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Montreal 3, Minnesota 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play Conversation

	1	2	3	OT	T
MON(42-31-9)	2	0	1	0	3
MIN(38-36-8)	1	1	1	1	4

Final

OT

8:00 PM ET, December 17, 2005

Xcel Energy Center

St. Paul, Minnesota

THREE STARS

K. Foster
Wild (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

B. Rolston
Wild (RW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 2

D. Roloson
Wild (G )

Saves: 30
Save Pct.: .909

Game Information
Arena: Xcel Energy Center Location: St. Paul, Minnesota	Referees: DennisLaRue, ChrisRooney Linesmen: MarkShewchyk, MarkWheler
Attendance: 18,568 (102.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Montreal

Minnesota

Total Shots
	33
	28

PIM
	34
	19

Hits
	10
	6

Giveaways
	6
	11

Takeaways
	5
	11

Faceoffs Won
	42
	36

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:39		Andrei Markov (4) Unassisted	Montreal 1-0
14:33		Brian Rolston (14) Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Filip Kuba	Game tied 1-1
17:58		Richard Zednik (9) Assists: Craig Rivet, Saku Koivu	Montreal 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:57		Andrei Markov: 2 Minutes for Hooking Randy Robitaille
7:56		Mikko Koivu: 2 Minutes for Hooking
10:26		Steve Begin: 5 Minutes for Boarding Wes Walz
10:29		Alex Henry: 5 Minutes for Fighting Steve Begin
10:29		Steve Begin: 5 Minutes for Fighting Alex Henry
10:29		Steve Begin: 10-Minute Game Misconduct
11:59		Todd White: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Andrei Markov
14:14		Randy Robitaille: 2 Minutes for Tripping Christopher Higgins

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
7:13		Todd White (6) Assists: Brian Rolston, Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Game tied 2-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:36		Christopher Higgins: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Dwayne Roloson
15:26		Sheldon Souray: 2 Minutes for Roughing Brent Burns
15:48		Marian Gaborik: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Cristobal Huet
19:23		Saku Koivu: 2 Minutes for Hooking Marc Chouinard

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:33		Michael Ryder (15) Assists: Jan Bulis, Mike Ribeiro	Montreal 3-2
14:15		Brian Rolston (15) (Power Play) Assists: Alexandre Daigle, Randy Robitaille	Game tied 3-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
7:24		Willie Mitchell: 2 Minutes for Hooking Richard Zednik
8:50		Marc Chouinard: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Sheldon Souray
10:50		Richard Zednik: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Willie Mitchell
13:31		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Hooking Todd White
18:54		Randy Robitaille: 2 Minutes for Tripping

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:13		Kurtis Foster (5) (Power Play) Assists: Brian Rolston, Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Minnesota 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:14		Michael Ryder: 2 Minutes for Hooking Randy Robitaille

Player Summary

Montreal Canadiens												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Begin LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	0	0	0	5	3:05	0:00	1:17	1:48	0	2	00.0
F. Bouillon D	0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	27	21:22	3:11	3:06	15:05	0	0	00.0
J. Bulis LW	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	29	21:33	4:08	4:41	12:44	0	1	00.0
P. Dagenais RW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:38	3:25	0:41	7:32	6	4	60.0
M. Dandenault RW	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	28	21:09	1:10	4:59	15:00	0	0	00.0
C. Higgins LW	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	28	16:41	2:35	2:39	11:27	3	1	75.0
S. Koivu C	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	31	21:28	2:42	3:49	12:58	19	12	61.3
M. Komisarek D	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	19	13:56	0:34	3:19	10:03	0	0	00.0
A. Markov D	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	30	22:34	5:23	3:08	14:03	0	0	00.0
G. Murray C	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	11:43	0:36	3:22	7:45	7	7	50.0
A. Perezhogin RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	4:42	0:05	0:00	4:37	0	0	00.0
T. Plekanec C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1:01	0:00	0:19	0:42	0	1	00.0
M. Ribeiro C	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	22:05	4:38	1:00	16:27	7	8	46.7
C. Rivet D	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	31	22:17	4:11	3:43	14:23	0	0	00.0
M. Ryder RW	1	0	-1	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	28	19:08	4:24	0:54	13:50	0	0	00.0
S. Souray D	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	28	22:25	3:42	5:47	10:57	0	0	00.0
N. Sundstrom RW	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	28	18:51	0:27	5:59	10:26	0	0	00.0
R. Zednik RW	1	0	2	6	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	27	19:17	5:15	0:31	13:31	0	0	00.0
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Streit									Flu
A Kastsitsyn									Healthy

Minnesota Wild												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
P. Bouchard C	0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	29	17:57	5:15	1:24	11:18	0	0	00.0
B. Burns D	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	11:29	2:34	0:44	8:11	0	0	00.0
M. Chouinard C	0	0	-1	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	32	20:00	5:14	3:16	11:30	15	8	65.2
A. Daigle RW	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	10:40	2:42	0:32	7:26	0	0	00.0
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	13:21	0:39	2:28	10:14	0	1	00.0
K. Foster D	1	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	42	28:42	9:21	3:29	15:52	0	0	00.0
M. Gaborik RW	0	0	-1	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	25	17:12	5:36	0:41	10:55	0	0	00.0
A. Henry D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	5	0	0	0	16	9:23	0:30	0:53	8:00	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	23	12:01	2:08	1:16	8:37	2	10	16.7
F. Kuba D	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	39	24:13	1:30	5:17	17:26	0	0	00.0
W. Mitchell D	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	34	21:01	0:41	3:47	16:33	0	0	00.0
R. Robitaille C	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	4	0	2	1	21	14:56	5:32	0:30	8:54	5	7	41.7
B. Rolston RW	2	2	2	6	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	41	27:48	9:30	4:36	13:42	4	3	57.1
N. Schultz D	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	28	15:59	1:00	4:29	10:30	0	0	00.0
D. Tjarnqvist D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7:30	1:47	1:13	4:30	0	0	00.0
S. Veilleux LW	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	6:55	1:05	0:10	5:40	0	0	00.0
W. Walz C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2:41	0:01	0:33	2:07	0	3	00.0
T. White C	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	34	19:04	4:30	3:39	10:55	10	10	50.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Zyuzin									Healthy
D Boogard									Healthy
K Wanvig									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Huet	28	4	24	.857	63:07	0

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
D. Roloson	33	3	30	.909	63:10	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Montreal	15	5	12	1	33
Minnesota	4	14	6	4	28

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Montreal	0 of 0
Minnesota	2 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Saturday, December 17th

Pittsburgh	3	Final
Buffalo	4

New Jersey	1	Final
Carolina	4

Colorado	4	Final
NY Islanders	5

Toronto	2	Final
Ottawa	8

Florida	1	Final
Atlanta	2

Detroit	6	Final
Tampa Bay	3

Philadelphia	5	Final
St. Louis	2

Columbus	3	Final
Nashville	7

Montreal	3	Final
Minnesota	4	OT

Boston	0	Final
Calgary	3

Edmonton	5	Final
Vancouver	4	OT

Phoenix	1	Final
Los Angeles	4

ESPN NHL

Montreal 3, Minnesota 4

Final

OT

NHL Scores

Saturday, December 17th