Bruins 3–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Oct 18, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alex Kovalev

3 A

5 shots · 21:25 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alexander Perezhogin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:37 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mike Ribeiro

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 13:24 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Go-ahead 1st · 05:38

Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🐻 Brian Leetch PP 1st · 08:20

Assists: Dave Scatchard, Sergei Samsonov · beat Jose Theodore

2–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder PP 2nd · 05:17

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Mike Ribeiro · beat Andrew Raycroft

2–1

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Tying 2nd · 13:52

Assists: Alexander Perezhogin, Alex Kovalev · beat Andrew Raycroft

2–2

🐻 Nick Boynton PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:43

Assists: Brian Leetch, Dave Scatchard · beat Jose Theodore

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Mike Ribeiro PP Tying 3rd · 02:02

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Francis Bouillon · beat Andrew Raycroft

3–3

🇨🇦 Alexander Perezhogin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 09:12

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Sheldon Souray · beat Andrew Raycroft

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Bergeron · Murray 20:58

L2 Isbister · McEachern · Scatchard 18:06

L3 Axelsson · Green · Fitzgerald 14:21

L4 Boyes · Leahy · Orr 6:52

D1 Leetch · Boynton 22:53

D2 Dallman · Gill 17:30

D3 Alberts · Moran 15:41

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Bonk · Kovalev 21:22

L2 Bulis · Perezhogin · Dandenault 16:09

L3 Ribeiro · Sundstrom · Ryder 13:24

L4 Begin · Higgins · Plekanec 9:36

D1 Markov · Rivet 24:32

D2 Souray · Bouillon 19:06

D3 Streit · Komisarek 9:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦

23 Shots on goal 38

2/10 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7

32 Hits 28

16 Blocked shots 10

18 Takeaways 14

13 Giveaways 13

16 Penalty minutes 20

BOS shooting 13.0% (3/23) MTL shooting 10.5% (4/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Andrew Raycroft

34/38

.895 SV% · 4 GA · 59:40 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:42 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Oct 52005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 2–1 Apr 192004 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 2–0 Apr 172004 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–5 Apr 152004 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 5–1 Apr 132004 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 OT

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Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on October 18, 2005?

Canadiens won 4–3. The final score was Bruins 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brian Leetch, Nick Boynton, P.J. Axelsson.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alexander Perezhogin, Michael Ryder, Mike Ribeiro, Saku Koivu.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Andrew Raycroft made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeOct 15 🐻BOS @ 🏛️OTT 1–5 AfterOct 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 15 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 AfterOct 22 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4

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