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2005-06 regular season

Canadiens at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0

Hurricanes beat Canadiens 5–3 at PNC Arena on December 31, 2005.

MTL – CAR
27–38
Shots on goal
0/3–1/7
Power play
4–10
Hits
14–19
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

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1st star 🌪️ CAR
Rod Brind'Amour
2 G
5 shots · 24:17 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Aaron Ward
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 22:38 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Cory Stillman
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:16 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Go-ahead 1st · 07:34
Assists: Justin Williams, Craig Adams · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
2nd period
🌪️ Erik Cole 2nd · 00:50
Assists: Aaron Ward, Craig Adams · beat Jose Theodore
0–2
🇨🇦 Michael Ryder 2nd · 06:13
Assists: Sheldon Souray, Saku Koivu · beat Martin Gerber
1–2
🇨🇦 Jan Bulis Tying 2nd · 16:28
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov · beat Martin Gerber
2–2
3rd period
🌪️ Cory Stillman PP Go-ahead 3rd · 11:07
Assists: Oleg Tverdovsky, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Jose Theodore
2–3
🇨🇦 Andrei Markov Tying 3rd · 16:36
Assists: Craig Rivet, Saku Koivu · beat Martin Gerber
3–3
🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Go-ahead 3rd · 18:08
Assists: Erik Cole, Cory Stillman · beat Jose Theodore
3–4
🌪️ Aaron Ward Empty net 3rd · 19:59
Unassisted
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Bulis · Koivu · Kovalev 20:31
L2 Higgins · Ribeiro · Ryder 17:57
L3 Dandenault · Zednik · Sundstrom 15:51
L4 Murray · Dagenais · Perezhogin 4:20
D1 Souray · Bouillon 25:26
D2 Rivet · Markov 21:22
D3 Streit 9:18
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Stillman · Brind'Amour · Williams 21:16
L2 Cole · Whitney · Staal 18:59
L3 Cullen · LaRose · Adams 14:54
L4 Adams 12:38
D1 Ward · Hedican 22:20
D2 Tverdovsky · Kaberle 17:02
D3 Wallin · Wesley 9:40
D4 Hutchinson · Commodore 7:32

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL CAR🌪️
27 Shots on goal 38
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
4 Hits 10
14 Blocked shots 19
11 Takeaways 10
2 Giveaways 5
14 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 11.1% (3/27) CAR shooting 13.2% (5/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
33/37
.892 SV% · 4 GA · 59:13 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Martin Gerber
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 7-2-1 (70% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0
Feb 282004 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–1 OT Dec 272003 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 OT Dec 62003 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 Dec 52003 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 1–1 OT Mar 312003 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 4–0
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Who won Canadiens vs Hurricanes on December 31, 2005?

Hurricanes won 5–3. The final score was Canadiens 3, Hurricanes 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Markov, Jan Bulis, Michael Ryder.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Rod Brind'Amour (2), Aaron Ward, Cory Stillman, Erik Cole.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 30 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 1–2 AfterJan 3 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–4
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeDec 29 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 AfterJan 4 🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR 3–4
Also on December 31
🔔PHI 3–4 🦅WSH 🗽NYR 3–4 🐧PIT 🦆ANA 5–4 🎵STL 🐋VAN 3–4 🌲MIN 🍁TOR 6–3 😈NJD 🧥CBJ 2–5 🐙DET 👑LAK 3–2 ⭐DAL 🏔️COL 5–2 🌵PHX
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