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Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes

RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–3 on Saturday, December 31, 2005 at home.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 42-31-9
at Carolina Hurricanes 5 52-22-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 2 1 3
Carolina Hurricanes 1 1 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 9 8 10 27
Carolina Hurricanes 13 10 15 38

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:34 Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour (15) Justin Williams (18), Craig Adams (7) Even strength MTL 0, CAR 1
2nd 00:50 Carolina Hurricanes Erik Cole (13) Aaron Ward (10), Craig Adams (8) Even strength MTL 0, CAR 2
2nd 06:13 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder (17) Sheldon Souray (10), Saku Koivu (20) Even strength MTL 1, CAR 2
2nd 16:28 Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis (6) Alex Kovalev (17), Andrei Markov (18) Even strength MTL 2, CAR 2
3rd 11:07 Carolina Hurricanes Cory Stillman (10) Oleg Tverdovsky (12), Frantisek Kaberle (16) Power play MTL 2, CAR 3
3rd 16:36 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov (5) Craig Rivet (11), Saku Koivu (21) Even strength MTL 3, CAR 3
3rd 18:08 Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour (16) Erik Cole (20), Cory Stillman (28) Even strength MTL 3, CAR 4
3rd 19:59 Carolina Hurricanes Aaron Ward (3) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net MTL 3, CAR 5

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 27 38
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 7
Penalty minutes 14 6
Hits 4 10
Blocked shots 14 19
Giveaways 2 5
Takeaways 11 10
Faceoffs won 28/60 (46.7%) 32/60 (53.3%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 S. Koivu C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 1 0 48% 18:58
20 R. Zednik R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 0 15:51
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 17:57
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 16:07
26 P. Dagenais R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 13:33
27 A. Kovalev R 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 2 0 25:25
37 N. Sundstrom R 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 14:03
38 J. Bulis C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 0 29.4% 20:31
42 A. Perezhogin R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:39
57 G. Murray C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 04:20
71 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 61.5% 16:31
73 M. Ryder R 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 17:57
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 09:18
44 S. Souray D 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 2 0 25:41
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 25:12
52 C. Rivet D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 21:42
79 A. Markov D 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 1 0 21:01
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
60 J. Theodore 37 33 4 .892 59:13 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
8 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 57.1% 16:24
11 J. Williams R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 21:00
12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 30% 18:59
13 R. Whitney L 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 17:29
14 K. Adams C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 57.1% 12:38
17 R. Brind'Amour C 2 0 2 +3 0 5 3 1 0 68% 24:17
26 E. Cole L 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 20:31
27 C. Adams R 0 2 2 +2 0 2 1 0 0 12:42
59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 100% 14:54
61 C. Stillman L 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 21:16
2 G. Wesley D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 3 0 08:45
4 A. Ward D 1 1 2 +1 0 6 1 4 0 22:38
5 F. Kaberle D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 16:43
6 B. Hedican D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 22:01
7 N. Wallin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 10:36
22 M. Commodore D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 06:23
24 A. Hutchinson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:40
70 O. Tverdovsky D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 17:22
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
29 M. Gerber 27 24 3 .889 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:18 Montreal Canadiens Richard Zednik Hooking 2
1st 12:19 Montreal Canadiens Niklas Sundstrom Hooking 2
1st 14:41 Montreal Canadiens Mark Streit Hooking 2
1st 14:46 Carolina Hurricanes Ray Whitney Holding 2
1st 15:51 Carolina Hurricanes Mike Commodore Hooking 2
2nd 07:06 Carolina Hurricanes Glen Wesley Hooking 2
2nd 11:56 Montreal Canadiens Niklas Sundstrom Hooking 2
2nd 18:36 Montreal Canadiens Mike Ribeiro Hooking 2
3rd 06:26 Montreal Canadiens Sheldon Souray Roughing 2
3rd 09:35 Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Dandenault Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Paul Devorski, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, Steve Miller
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Radek Bonk, Steve Begin, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Tomas Plekanec, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Yann Danis
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Jesse Boulerice, Niklas Nordgren, Josef Vasicek, Mike Zigomanis, Radim Vrbata, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Danny Richmond, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 7 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 8 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 5 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Calgary Flames 6 Final Game page

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