2005–06 Montreal Canadiens season

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 Quarterfinals by the Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 2.

2005–06 Montreal Canadiens
Division3rd Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
2005–06 record42–31–9
Home record24–13–4
Road record18–18–5
Goals for243
Goals against247
Team information
General managerBob Gainey
CoachClaude Julien (Oct–Jan)
Bob Gainey (interim) (Jan–Apr)
CaptainSaku Koivu
Alternate captainsAlexei Kovalev
Craig Rivet
Sheldon Souray (Oct–Jan)
Richard Zednik (Oct–Jan)
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance21,273 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Hamilton Bulldogs
Long Beach Ice Dogs
Team leaders
GoalsMichael Ryder (30)
AssistsSaku Koivu (45)
PointsAlexei Kovalev (65)
Penalty minutesMike Komisarek
Sheldon Souray (116)
Plus/minusAndrei Markov (+13)
WinsCristobal Huet (18)
Goals against averageCristobal Huet (2.20)

Offseason

Regular season

Claude Julien started the season as coach but was fired and replaced on an interim basis by manager Bob Gainey.[1] 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
11Ottawa Senators8252219314211113
24Buffalo Sabres8252246281239110
37Montreal Canadiens824231924324793
49Toronto Maple Leafs824133825727090
513Boston Bruins8229371623026674

[2] 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[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa SenatorsNE8252219314211113
2 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE8252228294260112
3 Y- New Jersey DevilsAT8246279242229101
4 X- Buffalo SabresNE8252246242239110
5 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT82452611267259101
6 X- New York RangersAT82442612257215100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE824231924324793
8 X- Tampa Bay LightningSE824333625226092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE824133825727090
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE824133828127590
11 Florida PanthersSE8237341124025785
12 New York IslandersAT823640623027878
13 Boston BruinsNE8229371623026674
14 Washington CapitalsSE8229411223730670
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8222461424431658

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

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.

