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2005-06 regular season

Canadiens at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0

Hurricanes beat Canadiens 7–3 at PNC Arena on January 23, 2006.

MTL – CAR
34–37
Shots on goal
1/5–2/6
Power play
18–16
Hits
15–22
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Eric Staal
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 15:55 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Justin Williams
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 17:54 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Cam Ward
31 saves
0.912 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Bret Hedican Go-ahead 1st · 07:26
Assists: Chad LaRose · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
🌪️ Craig Adams 1st · 17:15
Assists: Kevyn Adams, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Jose Theodore
0–2
2nd period
🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec 2nd · 02:23
Assists: Steve Begin · beat Cam Ward
1–2
🌪️ Matt Cullen PP 2nd · 06:07
Assists: Eric Staal, Ray Whitney · beat Jose Theodore
1–3
🌪️ Eric Staal PP 2nd · 06:56
Assists: Erik Cole, Justin Williams · beat Jose Theodore
1–4
🌪️ Andrew Ladd 2nd · 08:45
Assists: Frantisek Kaberle, Justin Williams · beat Jose Theodore
1–5
3rd period
🌪️ Justin Williams 3rd · 03:32
Assists: Andrew Ladd · beat Cristobal Huet
1–6
🇨🇦 Francis Bouillon PP 3rd · 16:19
Assists: Michael Ryder, Tomas Plekanec · beat Cam Ward
2–6
🌪️ Erik Cole 3rd · 17:28
Assists: Keith Aucoin, Eric Staal · beat Cristobal Huet
2–7
🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec 3rd · 19:21
Assists: Aaron Downey, Francis Bouillon · beat Cam Ward
3–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Begin · Dandenault · Kovalev 16:55
L2 Koivu · Ribeiro · Sundstrom 15:29
L3 Plekanec · Bulis · Zednik 14:10
L4 Kostitsyn · Bonk · Ryder 13:18
L5 Downey 9:47
D1 Souray · Bouillon 22:02
D2 Streit · Rivet 20:02
D3 Komisarek 16:23
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Whitney · Brind'Amour · Cullen 19:07
L2 Cole · Staal · Williams 15:55
L3 Adams · LaRose · Adams 12:52
L4 Ladd · Aucoin 11:33
D1 Tverdovsky · Hedican 20:34
D2 Wallin · Kaberle 18:10
D3 Babchuk · Hutchinson 15:30
D4 Commodore 8:15

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL CAR🌪️
34 Shots on goal 37
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6
18 Hits 16
15 Blocked shots 22
4 Takeaways 5
1 Giveaways 9
17 Penalty minutes 15
MTL shooting 8.8% (3/34) CAR shooting 18.9% (7/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
13/18
.722 SV% · 5 GA · 28:45 TOI
Cristobal Huet
17/19
.895 SV% · 2 GA · 31:15 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3-2 (17% win rate, 6 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 1–5
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0
Dec 312005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 3–5 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
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Who won Canadiens vs Hurricanes on January 23, 2006?

Hurricanes won 7–3. The final score was Canadiens 3, Hurricanes 7.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Tomas Plekanec (2), Francis Bouillon.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Andrew Ladd, Bret Hedican, Craig Adams, Eric Staal, Erik Cole, Justin Williams, Matt Cullen.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 13 saves on 18 shots (.722 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeJan 21 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐋VAN 2–6 AfterJan 25 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI 5–3
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeJan 21 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–5 AfterJan 25 🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA 4–3
Also on January 23
🐧PIT 2–4 🔔PHI 🐻BOS 3–2 🦅WSH 🐯NSH 3–2 🐙DET 🍁TOR 3–4 🏛️OTT 🐋VAN 0–4 🎵STL 🌵PHX 1–4 ⭐DAL 🔥CGY 3–1 🛢️EDM 🦆ANA 2–3 👑LAK
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