Canadiens 4–2 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Dec 7, 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

Saku Koivu

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:11 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Michael Ryder

2 A

7 shots · 18:12 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sheldon Souray

2 A

3 shots · 24:22 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Arron Asham Go-ahead 1st · 01:25

Assists: Jason Blake, Mike Sillinger · beat Cristobal Huet

0–1

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet Tying 1st · 05:36

Unassisted · beat Rick DiPietro

1–1

🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse Go-ahead 1st · 19:30

Assists: Sheldon Souray, Saku Koivu · beat Rick DiPietro

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP 2nd · 06:51

Assists: Michael Ryder, Alex Kovalev · beat Rick DiPietro

3–1

🏝️ Mike Sillinger PP 2nd · 08:53

Assists: Sean Hill, Viktor Kozlov · beat Cristobal Huet

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP 3rd · 05:10

Assists: Michael Ryder, Sheldon Souray · beat Rick DiPietro

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Bonk · Johnson 19:04

L2 Ryder · Kovalev · Dandenault 18:11

L3 Samsonov · Plekanec · Perezhogin 13:32

L4 Latendresse · Begin · Murray 9:55

D1 Souray · Rivet 23:28

D2 Bouillon · Niinimaa 17:32

D3 Komisarek · Streit 15:11

🏝️Islanders

L1 Blake · Sillinger · Satan 20:59

L2 York · Kozlov · Park 16:23

L3 Comeau · Bates · Asham 13:57

L4 Hilbert · Simon · Boguniecki 5:24

D1 Poti · Witt 24:29

D2 Zhitnik · Hill 19:36

D3 Martinek · Gervais 15:52

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

36 Shots on goal 27

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

21 Hits 23

31 Blocked shots 15

6 Takeaways 12

5 Giveaways 15

10 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 11.1% (4/36) NYI shooting 7.4% (2/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Rick DiPietro

32/36

.889 SV% · 4 GA · 58:25 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2-2 (43% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Islanders

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

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Mar 282006 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2 Mar 212006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 1–3 Feb 282006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 5–3 Oct 222005 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 Mar 312004 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 1–5

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Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on December 7, 2006?

Canadiens won 4–2. The final score was Canadiens 4, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Saku Koivu (2), Craig Rivet, Guillaume Latendresse.

Who scored for Islanders?

Arron Asham, Mike Sillinger.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Islanders 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

BeforeDec 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 1–2 AfterDec 9 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 5 🏛️OTT @ 🏝️NYI 4–2 AfterDec 9 🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI 4–5

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