6–1

Final

CAR leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	2	2	2	6
CAR	1	0	0	1

Canadiens at Hurricanes — First Round Game 1

Canadiens, First Round Game 1, beat Hurricanes 6–1 at PNC Arena on April 22, 2006.

🗓 Sat, Apr 22, 2006 · 18:00 CDT 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2005-06 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

MTL vs CAR · CAR leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

6–1

Final · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alex Kovalev

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:13 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Francis Bouillon

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:12 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Higgins

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:59 TOI

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Cristobal Huet

42 saves

0.977 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Matt Cullen Go-ahead 1st · 00:50

Unassisted · beat Cristobal Huet

0–1

🇨🇦 Francis Bouillon PP Tying 1st · 08:23

Assists: Michael Ryder, Chris Higgins · beat Martin Gerber

1–1

🇨🇦 Radek Bonk Go-ahead 1st · 16:17

Assists: Mathieu Dandenault, Niklas Sundstrom · beat Martin Gerber

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 02:18

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Craig Rivet · beat Martin Gerber

3–1

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins 2nd · 16:01

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Saku Koivu · beat Martin Gerber

4–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev PP 3rd · 11:40

Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Francis Bouillon · beat Martin Gerber

5–1

🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray 3rd · 18:12

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Alex Kovalev · beat Martin Gerber

6–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CAR🌪️

21 Shots on goal 43

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

10 Hits 13

22 Blocked shots 10

4 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 12

12 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 28.6% (6/21) CAR shooting 2.3% (1/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

42/43

.977 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Martin Gerber

15/21

.714 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Ribeiro · Dandenault · Kovalev 16:13

L2 Higgins · Plekanec · Bulis 14:59

L3 Bonk · Koivu · Murray 13:34

L4 Zednik · Ryder · Perezhogin 12:19

L5 Sundstrom 11:14

D1 Rivet · Souray 22:05

D2 Markov · Bouillon 20:38

D3 Komisarek 18:44

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Cullen 21:15

L2 Stillman · Weight · Williams 18:10

L3 Adams · Recchi · LaRose 11:57

L4 Vasicek · Adams 10:20

D1 Ward · Hedican 20:22

D2 Kaberle · Commodore 16:26

D3 Wallin · Tverdovsky 13:34

D4 Wesley 11:29

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

0–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs CAR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Hurricanes on April 22, 2006?

Canadiens won 6–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Canadiens 6, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev (2), Chris Higgins, Francis Bouillon, Radek Bonk, Sheldon Souray.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Matt Cullen.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 42 saves on 43 shots (.977 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 15 saves on 21 shots (.714 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 18

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Apr 18

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