Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 17, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Saturday, March 17, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Boston Bruins	3	36-30-8-8
at Montreal Canadiens	2	28-40-8-6

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	2	1	0	3
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	15	8	10	33
Montreal Canadiens	3	6	7	16

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:10	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (24)	Bill Guerin (35)	Even strength	BOS 1, MTL 0
1st	18:08	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (25)	Mikko Eloranta (8)	Even strength	BOS 2, MTL 0
2nd	02:17	Boston Bruins	Eric Weinrich (7)	Bill Guerin (36), Brian Rolston (35)	Power play	BOS 3, MTL 0
2nd	06:48	Montreal Canadiens	Johan Witehall (1)	Jan Bulis (14), Jim Campbell (6)	Even strength	BOS 3, MTL 1
3rd	03:30	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray (3)	Benoit Brunet (7), Stephane Robidas (4)	Even strength	BOS 3, MTL 2

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

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	1	0	0		16:06
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0	23.1%	17:53
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	2	2	+1	0	6	0	1	0	40%	22:16
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:59
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	36.4%	19:48
Number 22 M. Eloranta	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0	60%	05:01
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0		15:02
Number 29 D. Ward	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	100%	15:28
Number 37 L. Goren	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		04:50
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25%	23:13
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:52
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		04:15
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	1	0		20:46
Number 23 P. Popovic	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		18:55
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:57
Number 27 E. Weinrich	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	3	1		23:24
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		21:07
Number 64 J. Kultanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:08

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	16	14	2	.875	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Campbell	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		05:06
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	78.9%	21:19
Number 17 B. Brunet	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	100%	19:39
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	2		21:17
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	64.7%	21:14
Number 32 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:31
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	50%	17:39
Number 39 J. Witehall	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0		04:52
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1		08:58
Number 47 J. Lind	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100%	02:36
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		18:00
Number 63 C. Darby	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	60%	15:47
Number 24 C. Laflamme	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		12:39
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:28
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		21:39
Number 44 S. Souray	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	3		22:31
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	4		21:39
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	2		24:55

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	30	3	.909	59:01	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:34	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	High sticking	2
2nd	01:09	Montreal Canadiens	Patrick Traverse	Interference	2
2nd	09:48	Boston Bruins	Peter Popovic	High sticking	2
3rd	16:02	Boston Bruins	Dixon Ward	Interference	2
3rd	16:02	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	High sticking	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Keenan
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Blaine Angus, Terry Gregson
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Tony Sericolo
Boston Bruins scratches: Kay Whitmore, Joe Hulbig, Ken Belanger, Darren Van Impe, Brandon Smith, Eric Manlow, Shawn Bates, Marquis Mathieu, Eric Nickulas, John Grahame, Cameron Mann, Nick Boynton, Jay Henderson, Andre Savage, Jonathan Girard, Andrew Raycroft, Zdenek Kutlak, Pavel Kolarik
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jeff Hackett, Gino Odjick, Darryl Shannon, Barry Richter, Patrick Poulin, Martin Rucinsky, Craig Rivet, Eric Bertrand, Eric Fichaud, Eric Landry, Matt Higgins, Matthieu DescÃ´teaux, Xavier Delisle, Francis Bouillon, Andrei Bashkirov, Jason Ward, Eric Chouinard, Mike Ribeiro, Francis Belanger, Andrei Markov

Every Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Jan 10, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 22, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Mon, Apr 2, 2001

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 17, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
New York Rangers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
St. Louis Blues 2 at Calgary Flames 2	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
New York Islanders 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
New Jersey Devils 6 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 17, 2001