Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

Thursday, March 22, 2007, 7:30 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 6–3 on Thursday, March 22, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Montreal Canadiens	6	42-34-6
at Boston Bruins	3	35-41-6

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	4	6
Boston Bruins	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	10	16	4	30
Boston Bruins	13	17	5	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:09	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (10)	Mark Mowers (11)	Even strength	MTL 0, BOS 1
1st	07:23	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (6)	Saku Koivu (42), Chris Higgins (13)	Power play	MTL 1, BOS 1
1st	17:33	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (25)	Brandon Bochenski (9), Patrice Bergeron (44)	Even strength	MTL 1, BOS 2
2nd	07:32	Boston Bruins	Mark Mowers (5)	Phil Kessel (15), Andrew Alberts (10)	Even strength	MTL 1, BOS 3
2nd	18:11	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (18)	Andrei Kostitsyn (8), Mike Komisarek (13)	Even strength	MTL 2, BOS 3
3rd	06:35	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Johnson (11)	Tomas Plekanec (26), Chris Higgins (14)	Power play	MTL 3, BOS 3
3rd	08:02	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre (5)	Mark Streit (23), Andrei Markov (37)	Even strength	MTL 4, BOS 3
3rd	08:51	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins (20)	Tomas Plekanec (27)	Even strength	MTL 5, BOS 3
3rd	13:37	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (24)	Saku Koivu (43), Chris Higgins (15)	Power play	MTL 6, BOS 3

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	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	52.9%	17:26
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	76.2%	14:03
Number 20 M. Johnson	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	1		14:14
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	3	4	+2	0	2	0	0	0		18:56
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		11:16
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		14:44
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	1	0		17:13
Number 35 T. Plekanec	C	1	2	3	+1	0	3	0	0	0	52.6%	16:47
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	1	0	1	-1	2	5	2	1	0	62.5%	08:44
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	+2	2	1	1	0	0		15:28
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1		17:13
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		11:00
Number 6 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		11:13
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	1	0		14:49
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		11:57
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		27:47
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		22:12
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	2	1	1		25:18

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	35	32	3	.914	60:00	Win

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Bochenski	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		14:44
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-1	2	5	2	0		17:21
Number 13 S. Chistov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:36
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	0	1	+1	2	6	0	1		16:30
Number 17 P. Tenkrat	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	100%	20:58
Number 18 M. Mowers	R	1	1	2	+1	0	1	2	1	28.6%	16:10
Number 32 J. Hoggan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		07:47
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	36%	18:22
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		09:38
Number 56 B. Walter	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	06:10
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	1	2	+1	2	4	0	1		16:29
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	-1	4	3	0	0	52.6%	15:55
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2		17:20
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		24:44
Number 25 J. York	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		13:14
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	0		24:22
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	1		17:11
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	4		21:04

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	30	24	6	.800	59:40	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:20	Boston Bruins	Jeremy Reich	Interference	2
1st	03:58	Boston Bruins	Andrew Alberts	Hooking	2
1st	06:49	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
1st	07:52	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Holding	2
1st	13:16	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn	Holding	2
2nd	05:37	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	High sticking	2
2nd	06:53	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Tripping	2
3rd	04:37	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel	Hooking	2
3rd	09:20	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Boarding	2
3rd	12:49	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Charging	2
3rd	12:49	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Roughing	2
3rd	12:49	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Roughing	2
3rd	14:04	Montreal Canadiens	Radek Bonk	Holding	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Boston Bruins head coach: Dave Lewis
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Steve Miller
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Aaron Downey, Sergei Samsonov, Michael Leighton, Alexander Perezhogin, Duncan Milroy, Garth Murray, Cristobal Huet, Josh Gorges, Mikhail Grabovski
Boston Bruins scratches: Glen Murray, Nathan Dempsey, Shean Donovan, P.J. Axelsson, Philippe Sauve, Bobby Allen, Brian Finley, Wade Brookbank, Hannu Toivonen, Yan Stastny, Mark Stuart, Nate Thompson, David Krejci, Matt Lashoff, Petr Kalus, Jonathan Sigalet

Every Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 26, 2006
Boston Bruins 6 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Dec 4, 2006
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 12, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 23, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 3, 2007
Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 20, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 22, 2007
Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Apr 3, 2007

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Nashville Predators 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 22, 2007
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 22, 2007