1–2

Final

CAR leads 4–2

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

Canadiens at Hurricanes — First Round Game 5

Hurricanes, First Round Game 5, beat Canadiens 2–1 at PNC Arena on April 30, 2006.

🗓 Sun, Apr 30, 2006 · 18:30 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 5

1–2

Final · CAR

Game 6

2–1

OT · CAR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Matt Cullen

1 G

4 shots · 16:32 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

1 G

2 shots · 18:45 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Rod Brind'Amour

1 A

3 shots · 24:24 TOI

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Cam Ward

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Eric Staal PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:27

Assists: Cory Stillman, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Cristobal Huet

0–1

2nd period

🌪️ Matt Cullen PP 2nd · 13:57

Assists: Doug Weight, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Cristobal Huet

0–2

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 19:32

Assists: Sheldon Souray · beat Cam Ward

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CAR🌪️

31 Shots on goal 28

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

10 Hits 13

6 Blocked shots 23

2 Takeaways 11

10 Giveaways 9

10 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 3.2% (1/31) CAR shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:05 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

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 Plekanec · Kovalev · Dandenault 18:15

L2 Higgins · Ribeiro · Bulis 15:56

L3 Bonk · Ryder · Zednik 14:02

L4 Begin · Murray · Perezhogin 13:05

L5 Downey 6:17

D1 Markov · Rivet 22:34

D2 Souray · Bouillon 20:45

D3 Komisarek 15:30

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Williams 19:31

L2 Stillman · Cullen · Recchi 16:58

L3 Adams · Weight · LaRose 11:53

L4 Whitney · Vasicek · Adams 8:21

D1 Ward · Hedican 23:38

D2 Commodore · Kaberle 19:26

D3 Wesley · Wallin 15:11

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Apr 24, 2006

🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR

6–5 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs CAR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Hurricanes on April 30, 2006?

Hurricanes won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Eric Staal, Matt Cullen.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 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 28

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Apr 28

Also on April 30, 2006

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