7:30 PM ET, April 30, 2006
PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
C. Ward (Hurricanes - G): Saves: 30, Save Pct.: .968

A. Kovalev (Canadiens - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0


M. Cullen (Hurricanes - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Final
Carolina won 4-2
| Game 1: Saturday, April 22nd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 6 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 1 | |
| Preview »Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 2: Monday, April 24th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 6 | Final 2OT |
| Hurricanes | 5 | |
| Preview »Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 3: Wednesday, April 26th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 2 | Final OT |
| Canadiens | 1 | |
| Preview »Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 4: Friday, April 28th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 3 | Final |
| Canadiens | 2 | |
| Preview »Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 5: Sunday, April 30th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 1 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 2 | |
| Preview »Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 6: Tuesday, May 2nd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 2 | Final OT |
| Canadiens | 1 | |
| Preview »Recap »Boxscore » | ||
7:30 PM ET, April 30, 2006
PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| MTL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| CAR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | M Ryder 5 | M Ryder 2 | T Plekanec 4 |
| CAR | E Staal 28 | R Brind'Amour 12 | E Staal 19 |
C. Ward (Hurricanes - G): Saves: 30, Save Pct.: .968

A. Kovalev (Canadiens - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0


M. Cullen (Hurricanes - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Doug Weight |
| 0:06 | Carolina | Takeaway by Eric Staal |
| 0:06 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Eric Staal(Wristshot) |
| 0:11 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Josef Vasicek(Snapshot) |
| 0:12 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:12 | Montreal | Radek Bonk won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 0:37 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Matt Cullen(Slapshot) |
| 1:17 | Carolina | Giveaway by Rod Brind'Amour |
| 1:19 | Montreal | Shot missed by Aaron Downey(Wide of Net) |
| 1:33 | Montreal | Shot blocked by Mike Komisarek |
| 1:44 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Cory Stillman(Slapshot) |
| 1:51 | Carolina | Shot missed by Kevyn Adams(Wide of Net) |
| 1:57 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Alexei Kovalev(Wristshot) |
| 2:58 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Christopher Higgins(Wristshot) |
| 3:00 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:00 | Carolina | Doug Weight won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec |
| 3:42 | Carolina | Shot blocked by Kevyn Adams |
| 3:46 | Montreal | Shot missed by Andrei Markov(Wide of Net) |
| 4:00 | Montreal | Shot blocked by Andrei Markov |
| 4:01 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Doug Weight(Slapshot) |
| 4:05 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Cory Stillman(Snapshot) |
| 4:06 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:06 | Montreal | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 4:18 | Montreal | Penalty to Sheldon Souray 2 minutes for High Sticking Justin Williams |
| 4:18 | Carolina | Power play - Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Radek Bonk |
| 4:27 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Steve Begin |
| 4:27 | Carolina | Goal scored by Eric Staal assisted by Cory Stillman AND Rod Brind'Amour |
| 4:56 | Carolina | Shot blocked by Mark Recchi |
| 5:01 | Montreal | Shot missed by Steve Begin(Wide of Net) |
| 5:09 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 5:09 | Carolina | Doug Weight won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec |
| 5:13 | Montreal | Penalty to Mathieu Dandenault 2 minutes for Hooking Josef Vasicek |
| 5:13 | Carolina | Power play - Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Radek Bonk |
| 6:13 | Montreal | Shorthanded - Radek Bonk won faceoff against Doug Weight |
| 6:13 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 6:32 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Mark Recchi(Wristshot) |
| 7:07 | Montreal | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Christopher Higgins(Wraparound) |
| 7:34 | Montreal | Shot missed by Mike Ribeiro(Wide of Net) |
| 7:51 | Carolina | Takeaway by Chad LaRose |
| 8:31 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Mathieu Dandenault(Slapshot) |
| 8:39 | Carolina | Penalty to Bret Hedican 2 minutes for Interference Radek Bonk |
| 8:39 | Montreal | Power play - Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 8:42 | Montreal | Power play - Shot missed by Sheldon Souray(Over Net) |
| 8:45 | Montreal | Power play - Shot on goal by Alexei Kovalev(Wristshot) |
| 10:12 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Shot missed by Justin Williams(Wide of Net) |
| 10:37 | Montreal | Power play - Radek Bonk won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 10:37 | Carolina | Stoppage - Offside |
| 10:48 | Montreal | Shot blocked by Andrei Markov |
| 11:24 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Doug Weight |
| 11:24 | Carolina | Stoppage - Puck in the Crowd |
| 11:30 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Tomas Plekanec(Snapshot) |
| 11:38 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Tomas Plekanec(Snapshot) |
| 11:55 | Carolina | Takeaway by Ray Whitney |
| 12:24 | Carolina | Takeaway by Glen Wesley |
| 12:42 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Niclas Wallin(Wristshot) |
| 12:44 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Steve Begin |
| 12:44 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 12:50 | Montreal | Takeaway by Andrei Markov |
| 13:08 | Carolina | Stoppage - Offside |
| 13:08 | Montreal | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 13:49 | Carolina | Giveaway by Bret Hedican |
| 14:18 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Mike Komisarek(Slapshot) |
| 15:25 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Ray Whitney(Slapshot) |
| 15:49 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal(Wide of Net) |
| 15:52 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Ray Whitney(Wristshot) |
| 16:04 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Craig Rivet(Wristshot) |
| 16:05 | Carolina | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 16:05 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Steve Begin |
| 16:49 | Montreal | Giveaway by Christopher Higgins |
| 17:25 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 17:25 | Montreal | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 17:38 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro |
| 17:38 | Carolina | Stoppage - Icing |
| 18:07 | Carolina | Giveaway by Rod Brind'Amour |
| 18:35 | Carolina | Shot blocked by Aaron Ward |
| 18:39 | Carolina | Stoppage - High Stick |
| 18:39 | Carolina | Kevyn Adams won faceoff against Radek Bonk |
| 19:02 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Garth Murray(Deflection) |
| 19:11 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Kevyn Adams(Snapshot) |
| 19:48 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal(Wide of Net) |
| 19:58 | Montreal | Shot blocked by Mike Komisarek |

