Canadiens 6–2 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Mar 4, 2006)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	1	1	4	6
⚡ TBL	0	1	1	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Higgins

2 G

2 shots · 15:46 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Michael Ryder

2 A

2 shots · 14:09 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mathieu Dandenault

2 A

1 shots · 15:18 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins Go-ahead 1st · 00:12

Assists: Michael Ryder · beat John Grahame

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins PP 2nd · 04:54

Assists: Sheldon Souray, Michael Ryder · beat John Grahame

2–0

⚡ Ruslan Fedotenko 2nd · 16:35

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Pavel Kubina · beat Cristobal Huet

2–1

3rd period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier PP Tying 3rd · 00:55

Assists: Brad Richards, Dan Boyle · beat Cristobal Huet

2–2

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik Go-ahead 3rd · 03:16

Assists: Mathieu Dandenault · beat John Grahame

3–2

🇨🇦 Mike Ribeiro 3rd · 06:42

Assists: Mathieu Dandenault, Alexander Perezhogin · beat John Grahame

4–2

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev 3rd · 08:56

Unassisted · beat John Grahame

5–2

🇨🇦 Jan Bulis 3rd · 16:57

Assists: Tomas Plekanec · beat John Grahame

6–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Begin · Higgins · Bonk 18:36

L2 Plekanec · Dandenault · Zednik 14:26

L3 Koivu · Ribeiro · Ryder 13:59

L4 Bulis · Perezhogin · Kovalev 10:24

L5 Downey 6:20

D1 Markov · Komisarek 22:04

D2 Rivet · Souray 20:42

D3 Bouillon 19:15

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Richards · Lecavalier 23:07

L2 Modin · Craig · St. Louis 20:05

L3 Fedotenko · Taylor · Artyukhin 13:14

L4 Afanasenkov · Cibak · DiMaio 5:37

D1 Boyle · Kubina 21:46

D2 Sarich · Sydor 16:28

D3 Pratt · Ranger 14:47

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

22 Shots on goal 29

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

17 Hits 12

16 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 5

9 Giveaways 13

20 Penalty minutes 22

MTL shooting 27.3% (6/22) TBL shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

John Grahame

16/22

.727 SV% · 6 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-3-3 (57% win rate, 14 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-7 (30% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-3-2 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-6-1 (36% win rate, 11 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 3–0

Dec 282005 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 4–3 Nov 82005 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Apr 292004 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Apr 272004 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 OT Apr 252004 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–3

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❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on March 4, 2006?

Canadiens won 6–2. The final score was Canadiens 6, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Higgins (2), Alex Kovalev, Jan Bulis, Mike Ribeiro, Richard Zednik.

Who scored for Lightning?

Ruslan Fedotenko, Vincent Lecavalier.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

John Grahame made 16 saves on 22 shots (.727 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Lightning season series?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 1–0 AfterMar 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI 4–5

⚡ Lightning

BeforeFeb 28 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 8–2 AfterMar 6 🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL 4–0

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