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2005-06 regular season

Canadiens at Senators

🗓 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🔁 Senators lead the season series 4–3

Canadiens beat Senators 5–3 at Canadian Tire Centre on April 6, 2006.

MTL – OTT
32–47
Shots on goal
2/4–1/5
Power play
19–25
Hits
17–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mike Ribeiro
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 14:36 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Alex Kovalev
3 A
2 shots · 16:22 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
David Aebischer
44 saves
0.936 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Mathieu Dandenault Go-ahead 1st · 01:46
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Mike Ribeiro · beat Ray Emery
1–0
🏛️ Andrej Meszaros Tying 1st · 06:37
Assists: Patrick Eaves, Vaclav Varada · beat David Aebischer
1–1
2nd period
🏛️ Dany Heatley PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:51
Assists: Patrick Eaves, Brian Pothier · beat David Aebischer
1–2
🇨🇦 Mike Ribeiro Tying 2nd · 06:02
Assists: Alex Kovalev · beat Ray Emery
2–2
🇨🇦 Chris Higgins PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:42
Assists: Michael Ryder, Saku Koivu · beat Ray Emery
3–2
3rd period
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu 3rd · 00:35
Assists: Michael Ryder, Chris Higgins · beat Ray Emery
4–2
🇨🇦 Jan Bulis PP 3rd · 05:52
Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Alex Kovalev · beat Ray Emery
5–2
🏛️ Dany Heatley 3rd · 12:35
Assists: Chris Kelly, Jason Spezza · beat David Aebischer
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Begin · Kovalev · Dandenault 16:22
L2 Higgins · Koivu · Bonk 15:31
L3 Ribeiro · Plekanec · Ryder 14:36
L4 Bulis · Murray · Perezhogin 12:22
L5 Downey 8:14
D1 Markov · Souray 24:21
D2 Rivet · Komisarek 19:59
D3 Streit 15:29
🏛️Senators
L1 Heatley · Spezza · Alfredsson 19:12
L2 Schaefer · Fisher · Smolinski 17:25
L3 Vermette · Eaves · Neil 11:33
L4 Arnason · Kelly · Varada 10:28
D1 Meszaros · Pothier 24:41
D2 Schubert · Novak 19:16
D3 Malec · Norton 13:14

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL OTT🏛️
32 Shots on goal 47
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
19 Hits 25
17 Blocked shots 15
7 Takeaways 12
18 Giveaways 19
22 Penalty minutes 20
MTL shooting 15.6% (5/32) OTT shooting 6.4% (3/47)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
David Aebischer
44/47
.936 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏛️Senators
Ray Emery
27/32
.844 SV% · 5 GA · 58:40 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 15-10-3 (54% win rate, 28 games)
Senators
Senators — tied after 1st: 12-6-1 (63% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-3-2 (69% win rate, 16 games)
Senators
Senators — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-4-4 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Senators lead the season series 4–3
Jan 262006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 0–3 Jan 72006 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Dec 202005 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 SO Nov 292005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 0–4 Oct 272005 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 3–4 OT
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Who won Canadiens vs Senators on April 6, 2006?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Higgins, Jan Bulis, Mathieu Dandenault, Mike Ribeiro, Saku Koivu.

Who scored for Senators?

Dany Heatley (2), Andrej Meszaros.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

David Aebischer made 44 saves on 47 shots (.936 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ray Emery made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Senators season series?

Senators lead the season series 4–3 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeApr 4 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5 AfterApr 8 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2
🏛️ Senators
BeforeApr 5 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 AfterApr 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 6–2
Also on April 6
🏝️NYI 1–3 🗽NYR 🍁TOR 2–3 🐻BOS 🐦ATL 2–3 ⚡TBL 🐯NSH 3–0 🎵STL 🛢️EDM 1–2 🌲MIN 🦈SJS 5–0 👑LAK ⭐DAL 5–3 🦆ANA
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