Canadiens 3–2 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Oct 26, 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

Chris Higgins

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 18:07 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sheldon Souray

2 A

5 shots · 23:39 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Cristobal Huet

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder Go-ahead 1st · 01:04

Assists: Chris Higgins · beat Tim Thomas

1–0

🐻 Phil Kessel Tying 1st · 10:32

Assists: Glen Murray, Patrice Bergeron · beat Cristobal Huet

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:19

Assists: Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray · beat Tim Thomas

2–1

🐻 Zdeno Chara PP Tying 2nd · 18:29

Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Glen Murray · beat Cristobal Huet

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Andrei Markov PP Go-ahead 3rd · 19:58

Assists: Sheldon Souray, Chris Higgins · beat Tim Thomas

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Koivu · Bonk 18:03

L2 Samsonov · Johnson · Ryder 15:05

L3 Latendresse · Begin · Plekanec 12:50

L4 Murray · Kovalev · Perezhogin 8:24

D1 Souray · Markov 23:18

D2 Rivet · Komisarek 20:20

D3 Niinimaa · Streit 16:35

🐻Bruins

L1 Bergeron · Murray · Boyes 20:51

L2 Axelsson · Savard · Kessel 18:24

L3 Primeau · Stastny · Donovan 13:05

L4 Thompson · Hoggan 7:24

D1 Chara · Mara 26:09

D2 York · Lashoff 17:59

D3 Jurcina · Dempsey 9:50

D4 Brookbank 5:21

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻

30 Shots on goal 36

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

9 Hits 11

6 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 3

9 Giveaways 5

34 Penalty minutes 24

MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30) BOS shooting 5.6% (2/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:58 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Apr 132006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 4–3 Apr 42006 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5 Apr 12006 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2 Mar 92006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 3–0 Feb 42006 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2

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Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on October 26, 2006?

Canadiens won 3–2. The final score was Canadiens 3, Bruins 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Markov, Chris Higgins, Michael Ryder.

Who scored for Bruins?

Phil Kessel, Zdeno Chara.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Bruins 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

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 AfterOct 28 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4

🐻 Bruins

BeforeOct 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 6–2 AfterOct 28 🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS 1–2

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