Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins

Tuesday, January 9, 2001, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	42-28-9-3
at Boston Bruins	5	36-30-8-8

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	1	2
Boston Bruins	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	8	10	22
Boston Bruins	6	8	12	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (5)	Jaromir Jagr (25), Robert Lang (27)	Power play	PIT 1, BOS 0
1st	08:07	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (17)	Joe Thornton (13), Andrei Kovalenko (9)	Even strength	PIT 1, BOS 1
2nd	13:48	Boston Bruins	Brandon Smith (1)	Patrick Traverse (6), Bill Guerin (18)	Power play	PIT 1, BOS 2
3rd	01:09	Boston Bruins	Andrei Kovalenko (11)	Joe Thornton (14), Don Sweeney (5)	Even strength	PIT 1, BOS 3
3rd	03:09	Boston Bruins	Andrei Kovalenko (12)	Sergei Samsonov (20), Joe Thornton (15)	Even strength	PIT 1, BOS 4
3rd	11:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (6)	Jaromir Jagr (26), Jan Hrdina (16)	Even strength	PIT 2, BOS 4
3rd	17:03	Boston Bruins	Andrei Kovalenko (13)	Joe Thornton (16), Sergei Samsonov (21)	Even strength	PIT 2, BOS 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 R. Corbet	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	50%	15:46
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	03:12
Number 18 J. Beranek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	17.6%	17:09
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	-4	0	2	0	2	0	29.4%	19:36
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-4	2	2	4	0	0		22:26
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		11:35
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	0	38.9%	19:20
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	2	0	2	+1	2	3	0	0	1	33.3%	19:09
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0		21:49
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	-4	4	2	1	0	0		19:36
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:31
Number 3 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	2	0		11:56
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		16:39
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		18:14
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	6	1	0		20:06
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		19:46
Number 25 J. Norton	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	5	0		12:49
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		11:16

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 G. Snow	26	21	5	.808	59:50	Loss

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:39
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	85.7%	21:02
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	1	1	-1	4	2	3	0	0		23:09
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	2	3	+4	0	6	0	0	0		21:07
Number 16 K. Belanger	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		00:51
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	88.9%	06:53
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	4	4	+4	0	2	3	0	0	70%	26:28
Number 22 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:48
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0		10:17
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0	60%	21:40
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	3	1	4	+4	0	4	3	0	0		20:42
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		06:54
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		26:06
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		23:01
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	1	1	+4	0	1	6	1	0		18:28
Number 53 B. Smith	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1		15:28
Number 63 P. Traverse	D	0	1	1	+4	0	1	0	0	0		22:09
Number 72 P. Kolarik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		11:30

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	22	20	2	.909	59:55	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:31	Boston Bruins	Ken Belanger	Roughing	2
1st	11:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	Hooking	2
1st	12:20	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison	Roughing	2
1st	12:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bob Boughner	Roughing	2
1st	15:34	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	15:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	16:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Janne Laukkanen	Holding	2
1st	19:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2
2nd	05:05	Boston Bruins	Pavel Kolarik	Tripping	2
2nd	06:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka	Holding the stick	2
2nd	13:09	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble	Roughing	2
2nd	13:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marc Bergevin	Roughing	2
2nd	13:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matthew Barnaby	Roughing	2
2nd	15:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Tripping	2
2nd	16:12	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Holding	2
3rd	17:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka	Slashing	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Keenan
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gerard Gauthier
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Kip Miller, Hans Jonsson, Dennis Bonvie, Greg Crozier, Michal Rozsival, Rich Parent, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Toby Petersen, Sebastien Caron, Billy Tibbetts, Roman Simicek
Boston Bruins scratches: Paul Coffey, Kay Whitmore, Peter Popovic, Dixon Ward, Joe Hulbig, Darren Van Impe, Eric Manlow, Marquis Mathieu, Eric Nickulas, Cameron Mann, Nick Boynton, Lee Goren, Jay Henderson, Andre Savage, Jonathan Girard, Andrew Raycroft, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Tue, Nov 28, 2000
Boston Bruins 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 6, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 9, 2001
Boston Bruins 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 20, 2001

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Florida Panthers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 7	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 9, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 9, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Jan 9, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 9, 2001