New York Islanders at Boston Bruins

Saturday, March 31, 2001, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Saturday, March 31, 2001 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
New York Islanders	2	21-51-7-3
at Boston Bruins	4	36-30-8-8

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	0	1	1	2
Boston Bruins	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	6	11	6	23
Boston Bruins	8	7	9	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:46	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison (33)	Bill Guerin (43), Eric Weinrich (24)	Even strength	NYI 0, BOS 1
2nd	08:37	New York Islanders	Eric Cairns (2)	Taylor Pyatt (12), Dave Scatchard (22)	Even strength	NYI 1, BOS 1
2nd	15:23	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (28)	Kyle McLaren (11), Joe Thornton (32)	Even strength	NYI 1, BOS 2
3rd	11:38	New York Islanders	Branislav Mezei (1)	Dave Scatchard (23)	Even strength	NYI 2, BOS 2
3rd	18:41	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison (34)	P.J. Axelsson (14), Peter Popovic (6)	Even strength	NYI 2, BOS 3
3rd	19:39	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison (35)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 2, BOS 4

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Muckalt	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		12:11
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	1	20%	15:20
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	64.3%	20:34
Number 16 C. Berube	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:07
Number 17 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		14:04
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	75%	20:23
Number 20 S. Webb	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		06:46
Number 21 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	-3	4	3	1	0		18:07
Number 25 J. Kolnik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		13:39
Number 27 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	3	0		16:54
Number 37 S. Martins	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	09:50
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	3	0	52.6%	17:15
Number 2 B. Mezei	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	0		16:31
Number 3 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		23:45
Number 4 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	4	1		21:56
Number 28 G. Galley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		19:02
Number 29 K. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	6		21:07
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	1	0	1	0	5	1	0	1		17:43

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Terreri	23	20	3	.870	59:30	Loss

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 C. Mann	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:13
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		13:12
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	33.3%	17:28
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1	100%	21:18
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	+2	0	4	2	0		23:32
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	50%	22:20
Number 22 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		10:31
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		06:53
Number 29 D. Ward	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:17
Number 41 J. Allison	C	3	0	3	+1	0	6	0	0	50%	20:36
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		19:36
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0		07:51
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	3	1		21:30
Number 23 P. Popovic	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0		16:37
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:06
Number 27 E. Weinrich	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	2		23:51
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	2	3		20:35
Number 64 J. Kultanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:29

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	23	21	2	.913	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:10	Boston Bruins	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	00:10	New York Islanders	Eric Cairns	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:56	New York Islanders	Roman Hamrlik	Tripping	2
1st	15:36	New York Islanders	Chris Terreri	Delaying game	2
2nd	19:12	New York Islanders	Mariusz Czerkawski	Tripping	2
3rd	07:36	New York Islanders	Mariusz Czerkawski	Interference	2

New York Islanders head coach: Lorne Henning
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Keenan
Referees: Richard Trottier, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Gordon Broseker
New York Islanders scratches: Kevin Haller, Jesse Belanger, Aris Brimanis, Mark Lawrence, Robert Petrovicky, Mats Lindgren, Anders Myrvold, Brad Isbister, Ray Schultz, Steve Valiquette, Evgeny Korolev, Mathieu Biron, Jason Blake, Jason Krog
Boston Bruins scratches: Kay Whitmore, Joe Hulbig, Ken Belanger, Darren Van Impe, Brandon Smith, Eric Manlow, Shawn Bates, Marquis Mathieu, Eric Nickulas, John Grahame, Nick Boynton, Lee Goren, Jay Henderson, Andre Savage, Jonathan Girard, Andrew Raycroft, Zdenek Kutlak, Pavel Kolarik

Every New York Islanders and Boston Bruins game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Tue, Oct 31, 2000
Boston Bruins 5 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 27, 2000
New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 31, 2001
New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 7, 2001

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 31, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 31, 2001
New York Rangers 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 31, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 31, 2001
St. Louis Blues 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 31, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 31, 2001
Minnesota Wild 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 31, 2001
San Jose Sharks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 31, 2001
Dallas Stars 2 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 31, 2001