Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Minnesota Wild 4–2 on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2006-2007 record
Minnesota Wild 2 48-26-8
at Montreal Canadiens 4 42-34-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Minnesota Wild 0 2 0 2
Montreal Canadiens 2 0 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Minnesota Wild 12 22 4 38
Montreal Canadiens 14 7 14 35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:36 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (6) Saku Koivu (13), Michael Ryder (7) Power play MIN 0, MTL 1
1st 14:04 Montreal Canadiens Steve Begin (2) Mathieu Dandenault (1) Even strength MIN 0, MTL 2
2nd 13:31 Minnesota Wild Stephane Veilleux (3) Kim Johnsson (7), Wyatt Smith (1) Even strength MIN 1, MTL 2
2nd 18:27 Minnesota Wild Pascal Dupuis (4) Petteri Nummelin (8), Kim Johnsson (8) Even strength MIN 2, MTL 2
3rd 12:33 Montreal Canadiens Radek Bonk (5) Alex Kovalev (8), Mike Komisarek (3) Even strength MIN 2, MTL 3
3rd 19:36 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek (3) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net MIN 2, MTL 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
Stat Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 38 35
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 16 14
Hits 12 24
Blocked shots 13 13
Giveaways 20 20
Takeaways 9 9
Faceoffs won 31/62 (50%) 31/62 (50%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 -2 4 1 0 1 0 20% 18:23
Number 11 P. Dupuis R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 1 0 0 50% 15:57
Number 12 B. Rolston R 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 0 0 76.9% 22:51
Number 17 W. Smith C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 42.1% 15:58
Number 18 M. Weinhandl R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:52
Number 19 S. Veilleux L 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 17:04
Number 21 M. Parrish R 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 0 0 06:00
Number 28 T. White C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 52.6% 20:20
Number 67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 06:24
Number 92 B. Radivojevic R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12:16
Number 96 P. Bouchard C 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 0 0 20:00
Number 3 K. Carney D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:19
Number 5 K. Johnsson D 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 26:20
Number 8 B. Burns D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 15:07
Number 26 K. Foster D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 0 13:21
Number 33 P. Nummelin D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 22:35
Number 41 M. Skoula D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:46
Number 55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 21:45
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 N. Backstrom 34 31 3 .912 59:34 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 75% 18:46
Number 14 R. Bonk C 1 0 1 +2 2 5 2 0 0 39.1% 17:33
Number 15 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 15:41
Number 20 M. Johnson R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 16:10
Number 22 S. Begin L 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 11:58
Number 25 M. Dandenault R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 1 0 11:31
Number 27 A. Kovalev R 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 100% 18:55
Number 35 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 38.5% 14:42
Number 42 A. Perezhogin R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:26
Number 57 G. Murray C 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 42.9% 06:17
Number 73 M. Ryder R 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 17:37
Number 84 G. Latendresse L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 12:49
Number 8 M. Komisarek D 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 21:04
Number 32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 09:11
Number 44 S. Souray D 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 23:37
Number 51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 09:21
Number 52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 23:36
Number 79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 26:17
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 39 C. Huet 38 36 2 .947 59:57 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:44 Montreal Canadiens Guillaume Latendresse Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 08:53 Montreal Canadiens Garth Murray Holding 2
1st 10:08 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Interference 2
1st 11:11 Minnesota Wild Nick Schultz Hooking 2
1st 18:58 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Tripping 2
1st 18:58 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Diving 2
2nd 05:57 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 11:25 Montreal Canadiens Garth Murray High sticking 2
2nd 11:57 Minnesota Wild Mark Parrish Diving 2
2nd 11:57 Montreal Canadiens Craig Rivet Hooking 2
3rd 05:23 Minnesota Wild Niklas Backstrom Diving 2
3rd 05:23 Montreal Canadiens Radek Bonk Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 08:58 Minnesota Wild Stephane Veilleux Holding 2
3rd 13:06 Minnesota Wild Brian Rolston Tripping 2
3rd 19:36 Minnesota Wild Pascal Dupuis Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Jacques Lemaire
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Referees
Wes McCauley, Michael McGeough
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Brian Murphy
Minnesota Wild scratches
Wes Walz, Pavol Demitra, Jason Morgan, Joel Ward, Marian Gaborik, Erik Reitz, Derek Boogaard, Matt Foy, Shawn Belle
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Janne Niinimaa, Aaron Downey, Duncan Milroy, Chris Higgins, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Mikhail Grabovski

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