🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 18-14-6
4–5
Final
😈 Home Devils 17-18-5
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🇨🇦 MTL 2024
😈 NJD 3205

Canadiens at Devils

Devils beat Canadiens 5–4 at Prudential Center on January 5, 2006.

🗓 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2005-06 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Patrik Elias
2 G, 2 A
5 shots · 14:50 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Scott Gomez
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 16:24 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Brian Rafalski
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 23:56 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead 1st · 00:11
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Francis Bouillon · beat Martin Brodeur
1–0
😈 Patrik Elias Tying 1st · 01:03
Assists: Brian Rafalski · beat Jose Theodore
1–1
😈 Viktor Kozlov Go-ahead 1st · 14:15
Assists: Scott Gomez, Zach Parise · beat Jose Theodore
1–2
😈 Scott Gomez PP 1st · 15:55
Assists: Patrik Elias, Brian Rafalski · beat Jose Theodore
1–3
🇨🇦 Chris Higgins 1st · 17:41
Assists: Jan Bulis, Andrei Markov · beat Martin Brodeur
2–3
2nd period
😈 Patrik Elias 2nd · 07:44
Assists: Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta · beat Jose Theodore
2–4
😈 Brian Rafalski 2nd · 10:05
Assists: Patrik Elias, Richard Matvichuk · beat Jose Theodore
2–5
3rd period
🇨🇦 Michael Ryder 3rd · 04:05
Assists: Chris Higgins, Andrei Markov · beat Martin Brodeur
3–5
🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn 3rd · 05:45
Assists: Richard Zednik, Jan Bulis · beat Martin Brodeur
4–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Dandenault · Kovalev · Zednik 22:04
L2 Begin · Koivu · Bonk 16:16
L3 Bulis · Sundstrom · Ryder 15:25
L4 Kostitsyn · Higgins · Ferland 10:36
L5 Murray 6:38
D1 Souray · Bouillon 26:40
D2 Markov · Komisarek 15:12
D3 Rivet 12:29
😈Devils
L1 Pandolfo · Madden · Langenbrunner 22:21
L2 Gomez · Elias · Gionta 16:24
L3 Brylin · Parise · Marshall 13:19
L4 Kozlov · Rasmussen · Janssen 7:35
D1 Rafalski · Matvichuk 23:26
D2 Martin · White 21:54
D3 Hale · Albelin 14:12

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL NJD😈
20 Shots on goal 27
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
8 Hits 9
3 Blocked shots 9
9 Takeaways 27
6 Giveaways 12
7 Penalty minutes 7
MTL shooting 20.0% (4/20) NJD shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
22/27
.815 SV% · 5 GA · 59:06 TOI
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
16/20
.800 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–3
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Devils
Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 2–5
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)
Devils
Devils — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Who won Canadiens vs Devils on January 5, 2006?

Devils won 5–4. The final score was Canadiens 4, Devils 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kostitsyn, Chris Higgins, Michael Ryder, Saku Koivu.

Who scored for Devils?

Patrik Elias (2), Brian Rafalski, Scott Gomez, Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 16 saves on 20 shots (.800 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Devils season series?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeJan 3 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–4 AfterJan 7 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4
😈 Devils
BeforeJan 3 🐆FLA @ 😈NJD 0–3 AfterJan 7 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–2
Also on January 5
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