Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

Thursday, January 10, 2008, 7:30 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 5–2 on Thursday, January 10, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Montreal Canadiens	5	47-25-10
at Boston Bruins	2	41-29-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	2	5
Boston Bruins	0	1	1	2

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	13	10	10	33
Boston Bruins	9	6	10	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:36	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (14)	Andrei Kostitsyn (13), Alex Kovalev (22)	Power play	MTL 1, BOS 0
1st	11:30	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre (2)	Chris Higgins (16), Michael Ryder (9)	Even strength	MTL 2, BOS 0
2nd	13:18	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (19)	Mark Streit (21), Tomas Plekanec (24)	Power play	MTL 3, BOS 0
2nd	14:41	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward (3)	Phil Kessel (11), Marc Savard (35)	Even strength	MTL 3, BOS 1
3rd	02:01	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic (4)	Peter Schaefer (13), David Krejci (6)	Even strength	MTL 3, BOS 2
3rd	11:56	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault (5)	Josh Gorges (3)	Even strength	MTL 4, BOS 2
3rd	18:49	Montreal Canadiens	Mathieu Dandenault (6)	Mark Streit (22), Bryan Smolinski (10)	Even strength	MTL 5, BOS 2

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	33	25
Power play	2 of 6	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	10	16
Hits	15	16
Blocked shots	11	3
Giveaways	1	8
Takeaways	4	2
Faceoffs won	28/46 (60.9%)	18/46 (39.1%)

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	0	0	0	-2	4	4	1	0	0	53.8%	16:38
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	60%	18:50
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	50%	15:59
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	2	0		14:49
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		12:55
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	1	2	0	2	4	0	0	1	100%	18:56
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0	71.4%	12:46
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:42
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		09:34
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		10:22
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		12:22
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	7	2	0		20:30
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	3	0		15:32
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0		18:49
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3	0		18:44
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		15:04
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		15:34
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		28:03

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	25	23	2	.920	59:51	Win

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		15:17
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		17:20
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	18.2%	13:44
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0		17:14
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	3	0		14:24
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		08:32
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	14:39
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:30
Number 56 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25%	10:03
Number 72 P. Schaefer	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0		13:13
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		13:46
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	62.5%	18:58
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0		24:59
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	1		18:56
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		26:05
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		15:54
Number 44 A. Ward	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		18:26
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		15:40

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	33	28	5	.849	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:59	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Boarding	2
1st	09:22	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Elbowing	2
1st	14:12	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Holding	2
1st	15:17	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse	Hooking	2
1st	17:07	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Holding	2
1st	18:34	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Holding	2
2nd	03:36	Boston Bruins	Peter Schaefer	Elbowing	2
2nd	11:48	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Roughing	2
2nd	11:48	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Roughing	2
2nd	11:48	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Roughing	2
2nd	11:48	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Roughing	2
2nd	11:48	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Roughing	2
3rd	09:15	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Tripping	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brian Murphy
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Steve Begin, Tom Kostopoulos, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, Carey Price, Matt D'Agostini
Boston Bruins scratches: Glen Murray, Manny Fernandez, Bobby Allen, Andrew Alberts, Jordan Sigalet, Pascal Pelletier, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff, Vladimir Sobotka

2007-2008 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Oct 22, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 7	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 17, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 6, 2007
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 8	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 22, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 22, 2008
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Apr 10, 2008
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 12, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sun, Apr 13, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Tue, Apr 15, 2008
Boston Bruins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Apr 17, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 19, 2008
Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Apr 21, 2008

Other NHL games on Jan 10

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 10, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
New Jersey Devils 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Florida Panthers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Minnesota Wild 6 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Dallas Stars 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 10, 2008