2–1

Final / OT

CAR leads 4–2

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

Hurricanes at Canadiens — First Round Game 6

Hurricanes, First Round Game 6, beat Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at Bell Centre on May 2, 2006.

🗓 Tue, May 2, 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 6

2–1

OT · CAR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Mark Recchi

1 G

3 shots · 20:18 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Cory Stillman

1 G

3 shots · 17:02 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

1 A

3 shots · 21:52 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:31

Assists: Michael Ryder, Chris Higgins · beat Cam Ward

0–1

🌪️ Mark Recchi Tying 1st · 07:01

Assists: Eric Staal · beat Cristobal Huet

1–1

Overtime

🌪️ Cory Stillman Go-ahead OT · 01:19

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour · beat Cristobal Huet

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR MTL🇨🇦

29 Shots on goal 26

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

22 Hits 28

23 Blocked shots 19

18 Takeaways 21

12 Giveaways 13

10 Penalty minutes 8

CAR shooting 6.9% (2/29) MTL shooting 3.8% (1/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 61:19 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 61:09 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 55-23-9 (63% win rate, 87 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 44-33-10 (51% win rate, 87 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 55-23-9 (63% win rate, 87 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 44-33-10 (51% win rate, 87 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Recchi 21:52

L2 Stillman · Cullen · Williams 18:54

L3 Whitney · Weight · Adams 13:40

L4 LaRose · Adams 10:30

D1 Hedican · Ward 24:48

D2 Commodore · Kaberle 18:18

D3 Wesley · Wallin 13:44

D4 Tverdovsky 3:11

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Ribeiro · Dandenault 19:28

L2 Bulis · Ryder · Kovalev 17:18

L3 Begin · Plekanec · Murray 13:59

L4 Bonk · Zednik · Perezhogin 12:43

L5 Sundstrom 10:06

D1 Markov · Rivet 22:00

D2 Bouillon · Souray 20:44

D3 Komisarek 16:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Apr 24, 2006

🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR

6–5 (OT) · Canadiens won

Apr 22, 2006

🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR

6–1 · Canadiens won

❓ CAR vs MTL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Canadiens on May 2, 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?

Cory Stillman, Mark Recchi.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Sheldon Souray.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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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