Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 31, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 on Saturday, March 31, 2001 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	37-29-11-5
at Montreal Canadiens	4	28-40-8-6

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	1	0	1
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	5	13	15	33
Montreal Canadiens	7	9	6	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:49	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Dykhuis (6)	Brian Savage (22), Oleg Petrov (29)	Even strength	TOR 0, MTL 1
1st	10:54	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Dykhuis (7)	Martin Rucinsky (22), Jan Bulis (18)	Power play	TOR 0, MTL 2
2nd	03:00	Montreal Canadiens	Benoit Brunet (3)	Jim Campbell (10), Karl Dykhuis (9)	Even strength	TOR 0, MTL 3
2nd	12:21	Toronto Maple Leafs	Aki Berg (3)	Darcy Tucker (20), Yanic Perreault (25)	Power play	TOR 1, MTL 3
3rd	19:06	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Darby (12)	Benoit Brunet (11), Sheldon Souray (8)	Even strength, Empty net	TOR 1, MTL 4

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

Toronto Maple Leafs 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 7 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		15:48
Number 9 N. Antropov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	55.6%	11:51
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	1	0	47.4%	20:54
Number 14 J. Hoglund	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		17:33
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	100%	16:57
Number 18 A. McCauley	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	43.8%	14:21
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		11:59
Number 28 T. Domi	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0		10:50
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		14:54
Number 39 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		10:30
Number 44 Y. Perreault	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	62.5%	12:35
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		15:08
Number 3 D. Manson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		07:06
Number 8 A. Berg	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	1	1		19:15
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		22:26
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	2	0		24:11
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	2	0		25:44
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0		20:33

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Joseph	21	18	3	.857	59:26	Loss

Montreal Canadiens 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 8 J. Campbell	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		10:07
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0	58.8%	21:56
Number 17 B. Brunet	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	1	0		17:35
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:51
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	1	0	27.3%	16:51
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		17:40
Number 32 O. Petrov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		18:36
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	43.5%	16:26
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:39
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		17:36
Number 63 C. Darby	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0	54.5%	16:30
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	2	1	3	+2	0	5	1	2	1		21:39
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	2	0		24:29
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3	0		19:02
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:48
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		19:11
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1	0		15:56
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		05:03

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	32	1	.970	60:00	Win

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:46	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexei Ponikarovsky	Hooking	2
1st	09:09	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mats Sundin	Hooking	2
1st	19:20	Toronto Maple Leafs	Igor Korolev	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	04:35	Montreal Canadiens	Jose Theodore	Slashing	2
2nd	11:10	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	High sticking	2
2nd	19:13	Toronto Maple Leafs	Yanic Perreault	Tripping	2
3rd	00:36	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois	Hooking	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Pat Quinn
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Don Koharski, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Lyle Seitz
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Shayne Corson, Garry Valk, Cory Cross, David Cooper, Nathan Dempsey, Wade Belak, Donald MacLean, Jeff Farkas, Petr Svoboda
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jeff Hackett, Gino Odjick, Darryl Shannon, Barry Richter, Patrick Poulin, Craig Rivet, Juha Lind, Eric Bertrand, Christian Laflamme, Eric Landry, Matt Higgins, Matthieu DescÃ´teaux, Mathieu Garon, Xavier Delisle, Andrei Bashkirov, Jason Ward, Eric Chouinard, Mike Ribeiro, Francis Belanger, Johan Witehall

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 7, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 18, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 24, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 31, 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
New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, 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