Schedule and results

Regular season
2005–06 regular season[4]
October: 8–3–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 5–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 5, 20052–1@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 6, 20054–3 OT@ New York Rangers (2005–06)2–0–0Recap
3WOctober 8, 20055–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)3–0–0Recap
4LOctober 11, 20052–4Ottawa Senators (2005–06)3–1–0Recap
5WOctober 12, 20052–0@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)4–1–0Recap
6LOctober 15, 20052–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)4–2–0Recap
7WOctober 18, 20054–3Boston Bruins (2005–06)5–2–0Recap
8WOctober 22, 20054–3New York Islanders (2005–06)6–2–0Recap
9WOctober 25, 20053–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2005–06)7–2–0Recap
10LOctober 27, 20053–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)7–2–1Recap
11LOctober 29, 20052–5New York Rangers (2005–06)7–3–1Recap
12WOctober 31, 20054–1@ New York Rangers (2005–06)8–3–1Recap
November: 6–4–3 (home: 5–1–1; road: 1–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13WNovember 1, 20055–4 OTFlorida Panthers (2005–06)9–3–1Recap
14WNovember 4, 20053–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)10–3–1Recap
15WNovember 5, 20053–2Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)11–3–1Recap
16WNovember 8, 20053–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)12–3–1Recap
17LNovember 10, 20052–3 SO@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)12–3–2Recap
18LNovember 12, 20054–5 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)12–3–3Recap
19WNovember 15, 20054–3 OTFlorida Panthers (2005–06)13–3–3Recap
20LNovember 18, 20053–5@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)13–4–3Recap
21LNovember 19, 20051–5Washington Capitals (2005–06)13–5–3Recap
22WNovember 22, 20053–2 SOAtlanta Thrashers (2005–06)14–5–3Recap
23LNovember 25, 20051–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)14–6–3Recap
24LNovember 26, 20053–4 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)14–6–4Recap
25LNovember 29, 20050–4@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)14–7–4Recap
December: 4–6–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–5–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26LDecember 1, 20052–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (2005–06)14–7–5Recap
27WDecember 3, 20053–2Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)15–7–5Recap
28LDecember 10, 20053–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)15–8–5Recap
29WDecember 13, 20055–2Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)16–8–5Recap
30LDecember 15, 20053–5@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)16–9–5Recap
31LDecember 17, 20053–4 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)16–9–6Recap
32WDecember 20, 20054–3 SOOttawa Senators (2005–06)17–9–6Recap
33LDecember 23, 20052–4@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)17–10–6Recap
34LDecember 26, 20050–4@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)17–11–6Recap
35WDecember 28, 20054–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)18–11–6Recap
36LDecember 30, 20051–2@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)18–12–6Recap
37LDecember 31, 20053–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)18–13–6Recap
January: 5–8–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–6–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38LJanuary 3, 20064–6Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)18–14–6Recap
39LJanuary 5, 20064–5@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)18–15–6Recap
40WJanuary 7, 20064–1Ottawa Senators (2005–06)19–15–6Recap
41LJanuary 11, 20061–2@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)19–16–6Recap
42WJanuary 14, 20066–2San Jose Sharks (2005–06)20–16–6Recap
43WJanuary 16, 20064–2Dallas Stars (2005–06)21–16–6Recap
44LJanuary 19, 20062–3@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)21–17–6Recap
45LJanuary 21, 20062–6@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)21–18–6Recap
46LJanuary 23, 20063–7@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)21–19–6Recap
47WJanuary 25, 20065–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)22–19–6Recap
48LJanuary 26, 20060–3@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)22–20–6Recap
49WJanuary 28, 20064–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)23–20–6Recap
50LJanuary 31, 20062–8Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)23–21–6Recap
February: 4–1–2 (home: 2–0–2; road: 2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
51LFebruary 2, 20061–3@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)23–22–6Recap
52WFebruary 4, 20062–0Boston Bruins (2005–06)24–22–6Recap
53WFebruary 5, 20065–0Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)25–22–6Recap
54LFebruary 7, 20062–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (2005–06)25–22–7Recap
55WFebruary 9, 20063–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)26–22–7Recap
56LFebruary 11, 20061–2 SOAtlanta Thrashers (2005–06)26–22–8Recap
57WFebruary 28, 20065–3@ New York Islanders (2005–06)27–22–8Recap
March: 10–5–1 (home: 5–3–0; road: 5–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
58WMarch 2, 20061–0@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)28–22–8Recap
59WMarch 4, 20066–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)29–22–8Recap
60LMarch 6, 20064–5 SO@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)29–22–9Recap
61LMarch 7, 20063–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)29–23–9Recap
62WMarch 9, 20063–0@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)30–23–9Recap
63WMarch 11, 20061–0New York Rangers (2005–06)31–23–9Recap
64LMarch 13, 20061–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)31–24–9Recap
65LMarch 16, 20061–5Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)31–25–9Recap
66LMarch 18, 20064–5Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)31–26–9Recap
67WMarch 20, 20064–2@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)32–26–9Recap
68LMarch 21, 20061–3@ New York Islanders (2005–06)32–27–9Recap
69WMarch 23, 20065–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)33–27–9Recap
70WMarch 25, 20066–2Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)34–27–9Recap
71WMarch 26, 20066–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)35–27–9Recap
72WMarch 28, 20062–0New York Islanders (2005–06)36–27–9Recap
73WMarch 30, 20063–2 OTWashington Capitals (2005–06)37–27–9Recap
April: 5–4–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
74WApril 1, 20062–0Boston Bruins (2005–06)38–27–9Recap
75WApril 4, 20065–3Boston Bruins (2005–06)39–27–9Recap
76WApril 6, 20065–3@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)40–27–9Recap
77LApril 8, 20062–3New Jersey Devils (2005–06)40–28–9Recap
78WApril 10, 20063–2Ottawa Senators (2005–06)41–28–9Recap
79LApril 12, 20061–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)41–29–9Recap
80WApril 13, 20064–3@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)42–29–9Recap
81LApril 15, 20062–4Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)42–30–9Recap
82LApril 18, 20063–4New Jersey Devils (2005–06)42–31–9Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes – Hurricanes win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 22, 20066–1@ Carolina HurricanesCanadiens lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 24, 20066–5 OT@ Carolina HurricanesCanadiens lead 2–0Recap
3LApril 26, 20061–2 OTCarolina HurricanesCanadiens lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 28, 20062–3Carolina HurricanesSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LApril 30, 20061–2@ Carolina HurricanesHurricanes lead 3–2Recap
6LMay 2, 20061–2 OTCarolina HurricanesHurricanes win 4–2Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring
  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
27Alexei KovalevRW69234265−176643734
11Saku KoivuC72174562170302212
73Michael RyderRW81302555−5406235−40
71Mike RibeiroLW79163551−636602210
79Andrei MarkovD671036461374601124
38Jan BulisLW73202040250611212
44Sheldon SourayD75122739−111166325−18
21Chris HigginsC80231538−1266134−30
52Craig RivetD8272734−5109602202
20Richard ZednikRW67161430−248620204
35Tomas PlekanecLW6792029432604426
22Steve BeginC7611122391132000−12
51Francis BouillonD6731922−6346123010
14Radek BonkC6161521−3526202−12
25Mathieu DandenaultD8251520883603314
42Alexander PerezhoginRW6791019538611224
37Niklas SundstromRW556915−630503334
26Pierre DagenaisRW325712−516——————
32Mark StreitD482911−628100000
57Garth MurrayC36516−244600020
8Mike KomisarekD71246−11166000210
47Aaron Downey†RW25145250100000
46Andrei KostitsynRW1221312——————
86Jonathan FerlandRW7101−22——————
60Jose Theodore‡G380112——————
30David Aebischer†G70000——————
64Jean-Philippe CoteD800024——————
75Yann DanisG60000——————
39Cristobal HuetG36000060000
3Raitis IvanansD4000−19——————
40Maxim LapierreC1000−10——————
24Todd Simpson†D6000014——————

