Canadiens 4–5 Flyers — Final Score & Stats (Mar 6, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Joni Pitkanen

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 26:35 TOI

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Peter Forsberg

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:10 TOI

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Robert Esche

32 saves

0.889 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

2nd period

🔔 Peter Forsberg PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:54

Assists: Simon Gagne, Freddy Meyer · beat Cristobal Huet

0–1

🔔 R.J. Umberger PP 2nd · 14:37

Assists: Jeff Carter, Joni Pitkanen · beat Cristobal Huet

0–2

🇨🇦 Mike Ribeiro 2nd · 15:25

Assists: Jan Bulis, Richard Zednik · beat Robert Esche

1–2

3rd period

🔔 Eric Desjardins 3rd · 05:27

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Mike Knuble · beat Cristobal Huet

1–3

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins PP 3rd · 08:46

Assists: Craig Rivet, Alex Kovalev · beat Robert Esche

2–3

🔔 Joni Pitkanen 3rd · 09:26

Assists: Simon Gagne, Mike Knuble · beat Cristobal Huet

2–4

🇨🇦 Mike Ribeiro 3rd · 15:30

Assists: Craig Rivet, Alex Kovalev · beat Robert Esche

3–4

🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray PP Tying 3rd · 18:17

Assists: Michael Ryder · beat Robert Esche

4–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Bonk · Kovalev · Zednik 17:49

L2 Begin · Ribeiro · Koivu 16:31

L3 Higgins · Perezhogin · Ryder 14:01

L4 Bulis · Plekanec · Dandenault 11:28

L5 Downey 4:36

D1 Souray · Markov 27:50

D2 Rivet · Komisarek 21:40

D3 Bouillon 17:41

🔔Flyers

L1 Nedved · Forsberg · Knuble 20:33

L2 Gagne · Richards · Kapanen 18:41

L3 Savage · Umberger · Carter 12:54

L4 Brashear · Radivojevic · Stevenson 10:53

D1 Desjardins · Pitkanen 26:46

D2 Hatcher · Rathje 21:57

D3 Meyer · Jones 14:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL PHI🔔

36 Shots on goal 28

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

19 Hits 18

13 Blocked shots 16

7 Takeaways 5

13 Giveaways 11

16 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 11.1% (4/36) PHI shooting 17.9% (5/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 64:45 TOI

🔔Flyers

Robert Esche

32/36

.889 SV% · 4 GA · 64:46 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 10-5-2 (59% win rate, 17 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 8-6-4 (44% win rate, 18 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-3-4 (46% win rate, 13 games)

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-2-3 (69% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 3–1

Feb 52006 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–5 Jan 252006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI 5–3 Oct 252005 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 OT Apr 12004 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0 Jan 202004 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI 4–1

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MTL vs PHI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Flyers on March 6, 2006?

Flyers won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Canadiens 4, Flyers 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mike Ribeiro (2), Chris Higgins, Sheldon Souray.

Who scored for Flyers?

Eric Desjardins, Joni Pitkanen, Peter Forsberg, R.J. Umberger.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Flyers season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 4 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 6–2 AfterMar 7 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 3–5

🔔 Flyers

BeforeMar 4 🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI 2–4 AfterMar 8 🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI 2–3

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