Canadiens 5–3 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Feb 28, 2006)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	1	2	2	5
🏝️ NYI	0	0	3	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

3 A

1 shots · 14:25 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sheldon Souray

3 A

24:35 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Cristobal Huet

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Alexander Perezhogin PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:48

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Sheldon Souray · beat Garth Snow

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet PP 2nd · 15:55

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu · beat Garth Snow

2–0

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins 2nd · 19:18

Assists: Saku Koivu · beat Garth Snow

3–0

3rd period

🏝️ Mark Parrish PP 3rd · 02:00

Assists: Alexei Yashin, Brent Sopel · beat Cristobal Huet

3–1

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder PP 3rd · 06:11

Assists: Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray · beat Rick DiPietro

4–1

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins SH 3rd · 08:34

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Sheldon Souray · beat Rick DiPietro

5–1

🏝️ Miroslav Satan 3rd · 11:36

Assists: Trent Hunter, Brent Sopel · beat Cristobal Huet

5–2

🏝️ Miroslav Satan 3rd · 14:30

Unassisted · beat Cristobal Huet

5–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Bulis · Ribeiro · Kovalev 15:51

L2 Higgins · Zednik · Dandenault 14:34

L3 Koivu · Plekanec · Bonk 14:07

L4 Begin · Ryder · Perezhogin 13:10

L5 Downey 7:25

D1 Souray · Rivet 23:51

D2 Markov · Bouillon 21:16

D3 Komisarek 16:53

🏝️Islanders

L1 York · Yashin · Satan 20:16

L2 Blake · Kvasha · Parrish 16:41

L3 Bates · Nilsson · Hunter 13:06

L4 Smith · Asham · Weinhandl 5:20

D1 Zhitnik · Sopel 22:38

D2 Bouchard · Lukowich 20:18

D3 Campoli · Martinek 15:58

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

22 Shots on goal 35

3/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

20 Hits 16

27 Blocked shots 13

11 Takeaways 11

9 Giveaways 12

14 Penalty minutes 20

MTL shooting 22.7% (5/22) NYI shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 59:48 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

10/13

.769 SV% · 3 GA · 39:56 TOI

Rick DiPietro

7/9

.778 SV% · 2 GA · 19:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-3-3 (54% win rate, 13 games)

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-6-2 (33% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 3–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Oct 222005 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 Mar 312004 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 1–5 Feb 52004 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 Nov 132003 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 1–3 Oct 232003 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–3

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❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on February 28, 2006?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Higgins (2), Alexander Perezhogin, Craig Rivet, Michael Ryder.

Who scored for Islanders?

Miroslav Satan (2), Mark Parrish.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 10 saves on 13 shots (.769 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Islanders season series?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 11 🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 AfterMar 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 1–0

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeFeb 11 🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD 2–1 AfterMar 2 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 2–3

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