Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins

Thursday, January 8, 2004, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Thursday, January 8, 2004 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	23-47-8-4
at Boston Bruins	3	41-19-15-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	17	11	32
Boston Bruins	9	12	6	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:23	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell (1)	Sergei Samsonov (12), Joe Thornton (30)	Even strength	PIT 0, BOS 1
2nd	06:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Strbak (4)	Brian Holzinger (9), Steve McKenna (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, BOS 1
3rd	17:08	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (11)	Jeff Jillson (10), Andrew Raycroft (2)	Power play	PIT 1, BOS 2
3rd	19:28	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble (13)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 1, BOS 3

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		13:27
Number 9 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	45.5%	19:06
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	1		17:39
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53.3%	15:25
Number 15 B. Holzinger	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	42.1%	13:45
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50%	14:42
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		07:29
Number 36 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:18
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:05
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		16:50
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	33.3%	15:06
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		15:16
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		18:17
Number 6 M. Strbak	D	1	0	1	0	2	3	2	1		20:24
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3		17:59
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		23:05
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	4		19:31
Number 55 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3		21:43

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	26	24	2	.923	59:39	Loss

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	3	2	0	0		10:10
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	40%	22:19
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		19:10
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	70%	23:46
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		16:44
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	2	0		17:15
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0	100%	22:09
Number 36 I. Huml	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		07:16
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	1	60%	16:12
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	1	0	41.7%	17:17
Number 40 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	20%	06:35
Number 75 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		02:13
Number 6 D. Mcgillis	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		18:44
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		22:39
Number 23 J. Jillson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		15:24
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		19:03
Number 28 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		16:41
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		20:41

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Hooking	2
1st	19:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Konstantin Koltsov	Tripping	2
2nd	08:17	Boston Bruins	Travis Green	Holding	2
2nd	16:13	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Roughing	2
2nd	16:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Roughing	2
2nd	19:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Strbak	Interference	2
3rd	11:59	Boston Bruins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	15:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Konstantin Koltsov	Roughing	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Dave Jackson, Bob Langdon
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Kelly Buchberger, Mario Lemieux, Reid Simpson, Patrick Boileau, Nolan Baumgartner, Steve Webb, Dan Focht, Ramzi Abid, Rob Scuderi, Matt Hussey, Kris Beech, Matt Murley, Marc-Andre Fleury
Boston Bruins scratches: Ian Moran, Rob Zamuner, Sandy McCarthy, Michal Grosek, Doug Doull, P.J. Stock, Patrick Leahy, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Sergei Zinovjev, Zdenek Kutlak, Carl Corazzini

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 1, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Sun, Feb 1, 2004
Boston Bruins 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Feb 10, 2004

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Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Florida Panthers 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Ottawa Senators 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Calgary Flames 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 8, 2004