higgins (4), Andrei Markov (13)	Even strength	MTL 1, EDM 1
1st	16:50	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (14)	Mike Ribeiro (17), Sheldon Souray (8)	Power play	MTL 2, EDM 1
2nd	04:08	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (4)	Niklas Sundstrom (5), Sheldon Souray (9)	Even strength	MTL 3, EDM 1
2nd	05:09	Edmonton Oilers	Raffi Torres (13)	Todd Harvey (1), Jason Smith (5)	Even strength	MTL 3, EDM 2
3rd	06:05	Edmonton Oilers	Fernando Pisani (8)	Ethan Moreau (8), Marty Reasoner (8)	Even strength	MTL 3, EDM 3
3rd	18:37	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau (8)	Marty Reasoner (9), Fernando Pisani (5)	Power play	MTL 3, EDM 4
3rd	19:51	Edmonton Oilers	Fernando Pisani (9)	Jarret Stoll (17)	Even strength, Empty net	MTL 3, EDM 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0		14:56
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	2	0	66.7%	13:05
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	42.1%	16:40
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	0		19:39
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	16:20
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-3	2	2	1	1	0	50%	18:20
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		17:55
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		19:42
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		06:00
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		01:49
Number 57 G. Murray	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	02:49
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	1	0	62.5%	20:19
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	0	1		18:43
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:22
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	0		19:07
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	0		15:17
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		26:28
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		25:58

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	27	23	4	.852	59:45	Loss

Edmonton Oilers 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 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	45.5%	19:33
Number 12 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	03:07
Number 13 T. Harvey	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		11:49
Number 14 R. Torres	L	1	0	1	+1	2	4	2	0	0	66.7%	13:10
Number 16 J. Stoll	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	1	0	39.1%	17:07
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	2	0	1		19:54
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	13:53
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		02:54
Number 34 F. Pisani	R	2	1	3	+2	2	2	1	0	0		14:50
Number 37 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	44.4%	14:32
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:05
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	0		20:23
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	3	0		22:04
Number 23 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		05:04
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	4	0		25:28
Number 44 C. Pronger	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	4	0		28:47
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	2	1		26:16
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		11:41

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Conklin	19	16	3	.842	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:39	Edmonton Oilers	Michael Peca	Holding	2
1st	02:58	Edmonton Oilers	Fernando Pisani	Hooking	2
1st	04:54	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Hooking	2
1st	06:48	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Holding	2
1st	16:27	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth	High sticking	2
1st	16:33	Edmonton Oilers	Chris Pronger	High sticking	2
2nd	06:19	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Holding	2
2nd	08:04	Edmonton Oilers	Raffi Torres	Interference	2
2nd	10:52	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Tripping	2
2nd	12:40	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Charging	2
2nd	15:09	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Interference	2
3rd	00:20	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	High sticking	2
3rd	00:20	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	High sticking	2
3rd	11:15	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Holding	2
3rd	17:24	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder	Delaying game	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Tim Peel, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Don Henderson
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu, Radek Bonk, Mark Streit, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Jonathan Ferland, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Radek Dvorak, Dan Smith, Mike Morrison, Jani Rita, Brad Winchester, Matt Greene, Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Jean-Francois Jacques, Kyle Brodziak, Danny Syvret

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