2005–06 Montreal Canadiens season
2005–06 Montreal Canadiens | ||
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Division | 3rd Northeast | |
Conference | 7th Eastern | |
2005–06 record | 42–31–9 | |
Home record | 24–13–4 | |
Road record | 18–18–5 | |
Goals for | 243 | |
Goals against | 247 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Bob Gainey | |
Coach | Claude Julien (Oct–Jan) Bob Gainey (Jan–Apr) | |
Captain | Saku Koivu | |
Alternate captains | Alexei Kovalev Craig Rivet Sheldon Souray (Oct–Jan) Richard Zednik (Oct–Jan) | |
Arena | Bell Centre | |
Average attendance | 21,273 (100%) | |
Team leaders | ||
Goals | Michael Ryder (30) | |
Assists | Saku Koivu (45) | |
Points | Alex Kovalev (65) | |
Penalties in minutes | Mike Komisarek Sheldon Souray (116) | |
Plus/minus | Andrei Markov (+13) | |
Wins | Cristobal Huet (18) | |
Goals against average | Cristobal Huet (2.20) | |
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The 2005–06 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 97th season, 89th in the National Hockey League. The Canadiens would qualify for the playoffs, eventually being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals by the Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 2.
Regular season
Claude Julien started the season as coach but was fired and replaced on an interim basis by manager Bob Gainey. The Canadiens's number one goaltender Jose Theodore was traded to the Colorado Avalanche. His place was taken by Cristobal Huet. Huet would lead the league in save percentage of 92.9% and placed fourth overall in goals against average of 2.20.
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 281 | 239 | 110 |
3 | 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
4 | 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
5 | 13 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
3 | Y - New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 27 | 8 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
4 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 242 | 239 | 110 |
5 | X-Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
6 | X– New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
7 | X-Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
8 | X- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
12 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z- Clinched Conference; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
Regular season results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 5, 2005 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 6, 2005 | 4–3 OT | @ New York Rangers (2005–06) | 2–0–0 |
3 | W | October 8, 2005 | 5–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) | 3–0–0 |
4 | L | October 11, 2005 | 2–4 | Ottawa Senators (2005–06) | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | October 12, 2005 | 2–0 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) | 4–1–0 |
6 | L | October 15, 2005 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) | 4–2–0 |
7 | W | October 18, 2005 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (2005–06) | 5–2–0 |
8 | W | October 22, 2005 | 4–3 | New York Islanders (2005–06) | 6–2–0 |
9 | W | October 25, 2005 | 3–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) | 7–2–0 |
10 | L | October 27, 2005 | 3–4 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) | 7–2–1 |
11 | L | October 29, 2005 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (2005–06) | 7–3–1 |
12 | W | October 31, 2005 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (2005–06) | 8–3–1 |
13 | W | November 1, 2005 | 5–4 OT | Florida Panthers (2005–06) | 9–3–1 |
14 | W | November 4, 2005 | 3–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) | 10–3–1 |
15 | W | November 5, 2005 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) | 11–3–1 |
16 | W | November 8, 2005 | 3–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) | 12–3–1 |
17 | L | November 10, 2005 | 2–3 SO | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) | 12–3–2 |
18 | L | November 12, 2005 | 4–5 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) | 12–3–3 |
19 | W | November 15, 2005 | 4–3 OT | Florida Panthers (2005–06) | 13–3–3 |
20 | L | November 18, 2005 | 3–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) | 13–4–3 |
21 | L | November 19, 2005 | 1–5 | Washington Capitals (2005–06) | 13–5–3 |
22 | W | November 22, 2005 | 3–2 SO | Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) | 14–5–3 |
23 | L | November 25, 2005 | 1–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) | 14–6–3 |
24 | L | November 26, 2005 | 3–4 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) | 14–6–4 |
25 | L | November 29, 2005 | 0–4 | @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) | 14–7–4 |
26 | L | December 1, 2005 | 2–3 OT | Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) | 14–7–5 |
27 | W | December 3, 2005 | 3–2 | Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) | 15–7–5 |
28 | L | December 10, 2005 | 3–5 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) | 15–8–5 |
29 | W | December 13, 2005 | 5–2 | Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) | 16–8–5 |
30 | L | December 15, 2005 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) | 16–9–5 |
31 | L | December 17, 2005 | 3–4 OT | @ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) | 16–9–6 |
32 | W | December 20, 2005 | 4–3 SO | Ottawa Senators (2005–06) | 17–9–6 |
33 | L | December 23, 2005 | 2–4 | @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) | 17–10–6 |
34 | L | December 26, 2005 | 0–4 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) | 17–11–6 |
35 | W | December 28, 2005 | 4–3 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) | 18–11–6 |
36 | L | December 30, 2005 | 1–2 | @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) | 18–12–6 |
37 | L | December 31, 2005 | 3–5 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) | 18–13–6 |
38 | L | January 3, 2006 | 4–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) | 18–14–6 |
39 | L | January 5, 2006 | 4–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) | 18–15–6 |
40 | W | January 7, 2006 | 4–1 | Ottawa Senators (2005–06) | 19–15–6 |
41 | L | January 11, 2006 | 1–2 | @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) | 19–16–6 |
42 | W | January 14, 2006 | 6–2 | San Jose Sharks (2005–06) | 20–16–6 |
43 | W | January 16, 2006 | 4–2 | Dallas Stars (2005–06) | 21–16–6 |
44 | L | January 19, 2006 | 2–3 | @ Calgary Flames (2005–06) | 21–17–6 |
45 | L | January 21, 2006 | 2–6 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) | 21–18–6 |
46 | L | January 23, 2006 | 3–7 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) | 21–19–6 |
47 | W | January 25, 2006 | 5–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) | 22–19–6 |
48 | L | January 26, 2006 | 0–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) | 22–20–6 |
49 | W | January 28, 2006 | 4–3 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) | 23–20–6 |
50 | L | January 31, 2006 | 2–8 | Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) | 23–21–6 |
51 | L | February 2, 2006 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) | 23–22–6 |
52 | W | February 4, 2006 | 2–0 | Boston Bruins (2005–06) | 24–22–6 |
53 | W | February 5, 2006 | 5–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) | 25–22–6 |
54 | L | February 7, 2006 | 2–3 OT | Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) | 25–22–7 |
55 | W | February 9, 2006 | 3–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) | 26–22–7 |
56 | L | February 11, 2006 | 1–2 SO | Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) | 26–22–8 |
57 | W | February 28, 2006 | 5–3 | @ New York Islanders (2005–06) | 27–22–8 |
58 | W | March 2, 2006 | 1–0 | @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) | 28–22–8 |
59 | W | March 4, 2006 | 6–2 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) | 29–22–8 |
60 | L | March 6, 2006 | 4–5 SO | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) | 29–22–9 |
61 | L | March 7, 2006 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) | 29–23–9 |
62 | W | March 9, 2006 | 3–0 | @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) | 30–23–9 |
63 | W | March 11, 2006 | 1–0 | New York Rangers (2005–06) | 31–23–9 |
64 | L | March 13, 2006 | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) | 31–24–9 |
65 | L | March 16, 2006 | 1–5 | Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) | 31–25–9 |
66 | L | March 18, 2006 | 4–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) | 31–26–9 |
67 | W | March 20, 2006 | 4–2 | @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) | 32–26–9 |
68 | L | March 21, 2006 | 1–3 | @ New York Islanders (2005–06) | 32–27–9 |
69 | W | March 23, 2006 | 5–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) | 33–27–9 |
70 | W | March 25, 2006 | 6–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) | 34–27–9 |
71 | W | March 26, 2006 | 6–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) | 35–27–9 |
72 | W | March 28, 2006 | 2–0 | New York Islanders (2005–06) | 36–27–9 |
73 | W | March 30, 2006 | 3–2 OT | Washington Capitals (2005–06) | 37–27–9 |
74 | W | April 1, 2006 | 2–0 | Boston Bruins (2005–06) | 38–27–9 |
75 | W | April 4, 2006 | 5–3 | Boston Bruins (2005–06) | 39–27–9 |
76 | W | April 6, 2006 | 5–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) | 40–27–9 |
77 | L | April 8, 2006 | 2–3 | New Jersey Devils (2005–06) | 40–28–9 |
78 | W | April 10, 2006 | 3–2 | Ottawa Senators (2005–06) | 41–28–9 |
79 | L | April 12, 2006 | 1–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) | 41–29–9 |
80 | W | April 13, 2006 | 4–3 | @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) | 42–29–9 |
81 | L | April 15, 2006 | 2–4 | Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) | 42–30–9 |
82 | L | April 18, 2006 | 3–4 | New Jersey Devils (2005–06) | 42–31–9 |
Playoffs
The Canadiens placed 3rd in the Northeast division, and seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens played the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in the first round and lost four games to two. The Canadiens were winning 2–0 in the series when Saku Koivu sustained a serious injury to his left eye. Hurricanes forward Justin Williams attempted to lift Koivu's stick but instead struck him in the eye. Koivu was rushed to the hospital, where he would remain overnight and for the remainder of the playoffs. Koivu remained out of the lineup for the rest of the series and underwent surgery to repair a detached retina during the off-season.
Date | Home | Score | Visitors | Score | Notes |
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April 22 | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 6 | |
April 24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 6 | (OT) |
April 26 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | (OT) |
April 28 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 3 | |
April 30 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | |
May 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | (OT) |
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev | 69 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 76 |
Koivu, SakuSaku Koivu | 72 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 70 |
Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder | 81 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 40 |
Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro | 79 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 36 |
Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov | 67 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 74 |
Bulis, JanJan Bulis | 73 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 50 |
Souray, SheldonSheldon Souray | 75 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 116 |
Higgins, ChristopherChristopher Higgins | 80 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 26 |
Rivet, CraigCraig Rivet | 82 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 109 |
Zednik, RichardRichard Zednik | 67 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 48 |
Goaltending
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Huet, CristobalCristobal Huet | 36 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2.20 |
Theodore, JoseJose Theodore | 38 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3.46 |
Aebischer, DavidDavid Aebischer | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 |
Danis, YannYann Danis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.69 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Roster
2005–06 Montreal Canadiens roster | ||||||
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See also
References
- ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
- ↑ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.