Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 22, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, March 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	3	47-25-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Boston Bruins	16	9	7	3	0	35
Montreal Canadiens	12	7	9	3	0	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:20	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (15)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 0, MTL 1
1st	08:36	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard (15)	Zdeno Chara (33), Dennis Wideman (23)	Even strength	BOS 1, MTL 1
1st	09:49	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn (23)	Mark Streit (42), Tomas Plekanec (38)	Even strength	BOS 1, MTL 2
2nd	09:33	Boston Bruins	Petteri Nokelainen (7)	Mark Stuart (4), Milan Lucic (16)	Even strength	BOS 2, MTL 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Saved
1	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Streit	Saved
2	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel	Saved
2	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Saved
3	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman	Saved
3	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Goal

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Boston Bruins	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	35	31
Power play	0 of 5	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	18	22
Hits	28	33
Blocked shots	13	17
Giveaways	18	16
Takeaways	5	13
Faceoffs won	32/66 (48.5%)	34/66 (51.5%)

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 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0		14:55
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	50%	21:04
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	55.6%	17:09
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0		20:25
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	0	2	0	4	0		17:49
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		06:34
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0		19:11
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	57.1%	17:37
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		07:55
Number 56 P. Nokelainen	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	50%	06:25
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		12:07
Number 91 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	1	42.3%	21:32
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	1		26:39
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		16:33
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	4	0		29:47
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3		12:46
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	3		24:15
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3		19:22

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	31	29	2	.936	64:52	OT loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1		11:30
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	1	66.7%	19:50
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	35.3%	18:55
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	64.3%	12:08
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		15:51
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	5	2	8	1		09:02
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	2		20:56
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	5	2	3	0	25%	09:37
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		16:36
Number 54 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	50%	11:14
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	5	0		15:52
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	+1	4	0	4	0		18:06
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		10:44
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	3		25:14
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2		17:49
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	3		25:58
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3		22:33
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1		26:10

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	35	33	2	.943	64:55	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:30	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:30	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:07	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Interference	2
1st	06:38	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2
1st	07:39	Boston Bruins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	12:37	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel	High sticking	2
1st	12:37	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Hooking	2
1st	14:02	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Hooking	2
1st	19:18	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2
2nd	17:05	Boston Bruins	Shane Hnidy	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:05	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:39	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Interference	2
3rd	07:17	Boston Bruins	Petteri Nokelainen	Tripping	2
3rd	18:14	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Michel Cormier
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
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Mathieu Dandenault, Mike Komisarek, Corey Locke, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Guillaume Latendresse, 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

Other NHL games on Mar 22

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 22, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 22, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 22, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 22, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 22, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 22, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 22, 2008
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 22, 2008
Minnesota Wild 4 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 22, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 22, 2008