Montréal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Saturday, December 17, 2005 · Xcel Energy Center

MontréalCanadiensAway

3–4

Final/OT

SOG 33–28

MinnesotaWildHome

Game summary

The Minnesota Wild beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime on Saturday, December 17, 2005 at Xcel Energy Center. The Canadiens outshot the Wild 33-28.

Brian Rolston scored twice. Andrei Markov, Richard Zednik, Todd White, Michael Ryder and Kurtis Foster also scored.

Dwayne Roloson made 30 saves on 33 shots for the win; Cristobal Huet stopped 24 of 28.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
MTL	2	0	1	0	3	33
MIN	1	1	1	1	4	28

Scoring

1st period

Andrei Markov (4)Unassisted1–000:39 MTL
Brian Rolston (14)Pierre-Marc Bouchard (17), Filip Kuba (8)1–114:33 MIN
Richard Zednik (9)Craig Rivet (9), Saku Koivu (19)2–117:58 MTL

2nd period

Todd White (6)Brian Rolston (14), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (18)2–207:13 MIN

3rd period

Michael Ryder (15)Jan Bulis (6), Mike Ribeiro (18)3–204:33 MTL
Brian Rolston (15)Alexandre Daigle (17), Randy Robitaille (12)3–314:15 MIN · PPG

OT period

Kurtis Foster (5)Brian Rolston (15), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (19)3–403:13 MIN · PPG

Team stats

MTLMIN

33Shots on goal28

54%Faceoff %46%

0/6Power play2/9

34Penalty minutes19

10Hits6

13Blocked shots10

6Giveaways11

5Takeaways11

Penalties

1st 02:57Andrei Markov · hooking2 min
1st 07:56Mikko Koivu · hooking2 min
1st 10:29Alex Henry · fighting5 min
1st 10:29Steve Begin · boarding5 min
1st 10:29Steve Begin · fighting5 min
1st 10:29Steve Begin · game misconduct10 min
1st 11:59Todd White · high sticking2 min
1st 14:14Randy Robitaille · tripping2 min
2nd 01:36Chris Higgins · interference goalkeeper2 min
2nd 15:26Sheldon Souray · roughing2 min
2nd 15:48Marian Gaborik · interference goalkeeper2 min
2nd 19:23Saku Koivu · hooking2 min
3rd 07:24Willie Mitchell · hooking2 min
3rd 08:50Marc Chouinard · high sticking2 min
3rd 10:50Richard Zednik · holding the stick2 min
3rd 13:31Mike Komisarek · hooking2 min
3rd 18:54Randy Robitaille · tripping2 min
OT 01:14Michael Ryder · hooking2 min

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

11Saku KoivuC	0	1	1	+2	1	0	0	2	61	21:28
20Richard ZednikR	1	0	1	+2	6	1	0	2	–	19:17
38Jan BulisC	0	1	1	+3	3	2	0	0	–	21:33
71Mike RibeiroC	0	1	1	-1	3	0	0	0	47	22:05
73Michael RyderR	1	0	1	-1	5	0	0	2	–	19:08
52Craig RivetD	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	22:17
79Andrei MarkovD	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	2	–	22:34
21Chris HigginsL	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	2	75	16:41
22Steve BeginL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	–	03:05
25Mathieu DandenaultR	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	–	21:09
26Pierre DagenaisR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	60	11:38
35Tomas PlekanecC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	01:01
37Niklas SundstromR	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	18:51
42Alexander PerezhoginR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	04:42
57Garth MurrayC	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	50	11:43
8Mike KomisarekD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	–	13:56
44Sheldon SourayD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	2	–	22:25
51Francis BouillonD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	3	0	–	21:22

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
39Cristobal HuetG	O	28	24	4	.857	63:07
60Jose TheodoreG		0	0	0	–	–

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters

12Brian RolstonR	2	2	4	+2	6	1	1	0	57	27:48
96Pierre-Marc BouchardC	0	3	3	+2	1	0	0	0	–	17:57
9Alexandre DaigleR	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	–	10:40
25Randy RobitailleC	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	42	14:56
28Todd WhiteC	1	0	1	+1	3	0	0	2	50	19:04
17Filip KubaD	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	24:13
26Kurtis FosterD	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	–	28:42
10Marian GaborikR	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	2	–	17:12
11Pascal DupuisR	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	–	13:21
19Stephane VeilleuxL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	–	06:55
21Mikko KoivuC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	2	17	12:01
32Marc ChouinardC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	2	2	65	20:00
37Wes WalzC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	02:41
2Willie MitchellD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	–	21:01
8Brent BurnsD	0	0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	–	11:29
34Daniel TjarnqvistD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	07:30
36Alex HenryD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	–	09:23
55Nick SchultzD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	–	15:59

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Dwayne RolosonG	W	33	30	3	.909	63:10
35Manny FernandezG		0	0	0	–	–