2005–06 Montreal Canadiens season

2005–06 Montreal Canadiens
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 (interim) (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)

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.

Offseason

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

Northeast Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
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

^[1] 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.

Eastern Conference^[2]
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
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
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
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
Alex Kovalev	69	23	42	65	76
Saku Koivu	72	17	45	62	70
Michael Ryder	81	30	25	55	40
Mike Ribeiro	79	16	35	51	36
Andrei Markov	67	10	36	46	74
Jan Bulis	73	20	20	40	50
Sheldon Souray	75	12	27	39	116
Chris Higgins	80	23	15	38	26
Craig Rivet	82	7	27	34	109
Richard Zednik	67	16	14	30	48

Goaltending

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Cristobal Huet	36	18	11	4	7	2.20
Jose Theodore	38	17	15	5	0	3.46
David Aebischer	7	4	3	0	0	3.73
Yann 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

Goaltenders:

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

11 – Saku Koivu – C
14 – Radek Bonk
22 – Steve Begin
35 – Tomas Plekanec
38 – Jan Bulis
40 – Maxim Lapierre
57 – Garth Murray
71 – Mike Ribeiro

General Manager and Head Coach: Bob Gainey •

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	5	Carey Price	Canada	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2	45	Guillaume Latendresse	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
4	121	Juraj Mikus	Slovakia	HK 36 Skalica Jr. (Slovakia)
5	130	Mathieu Aubin	Canada	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
6	190	Matt D'Agostini	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
7	200	Sergei Kostitsyn	Belarus	HK Gomel (Extraleague)
7	229	Philippe Paquet	Canada	Salisbury School (USHS-CT)

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.

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[nhl-standings-2006-1] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.

[2] "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

Montreal Canadiens seasons
1900s	1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

2005–06 NHL season
Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Northeast	Boston Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Southeast	Atlanta Carolina Florida Tampa Bay Washington
Central	Chicago Columbus Detroit Nashville St. Louis
Northwest	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Minnesota Vancouver
Pacific	Anaheim Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose
See also	West Coast Express Draft Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions