Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, November 20, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 on Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Boston Bruins	2	43-24-6-9
at Montreal Canadiens	3	36-31-12-3

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	9	12	14	35
Montreal Canadiens	4	10	11	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:44	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson (2)	Brian Rolston (8), Sean O'Donnell (4)	Even strength	BOS 1, MTL 0
1st	17:17	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 2, MTL 0
2nd	12:12	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault (8)	Martin Rucinsky (6), Craig Rivet (5)	Even strength	BOS 2, MTL 1
3rd	12:19	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky (2)	Patrice Brisebois (6), Richard Zednik (5)	Power play	BOS 2, MTL 2
3rd	16:48	Montreal Canadiens	Andreas Dackell (5)	Joe Juneau (6), Jan Bulis (3)	Even strength	BOS 2, MTL 3

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	100%	14:36
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	3	1	25%	18:52
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	0		24:04
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0		18:55
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	36.8%	22:09
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	63.6%	18:35
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	7	1	66.7%	15:33
Number 23 J. Emmons	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	75%	06:11
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		17:34
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		18:45
Number 46 T. Tuzzolino	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:24
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		00:20
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	3		30:34
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	2		27:33
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2		10:48
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		24:22
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	2		22:29
Number 72 P. Kolarik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:21

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	25	22	3	.880	58:48	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 14 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		18:58
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	1	0		17:43
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		18:00
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	66.7%	06:32
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	1	50%	17:00
Number 37 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		05:03
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		18:07
Number 39 R. Simpson	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	0	0		02:15
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		18:42
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	29.4%	19:06
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	63.6%	16:35
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	76.5%	17:59
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:30
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		20:28
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	2	2	0		24:17
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:54
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	0		23:54
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		15:57

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:33	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Slashing	2
1st	09:50	Boston Bruins	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:50	Montreal Canadiens	Reid Simpson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:37	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Hooking	2
2nd	15:57	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	18:15	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage	Boarding	2
3rd	01:12	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	12:11	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Slashing	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Paul Devorski, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Tony Sericolo
Boston Bruins scratches: Scott Pellerin, Rob Zamuner, Eric Manlow, Chris Kelleher, Kyle McLaren, Ric Jackman, P.J. Stock, Jonathan Girard, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Benoit Brunet, Jeff Hackett, Gino Odjick, Craig Darby, Patrick Traverse, Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray, Benoit Gratton, Eric Landry, Arron Asham, Francis Bouillon, Mike Ribeiro, Marcel Hossa, Martti Jarventie, Olivier Michaud

Every Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Tue, Nov 13, 2001
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Nov 20, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 20, 2001
Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Jan 30, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Mar 6, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 18, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sun, Apr 21, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Apr 23, 2002
Boston Bruins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Apr 25, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 27, 2002
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Apr 29, 2002

Other NHL games on Tuesday, November 20, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Nov 20, 2001
New Jersey Devils 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Nov 20, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Nov 20, 2001
Nashville Predators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Nov 20, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 3 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Tue, Nov 20, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Calgary Flames 5	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Tue, Nov 20, 2001
St. Louis Blues 0 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Nov 20, 2001
Minnesota Wild 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Nov 20, 2001