Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

Thursday, April 15, 2004, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Playoffs Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 5–1 on Thursday, April 15, 2004 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Montreal Canadiens	5	41-30-7-4
at Boston Bruins	1	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	1	1	3	5
Boston Bruins	0	0	1	1

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	11	8	11	30
Boston Bruins	12	15	17	44

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:43	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault (1)	Jason Ward (2), Craig Rivet (2)	Even strength	MTL 1, BOS 0
2nd	07:39	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (4)	Saku Koivu (4), Richard Zednik (2)	Even strength	MTL 2, BOS 0
3rd	03:25	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 3, BOS 0
3rd	08:23	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (2)	Nick Boynton (2), Sergei Gonchar (3)	Even strength	MTL 3, BOS 1
3rd	11:16	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (1)	Sheldon Souray (1), Patrice Brisebois (1)	Power play	MTL 4, BOS 1
3rd	13:26	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet (1)	Saku Koivu (5), Andrei Markov (1)	Power play	MTL 5, BOS 1

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	30	44
Power play	2 of 6	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	12
Hits	13	18
Blocked shots	8	9
Giveaways	3	7
Takeaways	4	8
Faceoffs won	33/59 (55.9%)	26/59 (44.1%)

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	1	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	55.6%	19:42
Number 15 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		05:55
Number 17 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		08:26
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	0		18:28
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	100%	12:05
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	2	0		16:50
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0	55.6%	15:51
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		14:16
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:09
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		17:41
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	36.4%	15:02
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0	66.7%	10:47
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		14:08
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		22:08
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	2	0	0		23:15
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		18:39
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	1	1		22:18
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		19:30

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	44	43	1	.977	60:00	Win

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	-1	0	2	0	2	0		13:48
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	2	0	0	53.8%	13:34
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:01
Number 16 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		07:06
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		07:40
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-1	6	0	1	1	0	46.2%	17:10
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	100%	13:37
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		17:02
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	100%	17:07
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	+1	0	6	2	1	0	42.9%	14:57
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	43.8%	14:31
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12.5%	15:47
Number 6 D. Mcgillis	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		18:09
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:06
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		15:42
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	1	1	+1	0	8	0	1	0		23:14
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	-1	2	5	0	3	0		26:13
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		18:26

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	30	25	5	.833	59:38	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:19	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Cross checking	2
1st	13:57	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Cross checking	2
1st	17:49	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	00:33	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis	Hooking	2
2nd	14:41	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Tripping	2
2nd	19:08	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	19:08	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
3rd	09:44	Boston Bruins	Travis Green	Interference	2
3rd	11:11	Boston Bruins	Sergei Gonchar	High sticking	2
3rd	11:33	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Bill McCreary, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Derek Amell
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Stephane Quintal, Niklas Sundstrom, Steve Begin
Boston Bruins scratches: Ted Donato, Craig MacDonald

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 15

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 15, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Apr 15, 2004
St. Louis Blues 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Apr 15, 2004
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Apr 15, 2004

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