Goaltending
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
39Cristobal Huet36181141008772.20.92972103624212152.33.9290386
60Jose Theodore‡381715510251223.46.88102114—————————
30David Aebischer†7430240263.73.8920418—————————
75Yann Danis6320152142.69.9081312—————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Cristobal Huet [5]
League
(in-season)		 NHL Defensive Player of the Week Cristobal Huet (March 6) [6]
Cristobal Huet (April 3) [7]
Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Steve Begin [8]
Molson Cup Saku Koivu [9]

Transactions

The Canadiens were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[10]

Trades
Date Details Ref
July 30, 2005 To New York Rangers
2nd-round pick in 2005
3rd-round pick in 2005		 To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2005		 [11]
September 30, 2005 To New York Rangers
Marcel Hossa		 To Montreal Canadiens
Garth Murray		 [12]
March 8, 2006 To Colorado Avalanche
Jose Theodore		 To Montreal Canadiens
David Aebischer		 [13]
March 9, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
6th-round pick in 2006		 To Montreal Canadiens
Todd Simpson		 [14]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)Pete VandermeerDetroit Red Wings1-yearFree agency[15]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03)Mathieu DandenaultDetroit Red Wings4-yearFree agency[16]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)Johnathan AitkenVancouver Canucks1-yearFree agency[17]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07)Jeff PaulWashington Capitals1-yearFree agency[18]
December 8, 2005 (2005-12-08)Francis LemieuxHamilton Bulldogs (AHL)3-yearFree agency[19]
January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)Andre BenoitHamilton Bulldogs (AHL)3-yearFree agency[20]
January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23)Aaron DowneySt. Louis BluesWaivers[21]
March 2, 2006 (2006-03-02)James SanfordHamilton Bulldogs (AHL)2-yearFree agency[22]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)Marc-Andre ThinelDragons de Rouen (Ligue Magnus)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 2][25]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03)Patrice BriseboisColorado AvalancheFree agency (III)[26]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)Jason WardNew York RangersFree agency (UFA)[27]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)Karl DykhuisAdler Mannheim (DEL)Free agency (III)[28]
August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)Gavin MorganEHC Basel (NLA)Free agency (VI)[29]
Matt ShasbyAlaska Aces (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[30]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)Christian LarriveeLong Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[31]
November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)Ron HainseyColumbus Blue JacketsWaivers[32]
June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07)Niklas SundstromModo Hockey (SHL)Free agency[33]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28)Jimmy Bonneau3-yearEntry-level[34]
Maxim Lapierre3-yearEntry-level[34]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)Francis Bouillon1-yearRe-signing[15]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03)Alexei Kovalev4-yearRe-signing[16]
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)Pierre Dagenais1-yearRe-signing[35]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)Jaroslav Halak3-yearEntry-level[36]
Mike Komisarek1-yearRe-signing[36]
Mike Ribeiro1-yearRe-signing[36]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12)Jan Bulis1-yearRe-signing[37]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)Marcel Hossa1-yearRe-signing[38]
Saku Koivu1-yearRe-signing[39]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)Tomas Plekanec1-yearRe-signing[17]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24)Mark Streit1-yearEntry-level[40]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)Andrei Markov2-yearRe-signing[41]
September 2, 2005 (2005-09-02)Jose Theodore3-yearRe-signing[42]
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)Michael Ryder1-yearRe-signing[43]
February 11, 2006 (2006-02-11)Saku Koivu3-yearExtension[44]
March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25)Kyle Chipchura3-yearEntry-level[45]
May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)Loic Lacasse3-yearEntry-level[46]
Greg Stewart3-yearEntry-level[46]
June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05)Steve Begin3-yearRe-signing[47]
Aaron Downey1-yearRe-signing[47]
Garth Murray2-yearRe-signing[48]
June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07)Mark Streit2-yearRe-signing[49]

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)
15Carey Price CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
245Guillaume Latendresse CanadaDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
4121Juraj Mikus SlovakiaHK 36 Skalica Jr. (Slovakia)
5130Mathieu Aubin CanadaLewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
6190Matt D'Agostini CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
7200Sergei Kostitsyn BelarusHK Gomel (Belarusian Extraleague)
7229Philippe Paquet CanadaSalisbury School (USHS-CT)

See also

Notes
  1. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[23]
  2. Montreal retained Thinel’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[24]

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