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2005-06 regular season

Hurricanes at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 3–0

Hurricanes beat Canadiens 8–2 at Bell Centre on January 31, 2006.

CAR – MTL
26–34
Shots on goal
3/6–0/5
Power play
19–27
Hits
27–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Erik Cole
3 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:56 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Eric Staal
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 16:25 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Martin Gerber
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Erik Cole Go-ahead 1st · 05:24
Assists: Eric Staal, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Jose Theodore
1–0
🇨🇦 Steve Begin Tying 1st · 06:54
Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Francis Bouillon · beat Martin Gerber
1–1
🇨🇦 Richard Zednik Go-ahead 1st · 11:08
Assists: Sheldon Souray, Niklas Sundstrom · beat Martin Gerber
1–2
🌪️ Kevyn Adams Tying 1st · 16:57
Assists: Ray Whitney, Chad LaRose · beat Jose Theodore
2–2
🌪️ Erik Cole PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:22
Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Ray Whitney · beat Jose Theodore
3–2
2nd period
🌪️ Eric Staal 2nd · 02:41
Assists: David Gove, Bret Hedican · beat Jose Theodore
4–2
🌪️ Erik Cole 2nd · 05:23
Assists: Bret Hedican · beat Jose Theodore
5–2
3rd period
🌪️ Eric Staal PP 3rd · 12:28
Assists: Ray Whitney, Justin Williams · beat Cristobal Huet
6–2
🌪️ Craig Adams PP 3rd · 14:04
Assists: Chad LaRose, Andrew Ladd · beat Cristobal Huet
7–2
🌪️ Niklas Nordgren 3rd · 16:06
Assists: Erik Cole, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Cristobal Huet
8–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Brind'Amour · Adams · Williams 21:49
L2 Cole · Ladd · Adams 17:30
L3 Whitney · Staal · LaRose 15:31
L4 Gove · Nordgren 7:08
D1 Babchuk · Hedican 27:28
D2 Kaberle · Wallin 24:27
D3 Hutchinson · Wesley 3:37
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Koivu · Kovalev · Dandenault 19:35
L2 Begin · Bulis · Zednik 15:31
L3 Higgins · Ribeiro · Ryder 14:19
L4 Plekanec · Sundstrom · Downey 12:37
L5 Perezhogin 9:08
D1 Souray · Bouillon 20:18
D2 Rivet · Komisarek 18:32
D3 Cote 16:55

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR MTL🇨🇦
26 Shots on goal 34
3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
19 Hits 27
27 Blocked shots 7
23 Takeaways 15
12 Giveaways 9
10 Penalty minutes 12
CAR shooting 30.8% (8/26) MTL shooting 5.9% (2/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Martin Gerber
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Cristobal Huet
13/16
.812 SV% · 3 GA · 34:37 TOI
Jose Theodore
5/10
.500 SV% · 5 GA · 25:23 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-6 (40% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 5–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 3–0
Jan 232006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 3–7 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
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Who won Hurricanes vs Canadiens on January 31, 2006?

Hurricanes won 8–2. The final score was Hurricanes 8, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Erik Cole (3), Eric Staal (2), Craig Adams, Kevyn Adams, Niklas Nordgren.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Richard Zednik, Steve Begin.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Canadiens season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeJan 28 🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR 1–4 AfterFeb 3 🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD 0–3
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeJan 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 4–3 AfterFeb 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 1–3
Also on January 31
🦅WSH 3–5 🏝️NYI ⚔️BUF 5–2 🐦ATL 🍁TOR 2–3 ⚡TBL 🌲MIN 2–3 🏔️COL 🐋VAN 7–4 🌵PHX
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