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Chris Higgins's 2005-2006 season

Points
38
NHL#200
Goals
23
NHL#84
Assists
15
NHL#338
Plus/minus
-1
NHL#433
Games
80
97%
97% of 82

Left winger Chris Higgins was 22 years old when the 2005-2006 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 80 of a possible 82 games and scored 23 goals and 15 assists for 38 points, 0.47 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 4 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2005-2006Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Chris Higgins plays the 2005-2006 season for Montréal Canadiens

    Chris was 22 years old when the 2005-2006 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL2–1BOS
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:12TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–3NYR
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG11:40TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Chris Higgins scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 6

    • The game
      MTL5–4TOR
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG14:38TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Chris Higgins records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 8

    • The game
      OTT4–2MTL
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG12:46TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–0ATL
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG06:56TOI
    • The game
      TOR3–2MTL
      L
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG08:24TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–4MTL
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:56TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–4MTL
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG07:25TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–3MTL
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG09:05TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–4OTT
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:12TOI
    • The game
      NYR5–2MTL
      L
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:22TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–1NYR
      W
      game 12/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:02TOI
    • November 2005
    • The game
      FLA4–5MTL
      W
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:11TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–2BUF
      W
      game 14/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG07:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG16:51TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–3MTL
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:14TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–3PIT
      L
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG14:54TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR5–4MTL
      L
      game 18/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:16TOI
    • The game
      FLA3–4MTL
      W
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:45TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–5NJD
      L
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:44TOI
    • The game
      WSH5–1MTL
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG10:56TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      5
      points
      NHL#353
      3
      goals
      NHL#210
      2
      assists
      NHL#412
      MTL
      13-5-3W-L-OT29Points
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      ATL2–3MTL
      W
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:33TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:24TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–4TOR
      L
      game 24/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG11:40TOI
    • The game
      MTL0–4OTT
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:08TOI
    • December 2005
    • The game
      BUF3–2MTL
      L
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:16TOI
    • The game
      LAK2–3MTL
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:45TOI
    • The game
      ANA5–3MTL
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG11:49TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–5MTL
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG13:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–5EDM
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG13:05TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL3–4MIN
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG16:41TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–4MTL
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:28TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–4WSH
      L
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:38TOI
    • The game
      MTL0–4ATL
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG16:09TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–3TBL
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP20:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–2FLA
      L
      game 36/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:15TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–5CAR
      L
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:57TOI
    • The game
      PIT6–4MTL
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG13:50TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–5NJD
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG10:36TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT1–4MTL
      W
      game 40/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:45TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–2COL
      L
      game 41/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:28TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      12
      points
      NHL#337
      5
      goals
      NHL#268
      7
      assists
      NHL#349
      MTL
      19-16-6W-L-OT44Points
      4th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      SJS2–6MTL
      W
      game 42/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP13:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL2–4MTL
      W
      game 43/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG18:25TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–3CGY
      L
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:41TOI
    • The game
      MTL5–3PHI
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:35TOI
    • The game
      MTL0–3OTT
      L
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:23TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–3TOR
      W
      game 49/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG15:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR8–2MTL
      L
      game 50/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:19TOI
    • February 2006
    • The game
      MTL1–3BOS
      L
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:03TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–2MTL
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:17TOI
    • The game
      PHI0–5MTL
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:51TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2MTL
      L
      game 54/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP16:43TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–2BUF
      W
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:54TOI
    • The game
      ATL2–1MTL
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:54TOI
    • The game
      MTL5–3NYI
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP14:31TOI
      +2 goals
    • March 2006
    • The game
      MTL1–0FLA
      W
      game 58/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG16:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL6–2TBL
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP15:46TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL4–5PHI
      L
      game 60/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP16:02TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–5TOR
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP14:59TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–0BOS
      W
      game 62/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG15:20TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8260 of 62 played
      23
      points
      NHL#262
      13
      goals
      NHL#148
      10
      assists
      NHL#369
      MTL
      30-23-9W-L-OT69Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Northeast·8th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR0–1MTL
      W
      game 63/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:05TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–1MTL
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:59TOI
    • The game
      CAR5–1MTL
      L
      game 65/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG14:48TOI
    • The game
      PIT5–4MTL
      L
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:51TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–2WSH
      W
      game 67/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP15:20TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYI
      L
      game 68/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:37TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–5MTL
      W
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG17:22TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–6MTL
      W
      game 70/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP15:53TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL6–5PIT
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP15:39TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYI0–2MTL
      W
      game 72/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG19:43TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–3MTL
      W
      game 73/82
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP20:27TOI
      +2 goals
    • April 2006
    • The game
      BOS0–2MTL
      W
      game 74/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG15:50TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–5MTL
      W
      game 75/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP16:55TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL5–3OTT
      W
      game 76/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP15:31TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD3–2MTL
      L
      game 77/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP18:48TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT2–3MTL
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG19:26TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      L
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:42TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–3BOS
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:46TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–2MTL
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG19:45TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–3MTL
      L
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-9SOG21:33TOI
    The season in numbers

    Chris Higgins closes the 2005-2006 season with 38 points

    Points
    38
    NHL#200
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    23
    NHL#84
    Assists
    15
    NHL#338
    P/GP
    0.47
    NHL#249
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#433
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    4×
    First star
    4×
    Second star
    3×
    Third star
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Carolina Hurricanes

    MTLvsCAR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    • Game 1
      MTL6–1CAR
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP14:59TOI
      +2 points
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 2
      MTL6–5CAR
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG22:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 3
      CAR2–1MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:48TOI
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 4
      CAR3–2MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG15:59TOI
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 5
      MTL1–2CAR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:56TOI
    • May 2006
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      CAR2–1MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP17:33TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Carolina Hurricanes knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    MTL2–4CAR
    Eliminated
    6Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Chris Higgins ends the 2005-2006 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#94
    Games
    6
    Goals
    1
    NHL#109
    Assists
    3
    NHL#86
    P/GP
    0.67
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#273
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    CAR2–4