Senators 3–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 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

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 26:36 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Michael Ryder

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:15 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Cristobal Huet

34 saves

0.919 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Jason Spezza Go-ahead 1st · 01:29

Unassisted · beat Cristobal Huet

1–0

2nd period

🏛️ Andrej Meszaros PP 2nd · 04:22

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Brian Pothier · beat Cristobal Huet

2–0

🏛️ Zdeno Chara PP 2nd · 12:45

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Dany Heatley · beat Cristobal Huet

3–0

🇨🇦 Niklas Sundstrom 2nd · 13:50

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Mathieu Dandenault · beat Dominik Hasek

3–1

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder PP 2nd · 16:03

Assists: Andrei Markov, Alex Kovalev · beat Dominik Hasek

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev PP Tying 3rd · 04:13

Assists: Andrei Markov, Michael Ryder · beat Dominik Hasek

3–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Heatley · Fisher · Alfredsson 23:39

L2 Schaefer · Smolinski · Neil 16:40

L3 Kelly · Vermette · Varada 13:54

L4 Spezza · Eaves · McGrattan 5:22

D1 Chara · Meszaros 30:00

D2 Redden · Volchenkov 22:22

D3 Pothier · Schubert 12:58

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Begin · Ribeiro · Kovalev 26:36

L2 Bulis · Dandenault · Ryder 19:17

L3 Higgins · Murray · Sundstrom 16:28

L4 Kostitsyn · Dagenais · Perezhogin 7:20

D1 Markov · Souray 29:14

D2 Bouillon · Rivet 21:32

D3 Komisarek 8:53

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT MTL🇨🇦

37 Shots on goal 36

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

23 Hits 28

19 Blocked shots 22

19 Takeaways 18

23 Giveaways 11

14 Penalty minutes 22

OTT shooting 8.1% (3/37) MTL shooting 11.1% (4/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Dominik Hasek

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 64:56 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 64:56 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Senators

Senators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Canadiens

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

After 2nd — 3–2

Senators

Senators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-3 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Senators lead the season series 3–1

Nov 292005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 0–4 Oct 272005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 3–4 OT Oct 112005 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Mar 252004 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–0 Feb 242004 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4

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Who won Senators vs Canadiens on December 20, 2005?

Canadiens won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Senators 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Senators?

Andrej Meszaros, Jason Spezza, Zdeno Chara.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev, Michael Ryder, Niklas Sundstrom.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Senators vs Canadiens season series?

Senators lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏛️ Senators

BeforeDec 17 🍁TOR @ 🏛️OTT 2–8 AfterDec 22 🏛️OTT @ 🔔PHI 3–4

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 17 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 3–4 AfterDec 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–4

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