6–5

Final / OT

CAR leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	3	0	2	1	6
CAR	0	2	3	0	5

Canadiens at Hurricanes — First Round Game 2

Canadiens, First Round Game 2, beat Hurricanes 6–5 in overtime at PNC Arena on April 24, 2006.

🗓 Mon, Apr 24, 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

Game 2

6–5

OT · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

4 A

7 shots · 26:10 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Michael Ryder

2 G

5 shots · 20:32 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 22:20 TOI

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Cristobal Huet

41 saves

0.891 SV% · 5 GA

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Jan Bulis Go-ahead 1st · 04:48

Assists: Alex Kovalev · beat Martin Gerber

1–0

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder PP 1st · 13:35

Assists: Andrei Markov, Mathieu Dandenault · beat Martin Gerber

2–0

🇨🇦 Radek Bonk 1st · 14:46

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Craig Rivet · beat Martin Gerber

3–0

2nd period

🌪️ Matt Cullen 2nd · 01:42

Assists: Eric Staal, Andrew Ladd · beat Cristobal Huet

3–1

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour PP 2nd · 09:05

Assists: Doug Weight, Eric Staal · beat Cristobal Huet

3–2

3rd period

🌪️ Ray Whitney PP Tying 3rd · 00:22

Assists: Mark Recchi, Eric Staal · beat Cristobal Huet

3–3

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:15

Assists: Justin Williams, Eric Staal · beat Cristobal Huet

3–4

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev Tying 3rd · 05:22

Assists: Jan Bulis, Mathieu Dandenault · beat Cam Ward

4–4

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik Go-ahead 3rd · 05:58

Assists: Alexander Perezhogin, Tomas Plekanec · beat Cam Ward

5–4

🌪️ Cory Stillman Tying 3rd · 18:30

Assists: Bret Hedican, Matt Cullen · beat Cristobal Huet

5–5

Overtime

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder Go-ahead OT · 02:32

Assists: Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu · beat Cam Ward

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CAR🌪️

36 Shots on goal 46

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8

11 Hits 23

26 Blocked shots 17

3 Takeaways 10

3 Giveaways 4

20 Penalty minutes 20

MTL shooting 16.7% (6/36) CAR shooting 10.9% (5/46)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

41/46

.891 SV% · 5 GA · 82:32 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 67:32 TOI

Martin Gerber

10/13

.769 SV% · 3 GA · 14:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

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 Koivu · Dandenault · Kovalev 23:26

L2 Higgins · Ribeiro · Ryder 20:52

L3 Plekanec · Bulis · Zednik 19:31

L4 Bonk · Murray · Perezhogin 18:01

L5 Sundstrom 11:39

D1 Markov · Rivet 36:10

D2 Bouillon · Komisarek 29:54

D3 Souray 5:05

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Williams 32:04

L2 Stillman · Adams · Recchi 23:15

L3 Ladd · Weight · Cullen 19:31

L4 Whitney · LaRose · Adams 6:29

D1 Hedican · Commodore 32:30

D2 Ward · Wallin 23:22

D3 Wesley · Kaberle 20:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs CAR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Hurricanes on April 24, 2006?

Canadiens won 6–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Canadiens 6, Hurricanes 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Michael Ryder (2), Alex Kovalev, Jan Bulis, Radek Bonk, Richard Zednik.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Rod Brind'Amour (2), Cory Stillman, Matt Cullen, Ray Whitney.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 41 saves on 46 shots (.891 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 22

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Apr 22

Also on April 24, 2006

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