3–2

Final

CAR leads 4–2

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

Hurricanes at Canadiens — First Round Game 4

Hurricanes, First Round Game 4, beat Canadiens 3–2 at Bell Centre on April 28, 2006.

🗓 Fri, Apr 28, 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 4

3–2

Final · CAR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Justin Williams

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:07 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Rod Brind'Amour

1 G

3 shots · 23:38 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Aaron Ward

1 G

1 shots · 21:38 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Justin Williams Go-ahead 1st · 10:22

Assists: Eric Staal, Doug Weight · beat Cristobal Huet

1–0

🌪️ Aaron Ward 1st · 11:33

Assists: Justin Williams, Cory Stillman · beat Cristobal Huet

2–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Alexander Perezhogin 2nd · 05:21

Assists: Francis Bouillon, Tomas Plekanec · beat Cam Ward

2–1

🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray PP Tying 2nd · 12:58

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Mike Ribeiro · beat Cam Ward

2–2

3rd period

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Go-ahead 3rd · 05:54

Assists: Niclas Wallin, Mark Recchi · beat Cristobal Huet

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR MTL🇨🇦

30 Shots on goal 25

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

18 Hits 29

17 Blocked shots 9

14 Takeaways 29

9 Giveaways 11

8 Penalty minutes 4

CAR shooting 10.0% (3/30) MTL shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:13 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 53-23-9 (62% win rate, 85 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 44-31-10 (52% win rate, 85 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Williams 22:07

L2 Stillman · Adams · Recchi 14:40

L3 Cullen · Weight · Vasicek 13:08

L4 Whitney · Adams · LaRose 8:26

D1 Hedican · Commodore 23:29

D2 Ward · Kaberle 19:21

D3 Wesley · Wallin 15:33

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Ribeiro · Kovalev · Ryder 20:23

L2 Plekanec · Bulis · Zednik 18:01

L3 Higgins · Bonk · Dandenault 15:56

L4 Murray · Perezhogin · Sundstrom 9:13

D1 Markov · Souray 22:58

D2 Rivet · Bouillon 19:08

D3 Komisarek · Streit 11:09

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 26, 2006

🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL

2–1 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Apr 24, 2006

🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR

6–5 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ CAR vs MTL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Canadiens on April 28, 2006?

Hurricanes won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Canadiens?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Aaron Ward, Justin Williams, Rod Brind'Amour.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alexander Perezhogin, Sheldon Souray.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Apr 26

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 26

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