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2005-06 regular season

Canadiens at Panthers

🗓 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1

Panthers beat Canadiens 2–1 at Amerant Bank Arena on December 30, 2005.

MTL – FLA
28–30
Shots on goal
0/4–1/3
Power play
7–14
Hits
16–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐆 FLA
Joe Nieuwendyk
2 G
4 shots · 15:08 TOI
2nd star 🐆 FLA
Gary Roberts
2 A
1 shots · 19:55 TOI
3rd star 🐆 FLA
Olli Jokinen
1 A
4 shots · 21:37 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🐆 Joe Nieuwendyk PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:58
Assists: Gary Roberts, Jozef Stumpel · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
🇨🇦 Niklas Sundstrom Tying 1st · 18:20
Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Pierre Dagenais · beat Roberto Luongo
1–1
2nd period
🐆 Joe Nieuwendyk Go-ahead 2nd · 18:03
Assists: Olli Jokinen, Gary Roberts · beat Jose Theodore
1–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Bulis · Kovalev · Zednik 23:43
L2 Higgins · Ribeiro · Ryder 17:15
L3 Sundstrom · Dandenault · Dagenais 12:36
L4 Begin · Murray · Perezhogin 8:58
D1 Souray · Markov 24:56
D2 Rivet · Bouillon 22:18
D3 Streit · Komisarek 6:44
🐆Panthers
L1 Roberts · Jokinen · Gratton 19:56
L2 Stumpel · Gelinas · Olesz 16:23
L3 Nieuwendyk · Weiss · Horton 15:06
L4 Payer · Campbell · Globke 6:34
D1 Bouwmeester · Van Ryn 23:02
D2 Hill · Krajicek 20:38
D3 Kwiatkowski · Montador 14:58

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL FLA🐆
28 Shots on goal 30
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
7 Hits 14
16 Blocked shots 14
5 Takeaways 7
5 Giveaways 5
6 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 3.6% (1/28) FLA shooting 6.7% (2/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:48 TOI
🐆Panthers
Roberto Luongo
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 8-3-1 (67% win rate, 12 games)
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 1st: 8-11-2 (38% win rate, 21 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-3 (56% win rate, 9 games)
Panthers
Panthers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–1
Nov 152005 🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 OT Nov 12005 🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 OT Mar 112004 🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT Feb 102004 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 1–2 Dec 122003 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 2–4
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Who won Canadiens vs Panthers on December 30, 2005?

Panthers won 2–1. The final score was Canadiens 1, Panthers 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Niklas Sundstrom.

Who scored for Panthers?

Joe Nieuwendyk (2).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Panthers season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 28 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 4–3 AfterDec 31 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 3–5
🐆 Panthers
BeforeDec 28 🐻BOS @ 🐆FLA 4–6 AfterJan 1 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 2–1
Also on December 30
🏝️NYI 3–4 🏛️OTT 🐻BOS 2–1 ⚡TBL 🐦ATL 1–4 ⚔️BUF 🧥CBJ 3–2 🪶CHI 🐯NSH 2–4 🛢️EDM 🏔️COL 2–5 🦈SJS
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