Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 8–2 on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Boston Bruins	2	41-29-12
at Montreal Canadiens	8	47-25-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	1	0	1	2
Montreal Canadiens	4	2	2	8

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	10	9	12	31
Montreal Canadiens	7	9	8	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:14	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos (4)	Steve Begin (2), Bryan Smolinski (12)	Even strength	BOS 0, MTL 1
1st	03:12	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Ryder (8)	Saku Koivu (26), Mark Streit (23)	Even strength	BOS 0, MTL 2
1st	12:09	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (16)	Phil Kessel (13), Marc Savard (42)	Even strength	BOS 1, MTL 2
1st	16:44	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (13)	Mike Komisarek (10)	Even strength	BOS 1, MTL 3
1st	19:57	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre (3)	Sergei Kostitsyn (6)	Even strength	BOS 1, MTL 4
2nd	05:45	Montreal Canadiens	Bryan Smolinski (3)	Steve Begin (3), Tom Kostopoulos (5)	Even strength	BOS 1, MTL 5
2nd	07:04	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek (4)	Tomas Plekanec (26), Andrei Kostitsyn (15)	Even strength	BOS 1, MTL 6
3rd	07:10	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (21)	Mark Streit (24), Andrei Markov (22)	Power play	BOS 1, MTL 7
3rd	13:17	Boston Bruins	Petteri Nokelainen (5)	Dennis Wideman (15), Marc Savard (43)	Even strength	BOS 2, MTL 7
3rd	17:44	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (14)	Sergei Kostitsyn (7), Mark Streit (25)	Power play	BOS 2, MTL 8

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

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Boston Bruins	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	31	24
Power play	0 of 4	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	20	30
Hits	27	31
Blocked shots	14	21
Giveaways	9	14
Takeaways	7	8
Faceoffs won	23/51 (45.1%)	28/51 (54.9%)

Box score

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 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-2	5	0	0	0		16:56
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	42.9%	16:41
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	0	1	-1	4	5	0	0		16:01
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	1		12:34
Number 42 P. Pelletier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		12:57
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	44.4%	15:25
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		12:00
Number 56 P. Nokelainen	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	33.3%	13:30
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		13:50
Number 72 P. Schaefer	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:42
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0		13:46
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	2	2	-1	2	1	0	0	52.6%	17:22
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	3		24:24
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	2	1		20:35
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	2		22:29
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-4	5	0	3	2		16:27
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2		20:03
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:37

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 A. Auld	7	3	4	.429	19:57	Loss
Number 30 T. Thomas	17	13	4	.765	40:00

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 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	1	1	2	+2	19	2	1	1	0		09:56
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	1	0	50%	17:20
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	61.5%	17:32
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	0	0	52.9%	11:00
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:04
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	2	2	+2	0	3	3	0	0		09:38
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	1		17:01
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	5	2	0	60%	14:17
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	2	1	3	+2	0	3	2	0	1		15:05
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	1	0		16:52
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	2	2	+1	5	0	3	0	0		12:54
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		12:23
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	1	1	2	+4	0	1	5	2	0		20:09
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0		14:11
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	3	3	+1	0	1	3	3	0		19:13
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	3	0		22:48
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		21:05
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	+4	0	1	1	1	0		22:38

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Huet	31	29	2	.936	59:54	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:42	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Hooking	2
1st	08:54	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Hooking	2
1st	17:11	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Hooking	2
2nd	09:15	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Diving	2
2nd	09:15	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Interference	2
2nd	13:52	Montreal Canadiens	Bryan Smolinski	Hooking	2
2nd	14:51	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Cross checking	2
3rd	06:26	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Cross checking	2
3rd	06:26	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:26	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:16	Boston Bruins	Shane Hnidy	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:16	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Instigator	2
3rd	11:16	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:16	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Instigator misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	16:44	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Slashing	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Michel Cormier
Boston Bruins scratches: Glen Murray, Manny Fernandez, P.J. Axelsson, Shawn Thornton, Bobby Allen, Andrew Alberts, Jordan Sigalet, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Mathieu Dandenault, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, Carey Price, Matt D'Agostini

2007-2008 season series

Every Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens 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

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New York Islanders 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 22, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 22, 2008
Ottawa Senators 3 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Tue, Jan 22, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 22, 2008
Nashville Predators 4 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 22, 2008
Minnesota Wild 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Tue, Jan 22, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Jan 22, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 22, 2008