2–1

Final / OT

CAR leads 4–2

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

Hurricanes at Canadiens — First Round Game 3

Hurricanes, First Round Game 3, beat Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at Bell Centre on April 26, 2006.

🗓 Wed, Apr 26, 2006 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 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 3

2–1

OT · CAR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Bret Hedican

2 A

25:50 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

1 G

7 shots · 23:43 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Rod Brind'Amour

1 G

3 shots · 26:46 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:17

Assists: Michael Ryder, Sheldon Souray · beat Cam Ward

0–1

3rd period

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Tying 3rd · 11:27

Assists: Bret Hedican, Mike Commodore · beat Cristobal Huet

1–1

Overtime

🌪️ Eric Staal PP Go-ahead OT · 03:38

Assists: Bret Hedican, Cory Stillman · beat Cristobal Huet

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR MTL🇨🇦

36 Shots on goal 28

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

26 Hits 21

21 Blocked shots 22

19 Takeaways 21

10 Giveaways 14

6 Penalty minutes 14

CAR shooting 5.6% (2/36) MTL shooting 3.6% (1/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 63:22 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 63:38 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 52-23-9 (62% win rate, 84 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 44-31-9 (52% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Williams 24:48

L2 Stillman · Cullen · Recchi 20:45

L3 Weight · Vasicek · Adams 16:00

L4 Whitney · Adams · LaRose 5:58

D1 Hedican · Kaberle 23:54

D2 Ward · Commodore 20:10

D3 Wesley · Wallin 13:28

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Plekanec · Bonk · Dandenault 20:47

L2 Ribeiro · Zednik · Kovalev 16:45

L3 Higgins · Bulis · Ryder 15:48

L4 Murray · Perezhogin · Sundstrom 12:38

L5 Koivu 6:13

D1 Rivet · Souray 24:36

D2 Markov · Bouillon 21:46

D3 Komisarek 14:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 24, 2006

🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR

6–5 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ CAR vs MTL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Canadiens on April 26, 2006?

Hurricanes won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Canadiens?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Canadiens 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Eric Staal, Rod Brind'Amour.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Richard Zednik.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

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