Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

Thursday, March 9, 2006, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 3–0 on Thursday, March 9, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	42-31-9
at Boston Bruins	0	29-37-16

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	16	16	41
Boston Bruins	12	8	8	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:48	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (17)	Andrei Markov (26), Michael Ryder (17)	Power play	MTL 1, BOS 0
3rd	07:19	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray (7)	Saku Koivu (31), Michael Ryder (18)	Power play	MTL 2, BOS 0
3rd	19:35	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (8)	Sheldon Souray (21)	Even strength, Empty net	MTL 3, BOS 0

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

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	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	47.6%	14:47
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	52.4%	15:50
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	2	0		15:06
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		15:20
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		17:26
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	+1	6	0	1	0	0		15:30
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	1		14:57
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0	0	0	25%	16:04
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:59
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0		11:49
Number 42 A. Perezhogin	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		09:21
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	54.5%	15:16
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	2	2	0	0	4	3	0	0		11:51
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:35
Number 44 S. Souray	D	1	1	2	+1	2	3	1	1	1		23:22
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		19:48
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	1	0		18:57
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		23:30

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	28	28	0	1.000	59:44	Win

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	10:06
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	1	0		18:56
Number 20 W. Primeau	C	-1	0	2	1	1	47.1%	19:22
Number 23 J. Langfeld	R	0	0	0	0	0		04:41
Number 26 B. Boyes	R	-1	2	4	0	1		17:23
Number 27 G. Murray	R	-1	0	3	0	0		21:57
Number 28 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	2	1	0		11:22
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	-1	0	6	1	0	50%	22:12
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	1	0	0	68.8%	16:47
Number 72 B. Walter	C	0	2	1	1	0		12:41
Number 83 P. Leahy	R	0	0	3	1	0		10:20
Number 6 B. Stuart	D	-1	2	1	0	1		26:22
Number 22 B. Leetch	D	-1	2	2	0	0		22:22
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	9	0	1	1		14:04
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	1	1		08:57
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	14	1	0	1	100%	11:47
Number 55 D. Tanabe	D	0	2	1	1	1		17:59
Number 68 M. Jurcina	D	0	2	0	0	0		17:04

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	40	38	2	.950	58:45	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:05	Boston Bruins	Ben Walter	Hooking	2
1st	07:06	Boston Bruins	Brian Leetch	Hooking	2
1st	07:43	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	14:24	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	17:40	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	Tripping	2
2nd	00:28	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:24	Boston Bruins	Brad Stuart	Tripping	2
2nd	05:42	Boston Bruins	Brad Boyes	Slashing	2
2nd	05:42	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Slashing	2
2nd	06:22	Boston Bruins	Milan Jurcina	Hooking	2
2nd	10:31	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Tripping	2
2nd	14:10	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Holding	2
2nd	16:13	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:13	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Spearing	2
2nd	16:13	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Spearing	2
2nd	16:13	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	16:13	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:13	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	Roughing	2
2nd	19:59	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault	Tripping	2
3rd	07:12	Boston Bruins	David Tanabe	Holding	2
3rd	07:54	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Holding	2
3rd	20:00	Boston Bruins	Tom Fitzgerald	Roughing	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Paul Devorski, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Michel Cormier
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jose Theodore, Pierre Dagenais, Aaron Downey, Mark Streit, Jean-Philippe Cote, Raitis Ivanans, Garth Murray, Jonathan Ferland, Andrei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre
Boston Bruins scratches: Shawn McEachern, Ian Moran, Jiri Slegr, Alexei Zhamnov, Mariusz Czerkawski, Eric Nickulas, Brad Isbister, P.J. Axelsson, Ben Guite, Jay Leach, Eric Healey, Zdenek Blatny, Jordan Sigalet, Hannu Toivonen, Nathan Robinson, Mark Stuart

Every Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 18, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 2, 2006
Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 4, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Apr 4, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 13, 2006

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