Avalanche 5–8 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Oct 21, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sheldon Souray

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · 22:00 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

3 A

3 shots · 16:45 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

David Aebischer

33 saves

0.868 SV% · 5 GA

Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Joe Sakic Go-ahead 1st · 15:26

Assists: Marek Svatos, Patrice Brisebois · beat David Aebischer

1–0

🏔️ Andrew Brunette 1st · 15:52

Assists: Joe Sakic, Marek Svatos · beat David Aebischer

2–0

🏔️ Paul Stastny 1st · 16:41

Assists: Milan Hejduk · beat David Aebischer

3–0

🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray PP 1st · 17:20

Assists: Andrei Markov, Michael Ryder · beat Jose Theodore

3–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray PP 2nd · 04:22

Assists: Mike Johnson, Radek Bonk · beat Jose Theodore

3–2

🏔️ Tyler Arnason 2nd · 06:26

Assists: Wojtek Wolski, Patrice Brisebois · beat David Aebischer

4–2

🇨🇦 Sergei Samsonov 2nd · 09:23

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Sheldon Souray · beat Jose Theodore

4–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder PP Tying 3rd · 00:29

Assists: Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray · beat Jose Theodore

4–4

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet Go-ahead 3rd · 05:40

Assists: Saku Koivu, Andrei Markov · beat Jose Theodore

4–5

🏔️ Andrew Brunette PP Tying 3rd · 08:43

Assists: John-Michael Liles, Brett Clark · beat David Aebischer

5–5

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins PP Go-ahead 3rd · 10:55

Assists: Saku Koivu, Andrei Markov · beat Jose Theodore

5–6

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev 3rd · 12:48

Assists: Sergei Samsonov · beat Jose Theodore

5–7

🇨🇦 Mike Johnson 3rd · 13:54

Assists: Alexander Perezhogin · beat Jose Theodore

5–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Brunette · Sakic · Hejduk 19:36

L2 Stastny · Svatos · Laperriere 15:06

L3 Wolski · McLean · Arnason 12:01

L4 Laaksonen · Richardson · Rycroft 10:22

D1 Clark · Brisebois 23:52

D2 Klee · Liles 21:25

D3 Skrastins · Vaananen 15:02

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Bonk · Koivu 17:11

L2 Kovalev · Johnson · Ryder 15:42

L3 Samsonov · Plekanec · Murray 12:50

L4 Begin · Latendresse · Perezhogin 8:48

D1 Markov · Rivet 23:16

D2 Souray · Niinimaa 20:20

D3 Komisarek · Streit 16:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL MTL🇨🇦

38 Shots on goal 36

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 4/8

9 Hits 26

24 Blocked shots 25

13 Takeaways 13

16 Giveaways 14

16 Penalty minutes 14

COL shooting 13.2% (5/38) MTL shooting 22.2% (8/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Jose Theodore

28/36

.778 SV% · 8 GA · 59:56 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

David Aebischer

33/38

.868 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Jan 112006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 1–2 Mar 162004 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 Dec 62002 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 6–7 OT Nov 62001 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–1 OT Feb 132001 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT

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Who won Avalanche vs Canadiens on October 21, 2006?

Canadiens won 8–5. The final score was Avalanche 5, Canadiens 8.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Andrew Brunette (2), Joe Sakic, Paul Stastny, Tyler Arnason.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Sheldon Souray (2), Alex Kovalev, Chris Higgins, Craig Rivet, Michael Ryder, Mike Johnson, Sergei Samsonov.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 36 shots (.778 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

David Aebischer made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeOct 19 🏔️COL @ 🏛️OTT 2–1 AfterOct 23 👑LAK @ 🏔️COL 1–6

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 18 🇨🇦MTL @ 🪶CHI 1–2 AfterOct 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1

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