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Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Thursday, March 20, 2008 on the road.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Montreal Canadiens 4 47-25-10
at Boston Bruins 2 41-29-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 2 2 4
Boston Bruins 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 6 13 11 30
Boston Bruins 15 10 11 36

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 08:19 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (32) Andrei Kostitsyn (26), Josh Gorges (9) Even strength MTL 1, BOS 0
2nd 13:21 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (33) Unassisted Even strength MTL 2, BOS 0
2nd 13:48 Boston Bruins Mark Stuart (4) Shane Hnidy (5), Chuck Kobasew (17) Even strength MTL 2, BOS 1
3rd 06:47 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder (14) Saku Koivu (39), Guillaume Latendresse (10) Even strength MTL 3, BOS 1
3rd 11:13 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn (22) Alex Kovalev (44), Mark Streit (41) Even strength MTL 4, BOS 1
3rd 16:55 Boston Bruins Dennis Wideman (12) Petteri Nokelainen (2), P.J. Axelsson (15) Even strength MTL 4, BOS 2

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 30 36
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 13
Hits 25 27
Blocked shots 15 5
Giveaways 5 4
Takeaways 2 3
Faceoffs won 30/59 (50.8%) 29/59 (49.2%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 10:07
11 S. Koivu C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 55.6% 17:25
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 0 52.4% 19:42
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 19:40
27 A. Kovalev R 2 1 3 +3 2 6 0 1 20:46
40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 58.3% 11:43
46 A. Kostitsyn L 1 1 2 +3 0 4 1 0 17:35
54 M. Grabovski C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 28.6% 11:51
73 M. Ryder R 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 12:42
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 1 16:34
84 G. Latendresse L 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 14:08
3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:17
8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02:45
26 J. Gorges D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 22:55
32 M. Streit D 0 1 1 +2 0 5 2 0 14:19
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 +3 0 2 2 3 22:35
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 20:46
79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 25:28
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
31 C. Price 36 34 2 .944 60:00 Win

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 P. Axelsson L 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 1 100% 16:16
12 C. Kobasew R 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 17:24
13 G. Metropolit C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 42.9% 16:12
16 M. Sturm L 0 0 0 +1 0 5 2 0 16:43
17 M. Lucic L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 4 0 16:38
22 S. Thornton L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 07:58
27 G. Murray R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 18:30
46 D. Krejci C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 40% 13:47
53 J. Reich C 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 09:51
56 P. Nokelainen C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 50% 07:27
81 P. Kessel R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 50% 13:24
91 M. Savard C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 53.8% 20:57
6 D. Wideman D 1 0 1 -2 0 6 1 1 23:51
21 A. Ference D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19:13
33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 1 24:50
34 S. Hnidy D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16:17
44 A. Ward D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 19:43
45 M. Stuart D 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 16:11
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
30 T. Thomas 30 26 4 .867 58:48 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:20 Montreal Canadiens Guillaume Latendresse Hooking 2
1st 13:13 Boston Bruins Glen Murray Slashing 2
2nd 06:43 Boston Bruins Jeremy Reich Fighting (major) 5
2nd 06:43 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Fighting (major) 5
2nd 10:09 Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn Hooking 2
2nd 17:41 Boston Bruins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 03:32 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev Tripping 2
3rd 12:18 Boston Bruins Mark Stuart Tripping 2
3rd 19:52 Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn Holding 2
3rd 20:00 Boston Bruins Milan Lucic Cross checking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Boston Bruins head coach
Claude Julien
Referees
Kerry Fraser, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen
Brian Murphy, David Brisebois
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Patrice Brisebois, Bryan Smolinski, Mathieu Dandenault, Steve Begin, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini
Boston Bruins scratches
Manny Fernandez, Peter Schaefer, Bobby Allen, Andrew Alberts, Jordan Sigalet, Pascal Pelletier, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff, Vladimir Sobotka

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 7 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 8 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 0 Final Playoffs Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 20

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 2 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 1 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 5 Final/SO Game page

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