MCFARLANE’S SPORTS PICKS: NHL HOCKEY SERIES 19 Paint: original paint Scale: 6-inch Format: action figure Packaging: clamshell Measures 5 1/8 inches at top of helmet. Articulated at neck, wrists and knees. Includes stick and 6-inch wide by 3.5-inch deep custom base. On March 13, 2004 he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Jozef Balej and a second round selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. While only managing 3 points in 12 games in the regular season, Kovalev broke out in the 2003–2004 playoffs, where he registered six goals and ten points in eleven games for Montreal. As an Unrestricted Free Agent, he signed a four-year contract (worth $4.5 million per year) with Montreal on August 3, 2005 prior to the start of the 2005–06 NHL season. He scored his 300th career goal and recorded his 700th point on December 20, 2005 against Ottawa's Dominik Hašek in a dramatic 4–3 win. A popular moment for Kovalev among Canadiens fans occurred on March 25, 2006. With the Canadiens playing their hated rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kovalev drove his elbow into Darcy Tucker's face while carrying the puck after circling several players. Tucker had attempted to elbow Kovalev in the face a few seconds before the incident. A brawl immediately ensued. It became a moment of almost cult-like status for Canadiens fans, as t-shirts were made with the image, desktop wallpapers, etc.