Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins

Saturday, December 23, 2000, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 2–1 in overtime on Saturday, December 23, 2000 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Detroit Red Wings	2	49-20-9-4
at Boston Bruins	1	36-30-8-8

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Detroit Red Wings	1	0	0	1	2
Boston Bruins	0	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Detroit Red Wings	7	5	7	2	21
Boston Bruins	7	19	9	0	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:30	Detroit Red Wings	Brendan Shanahan (13)	Martin Lapointe (14), Jiri Fischer (7)	Even strength	DET 1, BOS 0
2nd	03:57	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (13)	Dixon Ward (4), Mike Knuble (7)	Even strength	DET 1, BOS 1
OT	01:30	Detroit Red Wings	Mathieu Dandenault (4)	Steve Yzerman (9), Steve Duchesne (6)	Even strength	DET 2, BOS 1

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

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Dandenault	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0		16:43
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:40
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	1	0	1	+2	2	3	2	0	40%	18:05
Number 15 P. Verbeek	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:58
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0		16:50
Number 19 S. Yzerman	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	4	68%	24:35
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	0		17:01
Number 22 Y. Butsayev	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:50
Number 25 D. McCarty	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100%	16:00
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	57.1%	11:09
Number 41 B. Gilchrist	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	50%	06:30
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	42.9%	22:05
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		10:55
Number 2 J. Fischer	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		17:16
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		27:11
Number 27 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:58
Number 28 S. Duchesne	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		17:02
Number 55 L. Murphy	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:30

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Legace	35	34	1	.971	61:30	Win

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		12:09
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1		19:12
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1		22:07
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	100%	19:09
Number 16 K. Belanger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		04:37
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	4	0	43.8%	24:16
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	64.3%	13:15
Number 29 D. Ward	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	100%	11:57
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	43.8%	24:03
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:22
Number 57 E. Manlow	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	40%	03:45
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		06:11
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3		22:40
Number 23 P. Popovic	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		21:22
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1		20:01
Number 55 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1		19:04
Number 63 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		13:34
Number 64 J. Kultanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		19:07

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	21	19	2	.905	61:30	Loss

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:47	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson	Hooking	2
1st	08:03	Detroit Red Wings	Pat Verbeek	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	11:02	Boston Bruins	Byron Dafoe	Delaying game	2
1st	12:17	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom	Tripping	2
2nd	05:33	Detroit Red Wings	Brendan Shanahan	Slashing	2
2nd	10:45	Boston Bruins	Jonathan Girard	Holding	2
2nd	18:00	Detroit Red Wings	Martin Lapointe	Holding the stick	2
3rd	03:33	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
3rd	09:43	Detroit Red Wings	Mathieu Dandenault	Holding	2
3rd	12:40	Boston Bruins	Andrei Nazarov	Slashing	2

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Scotty Bowman
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Keenan
Referees: Brian Murphy, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Tony Sericolo
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Doug Brown, Chris Chelios, Todd Gill, Jason Elliott, Maxim Kuznetsov, Boyd Devereaux, Jesse Wallin, Aren Miller, Jason Williams
Boston Bruins scratches: Don Sweeney, Kay Whitmore, Joe Hulbig, Darren Van Impe, Brandon Smith, Shawn Bates, Marquis Mathieu, Eric Nickulas, Cameron Mann, Nick Boynton, Lee Goren, Jay Henderson, Andre Savage, Andrew Raycroft, Mikko Eloranta, Zdenek Kutlak, Pavel Kolarik

Every Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Nov 22, 2000
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 23, 2000

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 23, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
San Jose Sharks 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Anaheim Ducks 2 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Dallas Stars 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
New Jersey Devils 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 23, 2000