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Bob
Gainey

Coach

Claude
Julien

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Saku
Koivu

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Cristobal Huet

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TEAM	GP Games played - Number of games the team has played	W Wins - Games the team has won, either in regulation or in overtime	L Losses - Games the team has lost in regulation	OTL Overtime losses - Games lost in overtime	PTS Points - Team points, calculated from W, L, T, OTL and SOL; used to determine standings	GF Goals for - Number of goals the team has scored	GA Goals against - Number of goals scored against the team
Ottawa Senators	82	52	21	9	113	314	211
Buffalo Sabres	82	52	24	6	110	281	239
Montreal Canadiens	82	42	31	9	93	243	247
Toronto Maple Leafs	82	41	33	8	90	257	270
Boston Bruins	82	29	37	16	74	230	266

Roster 32 PLAYERS

TOMAS
PLEKANEC

STEVE
BÉGIN

AARON
DOWNEY

ANDREI
MARKOV

SAKU
KOIVU

YANN
DANIS

Season's leaders see the complete stats

#	SKATERS	GP Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice	G Goals - Number of goals the player has scored	A Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in	PTS Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
27	Alex Kovalev	69	23	42	65
11	Saku Koivu	72	17	45	62
73	Michael Ryder	81	30	25	55
71	Mike Ribeiro	79	16	35	51
79	Andrei Markov	67	10	36	46

#	#1 GOALIE	GP Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice	RECORD Record - Goalie record (W-L-T)	SO Shutouts - Number of games where the goaltender has not allowed a goal	GAA Goals against average - Mean goals-per-game scored on the goaltender
39	Cristobal Huet	36	18-11-0	7	2.20

Season results

DATE	AWAY		HOME

5/10/2005	MTL 2	vs	BOS 1
6/10/2005	MTL 4	vs	NYR 3
8/10/2005	MTL 5	vs	TOR 4
11/10/2005	OTT 4	vs	MTL 2
12/10/2005	MTL 2	vs	ATL 0
15/10/2005	TOR 3	vs	MTL 2
18/10/2005	BOS 3	vs	MTL 4
22/10/2005	NYI 3	vs	MTL 4
25/10/2005	PHI 2	vs	MTL 3
27/10/2005	MTL 3	vs	OTT 4
29/10/2005	NYR 5	vs	MTL 2
31/10/2005	MTL 4	vs	NYR 1
1/11/2005	FLA 4	vs	MTL 5
4/11/2005	MTL 3	vs	BUF 2
5/11/2005	BUF 2	vs	MTL 3
8/11/2005	TB 2	vs	MTL 3
10/11/2005	MTL 2	vs	PIT 3
12/11/2005	TOR 5	vs	MTL 4
15/11/2005	FLA 3	vs	MTL 4
18/11/2005	MTL 3	vs	NJ 5
19/11/2005	WAS 5	vs	MTL 1
22/11/2005	ATL 2	vs	MTL 3
25/11/2005	MTL 1	vs	BUF 3
26/11/2005	MTL 3	vs	TOR 4
29/11/2005	MTL 0	vs	OTT 4
1/12/2005	BUF 3	vs	MTL 2
3/12/2005	LA 2	vs	MTL 3
10/12/2005	ANA 5	vs	MTL 3
13/12/2005	PHO 2	vs	MTL 5
15/12/2005	MTL 3	vs	EDM 5
17/12/2005	MTL 3	vs	MIN 4
20/12/2005	OTT 3	vs	MTL 4
23/12/2005	MTL 2	vs	WAS 4
26/12/2005	MTL 0	vs	ATL 4
28/12/2005	MTL 4	vs	TB 3
30/12/2005	MTL 1	vs	FLA 2
31/12/2005	MTL 3	vs	CAR 5
3/01/2006	PIT 6	vs	MTL 4
5/01/2006	MTL 4	vs	NJ 5
7/01/2006	OTT 1	vs	MTL 4
11/01/2006	MTL 1	vs	COL 2
14/01/2006	SJ 2	vs	MTL 6
16/01/2006	DAL 2	vs	MTL 4
19/01/2006	MTL 2	vs	CGY 3
21/01/2006	MTL 2	vs	VAN 6
23/01/2006	MTL 3	vs	CAR 7
25/01/2006	MTL 5	vs	PHI 3
26/01/2006	MTL 0	vs	OTT 3
28/01/2006	MTL 4	vs	TOR 3
31/01/2006	CAR 8	vs	MTL 2
2/02/2006	MTL 1	vs	BOS 3
4/02/2006	BOS 0	vs	MTL 2
5/02/2006	PHI 0	vs	MTL 5
7/02/2006	BUF 3	vs	MTL 2
9/02/2006	MTL 3	vs	BUF 2
11/02/2006	ATL 2	vs	MTL 1
28/02/2006	MTL 5	vs	NYI 3
2/03/2006	MTL 1	vs	FLA 0
4/03/2006	MTL 6	vs	TB 2
6/03/2006	MTL 4	vs	PHI 5
7/03/2006	MTL 3	vs	TOR 5
9/03/2006	MTL 3	vs	BOS 0
11/03/2006	NYR 0	vs	MTL 1
13/03/2006	TB 2	vs	MTL 1
16/03/2006	CAR 5	vs	MTL 1
18/03/2006	PIT 5	vs	MTL 4
20/03/2006	MTL 4	vs	WAS 2
21/03/2006	MTL 1	vs	NYI 3
23/03/2006	TOR 1	vs	MTL 5
25/03/2006	TOR 2	vs	MTL 6
26/03/2006	MTL 6	vs	PIT 5
28/03/2006	NYI 0	vs	MTL 2
30/03/2006	WAS 2	vs	MTL 3
1/04/2006	BOS 0	vs	MTL 2
4/04/2006	BOS 3	vs	MTL 5
6/04/2006	MTL 5	vs	OTT 3
8/04/2006	NJ 3	vs	MTL 2
10/04/2006	OTT 2	vs	MTL 3
12/04/2006	MTL 1	vs	BUF 3
13/04/2006	MTL 4	vs	BOS 3
15/04/2006	BUF 4	vs	MTL 2
18/04/2006	NJ 4	vs	MTL 3

