Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

Wednesday, April 7, 2004, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Playoffs Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–0 on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Montreal Canadiens	0	41-30-7-4
at Boston Bruins	3	41-19-15-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	8	14	31
Boston Bruins	23	11	5	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:12	Boston Bruins	Sergei Gonchar (1)	Michael Nylander (1), Jiri Slegr (1)	Power play	MTL 0, BOS 1
1st	19:01	Boston Bruins	Michael Nylander (1)	Sergei Gonchar (1), Sergei Samsonov (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, BOS 2
2nd	18:24	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble (1)	Patrice Bergeron (1), Sergei Samsonov (2)	Power play	MTL 0, BOS 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Stat	Montreal Canadiens	Boston Bruins
Shots on goal	31	39
Power play	0 of 5	2 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	12
Hits	20	17
Blocked shots	14	8
Giveaways	9	10
Takeaways	3	5
Faceoffs won	33/67 (49.3%)	34/67 (50.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

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 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	52.6%	16:05
Number 17 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:07
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:51
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	0		15:06
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		13:27
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		11:25
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	36.4%	12:50
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:04
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	53.8%	17:49
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0		16:52
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	41.2%	14:15
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	71.4%	09:52
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		16:54
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		19:08
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	-1	2	8	0	2	0		22:10
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0		20:25
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		18:00
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		20:01

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	39	36	3	.923	60:00	Loss

Boston Bruins

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	2	2	0	0	0		13:29
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	16:52
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0		14:23
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:47
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	50%	14:35
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	6	0	0		12:33
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		17:15
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		17:05
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	0	0	44.4%	14:42
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	50%	15:21
Number 40 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	40%	09:17
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0	0	100%	14:49
Number 6 D. Mcgillis	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0		19:16
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		17:13
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0		14:18
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		23:43
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	1		26:17
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		19:15

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	31	31	0	1.000	59:56	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:17	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Slashing	2
1st	05:12	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Cross checking	2
1st	08:01	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Holding obstruction	2
1st	15:27	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Slashing	2
2nd	03:45	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	High sticking	2
2nd	09:53	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder	Holding the stick	2
2nd	12:14	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	High sticking	2
2nd	17:15	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Roughing	2
3rd	01:16	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	Slashing	2
3rd	11:29	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson	Roughing	2
3rd	11:29	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	Slashing	2
3rd	13:46	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
3rd	16:55	Boston Bruins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Rob Shick, Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Greg Devorski
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Darren Langdon, Niklas Sundstrom, Mike Komisarek
Boston Bruins scratches: Craig MacDonald, Andy Hilbert

2003-2004 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 28, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 0	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 30, 2003
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 16, 2003
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 26, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 27, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Wed, Apr 7, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Fri, Apr 9, 2004
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Apr 11, 2004
Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Apr 13, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 15, 2004
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 17, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Mon, Apr 19, 2004

Other NHL games on Apr 7

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 7, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Apr 7, 2004
Dallas Stars 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 7, 2004
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Apr 7, 2004

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