Canadiens 6–5 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Mar 26, 2006)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

3 A

2 shots · 15:10 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alex Kovalev

2 G

5 shots · 17:31 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

David Aebischer

30 saves

0.857 SV% · 5 GA

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:24

Assists: Saku Koivu, Michael Ryder · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–0

🇨🇦 Radek Bonk 1st · 05:05

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Mark Streit · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–0

2nd period

🐧 Colby Armstrong PP 2nd · 00:41

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Sergei Gonchar · beat David Aebischer

2–1

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins 2nd · 03:14

Assists: Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–1

🐧 Tomas Surovy PP 2nd · 06:04

Assists: Michel Ouellet, Noah Welch · beat David Aebischer

3–2

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev PP 2nd · 10:51

Assists: Mark Streit, Richard Zednik · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

4–2

🐧 Colby Armstrong SH 2nd · 12:51

Assists: Andy Hilbert · beat David Aebischer

4–3

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev PP 2nd · 19:40

Unassisted · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

5–3

3rd period

🐧 Noah Welch 3rd · 01:39

Assists: Josef Melichar, Sidney Crosby · beat David Aebischer

5–4

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder 3rd · 13:00

Assists: Mathieu Dandenault, Saku Koivu · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

6–4

🐧 John LeClair 3rd · 14:05

Assists: Konstantin Koltsov, Ryan Malone · beat David Aebischer

6–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Begin · Bonk · Zednik 17:46

L2 Higgins · Bulis · Kovalev 16:17

L3 Koivu · Ryder · Dandenault 14:56

L4 Plekanec · Murray · Sundstrom 11:09

L5 Perezhogin 8:21

D1 Markov · Souray 23:41

D2 Rivet · Streit 20:04

D3 Komisarek 17:55

🐧Penguins

L1 Hilbert · Crosby · Armstrong 22:34

L2 Malone · Koltsov · LeClair 17:37

L3 Surovy · Endicott · Ouellet 12:09

L4 Rita · Boguniecki · Roy 6:39

D1 Gonchar · Whitney 24:04

D2 Scuderi · Melichar 20:04

D3 Orpik · Welch 15:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧

25 Shots on goal 35

3/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

16 Hits 15

10 Blocked shots 16

0 Takeaways 1

2 Giveaways 2

13 Penalty minutes 19

MTL shooting 24.0% (6/25) PIT shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

David Aebischer

30/35

.857 SV% · 5 GA · 59:47 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

19/25

.760 SV% · 6 GA · 58:09 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-9-1 (9% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 5–3

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-10-4 (0% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–1

Mar 182006 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 Jan 32006 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–4 Nov 102005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 2–3 SO Feb 32004 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Jan 102004 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 8–0

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MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on March 26, 2006?

Canadiens won 6–5. The final score was Canadiens 6, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev (2), Chris Higgins (2), Michael Ryder, Radek Bonk.

Who scored for Penguins?

Colby Armstrong (2), John LeClair, Noah Welch, Tomas Surovy.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

David Aebischer made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves on 25 shots (.760 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Penguins season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 25 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 AfterMar 28 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 24 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 3–4 AfterMar 29 🐆FLA @ 🐧PIT 5–3

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