THE REGULAR SEASON

After having been deprived of their team for more than a year as a result of the NHL lockout, Habs fans have to adjust to a bunch of new faces as training camp gets underway.

In addition to the arrival of defenseman Mathieu Dandenault, forward Radek Bonk and goalie Cristobal Huet, acquired in the trade that sent Mathieu Garon to Los Angeles a year earlier, also join the Canadiens.

A number of young players also get their first crack at the lineup, notably forwards Christopher Higgins and Tomas Plekanec, and defenseman Mark Streit.

At the beginning of October, the team is back on Bell Centre ice for the first time in more than a year. The Canadiens drop their first home game but finish October with a record of eight wins in 12 games.

November goes smoothly enough but things go rough for the team in December. The Habs begin to slide perilously toward eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

In January, in order to add some toughness to the lineup, Bob Gainey claims Aaron Downey off waivers, a move that draws little attention. On January 14, Gainey fires head coach Claude Julien and steps behind the bench himself. He names former captain Guy Carbonneau as the team’s associate coach, with the understanding that Carbonneau would become the team’s head coach the following season.

As a result of the Olympic Winter Games in Turin, the Habs play only seven times in February. The team is eighth in the East, one point ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On March 8, Gainey proceeds with one of the Canadiens’ most significant trades since he rejoined the organization as the team’s general manager. He deals Jose Theodore, the winner of the Hart and Vezina trophies in 2002, to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for another goalie, Swiss native David Aebischer. Huet, whose play has been a revelation, becomes the team’s No. 1 goalie. The Frenchman will post the league’s best save percentage at the end of the regular season.

At the end of March, the team claims a playoff spot with an eight-game winning streak. Following Gainey’s arrival behind the bench, the team holds a 23-15-3 record.

THE PLAYOFFS

The Habs once again face Carolina in the playoffs, this time in the first round. Unable to beat the Hurricanes during the regular season, the Canadiens erupt against goalie Martin Gerber for 12 goals during the first two games in Carolina to take a 2-0 series lead.

Carolina head coach Peter Laviolette decides to take his chances with young Cam Ward in goal and the move takes the Hurricanes deep into the postseason.

In the third game of the series, Koivu is struck in the eye by Justin William’s stick, putting an end to the captain’s season as Carolina takes the game, 2-1. To add insult to injury, Williams scores the winning goal in Game 4 and the Hurricanes even the series at 2.

Cam Ward is unbeatable the rest of the way, holding the Habs to just two goals in as many games. Huet matches his play, but Carolina comes out on top and claims the series in six games, winning Game 6 at the Bell Centre in overtime.

The playoffs roadmap

Conference quarter-finals - Carolina Hurricanes
Date	AWAY	HOME
April 22nd, 2006	MTL 6	CAR 1
April 24th, 2006	MTL 6	CAR 5
April 26th, 2006	CAR 2	MTL 1
April 28th, 2006	CAR 3	MTL 2
April 30th, 2006	MTL 1	CAR 2
May 2nd, 2006	CAR 2	MTL 1
Carolina won best-of-seven series 4-2

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