Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs

Friday, December 23, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2–1 on Friday, December 23, 2005 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Boston Bruins	1	29-37-16
at Toronto Maple Leafs	2	41-33-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	0	1
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	7	13	6	26
Toronto Maple Leafs	7	8	13	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:21	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (14)	Brian Leetch (14), Patrice Bergeron (13)	Power play	BOS 1, TOR 0
2nd	08:14	Toronto Maple Leafs	Darcy Tucker (15)	Tomas Kaberle (24), Bryan McCabe (30)	Power play	BOS 1, TOR 1
3rd	07:52	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bryan McCabe (12)	Tomas Kaberle (25), Jason Allison (27)	Power play	BOS 1, TOR 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Stat	Boston Bruins	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal	26	28
Power play	1 of 4	2 of 10
Penalty minutes	20	10
Hits	24	24
Blocked shots	14	11
Giveaways	14	17
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	31/63 (49.2%)	32/63 (50.8%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Zhamnov	C	0	0	0	6	1	2	1	0	53.3%	17:06
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:07
Number 12 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		07:33
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	1		16:07
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		17:18
Number 20 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	38.5%	14:44
Number 21 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		10:17
Number 26 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	60%	15:19
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:17
Number 28 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:19
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	0	4	2	1	0	43.8%	17:41
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	61.5%	12:14
Number 6 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	2	1	2	4	0		24:54
Number 22 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	0	5	0	1	0		27:03
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		19:43
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:42
Number 55 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	0		24:27
Number 68 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		11:31

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 H. Toivonen	28	26	2	.929	59:10	Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 W. Belak	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:39
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	51.9%	21:42
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		09:42
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	1	0	1	2	3	4	0	1		20:09
Number 18 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		12:15
Number 21 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:27
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:41
Number 28 T. Domi	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	08:13
Number 39 C. Wilm	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	10:17
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	50%	23:32
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	46.7%	16:02
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0		13:04
Number 8 A. Berg	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		13:25
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	2	2	0	4	3	1	0		27:39
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0		21:10
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	1	1	2	0	5	0	1	1		25:43
Number 25 A. Khavanov	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		13:07
Number 45 C. Colaiacovo	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		19:03

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Belfour	26	25	1	.962	59:51	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:54	Toronto Maple Leafs	Darcy Tucker	Holding	2
1st	04:00	Boston Bruins	Hannu Toivonen	Tripping	2
1st	14:03	Boston Bruins	Wayne Primeau	Tripping	2
1st	20:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Stajan	Tripping	2
2nd	02:30	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexander Khavanov	Holding	2
2nd	02:46	Toronto Maple Leafs	Carlo Colaiacovo	Tripping	2
2nd	06:54	Boston Bruins	David Tanabe	Holding	2
2nd	07:33	Boston Bruins	Brad Stuart	Hooking	2
2nd	10:41	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Tripping	2
3rd	05:49	Boston Bruins	Milan Jurcina	Hooking	2
3rd	07:03	Boston Bruins	David Tanabe	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	11:41	Boston Bruins	Alexei Zhamnov	Hooking	2
3rd	16:41	Boston Bruins	Alexei Zhamnov	Hooking	2
3rd	16:41	Boston Bruins	Alexei Zhamnov	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	19:32	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ken Klee	Tripping	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Pat Quinn
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, David Brisebois
Boston Bruins scratches: Shawn McEachern, Ian Moran, Jiri Slegr, Eric Nickulas, Nick Boynton, Ben Guite, Jay Leach, Patrick Leahy, Eric Healey, Zdenek Blatny, Jordan Sigalet, Nathan Robinson, Mark Stuart, Ben Walter
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Eric Lindros, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Nik Antropov, John Pohl, Ben Ondrus, Brendan Bell, Jay Harrison, Staffan Kronwall, Alexander Steen, Ian White, Jeremy Williams, Andy Wozniewski

2005-2006 season series

Every Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Oct 24, 2005
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 27, 2005
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 17, 2005
Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Nov 23, 2005
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 14, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 6, 2006

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Other NHL games on Friday, December 23, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Florida Panthers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Nashville Predators 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Calgary Flames 6 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
St. Louis Blues 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 23, 2005