Flyers 2–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 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

Andrei Markov

2 A

22:54 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Guillaume Latendresse

1 G

4 shots · 13:15 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mike Johnson

1 G

3 shots · 18:14 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:40

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Andrei Markov · beat Antero Niittymaki

0–1

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet PP 1st · 17:49

Assists: Michael Ryder, Mark Streit · beat Antero Niittymaki

0–2

2nd period

🔔 Mike Knuble PP 2nd · 05:41

Assists: Simon Gagne, Alexei Zhitnik · beat David Aebischer

1–2

🇨🇦 Mike Johnson SH 2nd · 19:11

Assists: Andrei Markov, Radek Bonk · beat Antero Niittymaki

1–3

🔔 Jeff Carter PP 2nd · 19:30

Assists: Stefan Ruzicka, Kyle Calder · beat David Aebischer

2–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins 3rd · 13:57

Assists: Saku Koivu · beat Antero Niittymaki

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 Gagne · Carter · Knuble 20:05

L2 York · Calder · Kapanen 14:56

L3 Umberger · Potulny · Ruzicka 10:02

L4 Fedoruk · Eager · Meloche 8:19

D1 Pitkanen · Zhitnik 24:28

D2 Hatcher · Jones 21:52

D3 Picard · Printz 14:15

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Bonk · Kovalev · Johnson 18:30

L2 Higgins · Koivu · Ryder 16:39

L3 Samsonov · Latendresse · Perezhogin 13:25

L4 Plekanec · Murray 9:14

D1 Markov · Souray 21:43

D2 Komisarek · Rivet 20:00

D3 Bouillon · Niinimaa 15:22

D4 Streit 12:13

Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 37

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

35 Hits 24

23 Blocked shots 18

16 Takeaways 14

9 Giveaways 16

21 Penalty minutes 15

PHI shooting 7.1% (2/28) MTL shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Antero Niittymaki

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 58:26 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

David Aebischer

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Flyers

Flyers — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Flyers

Flyers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4-1 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–1

Nov 252006 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Oct 112006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI 3–1 Mar 62006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI 4–5 SO Feb 52006 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–5 Jan 252006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI 5–3

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Who won Flyers vs Canadiens on December 21, 2006?

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

Who scored for Flyers?

Jeff Carter, Mike Knuble.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Higgins, Craig Rivet, Guillaume Latendresse, Mike Johnson.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Antero Niittymaki made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

David Aebischer made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🔔 Flyers

BeforeDec 19 🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI 2–1 AfterDec 23 🏛️OTT @ 🔔PHI 6–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 19 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 AfterDec 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 2–4

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