Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

Thursday, November 8, 2007, 7:30 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 2–1 on Thursday, November 8, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	47-25-10
at Boston Bruins	1	41-29-12

Goals by period

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

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	9	12	11	32
Boston Bruins	9	10	10	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:05	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (8)	Tomas Plekanec (8), Andrei Kostitsyn (3)	Even strength	MTL 1, BOS 0
2nd	08:47	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (5)	Andrei Kostitsyn (4), Alex Kovalev (5)	Even strength	MTL 2, BOS 0
2nd	14:12	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (6)	Chuck Kobasew (2), Phil Kessel (4)	Even strength	MTL 2, BOS 1

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	32	29
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	13	7
Hits	10	17
Blocked shots	13	9
Giveaways	2	3
Takeaways	2	3
Faceoffs won	29/71 (40.8%)	42/71 (59.2%)

Box score

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	0	5	2	0		13:03
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	19:33
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	27.3%	13:40
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	42.9%	14:17
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	50%	19:05
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	1		13:49
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:25
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	1	33.3%	15:49
Number 28 K. Chipchura	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25%	12:23
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	2	2	+2	0	3	1	1		14:08
Number 54 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		08:09
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	15:15
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	3	3		23:44
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		18:02
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3		21:28
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0		13:45
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		14:58
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		26:27

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	29	28	1	.966	60:00	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 10 B. Bochenski	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:50
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:33
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	0		17:33
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	81.3%	16:07
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	1		17:00
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		09:04
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	50%	17:59
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	100%	07:50
Number 56 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	61.5%	10:53
Number 72 P. Schaefer	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:49
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	46.7%	16:10
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	52.2%	20:31
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		23:54
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	3	0		26:10
Number 38 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		13:14
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:50
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3		21:56
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0		13:54

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	32	30	2	.938	58:43	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	02:53	Boston Bruins	Jeremy Reich	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:53	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Begin	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:36	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Holding	2
2nd	09:39	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Interference	2
2nd	19:58	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Interference	2
3rd	13:09	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	High sticking	2
3rd	13:12	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Jean Morin
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Garth Murray, Josh Gorges, Maxim Lapierre, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Gregory Stewart, Guillaume Latendresse, Matt D'Agostini, Sergei Kostitsyn
Boston Bruins scratches: Manny Fernandez, Shawn Thornton, Andrew Ference, Jordan Sigalet, Pascal Pelletier, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Matt Hunwick, 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 Nov 8

Other NHL games on Thursday, November 8, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Washington Capitals 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Dallas Stars 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Nov 8, 2007