Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins

Thursday, January 1, 2009, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 on Thursday, January 1, 2009 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	45-28-9
at Boston Bruins	4	53-19-10

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	1	2
Boston Bruins	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	4	15	32
Boston Bruins	6	10	10	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dustin Jeffrey (1)	Alex Goligoski (13), Tim Wallace (2)	Even strength	PIT 1, BOS 0
1st	04:05	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (14)	Blake Wheeler (11), Michael Ryder (13)	Even strength	PIT 1, BOS 1
1st	09:24	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson (2)	Dennis Wideman (18), Marc Savard (35)	Power play	PIT 1, BOS 2
2nd	12:25	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic (11)	Chuck Kobasew (11), Stephane Yelle (6)	Even strength	PIT 1, BOS 3
3rd	06:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ruslan Fedotenko (10)	Miroslav Satan (14), Evgeni Malkin (45)	Even strength	PIT 2, BOS 3
3rd	19:57	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard (13)	P.J. Axelsson (14), Stephane Yelle (7)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 2, BOS 4

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	1		17:16
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	54.5%	19:16
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0		20:38
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	0		07:19
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	2	100%	09:23
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0		15:57
Number 42 D. Jeffrey	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	25%	10:18
Number 63 T. Wallace	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	1		06:40
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	2	20%	26:06
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		15:13
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	2	42.9%	24:09
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		11:59
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:30
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		12:23
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		16:44
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	4		30:07
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:10
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0		13:55

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Sabourin	25	22	3	.880	59:19	Loss

Boston Bruins 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 P. Axelsson	L	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0	1	100%	19:32
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0		12:58
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	1	0		13:58
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	16:33
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		05:45
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		14:24
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	2	0	50%	18:02
Number 47 M. St. Pierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	09:12
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	1	0		08:26
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0		15:53
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0	66.7%	15:22
Number 91 M. Savard	C	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	53.3%	19:30
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	2	0		26:30
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	1	0		28:24
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		16:09
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	4	0		17:36
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		16:09
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	0		15:43

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	32	30	2	.938	59:54	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:13	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman	Interference	2
1st	08:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Goligoski	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	11:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Hooking	2
1st	17:14	Boston Bruins	Vladimir Sobotka	Holding	2
2nd	12:59	Boston Bruins	Matt Hunwick	High sticking	2
2nd	15:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Interference	2
2nd	16:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis	Hooking	2
2nd	17:37	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Slashing	2
3rd	02:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	High sticking	2
3rd	10:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	14:37	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Holding	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Tony Sericolo
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Philippe Boucher, Sergei Gonchar, Mike Zigomanis, Eric Godard, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Paul Bissonnette, Tyler Kennedy, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, John Curry
Boston Bruins scratches: Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference, Johnny Boychuk, Patrice Bergeron, Byron Bitz, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Matt Lashoff, Mikko Lehtonen

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Mon, Oct 20, 2008
Boston Bruins 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 1, 2009
Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 15, 2009

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