Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

Sunday, February 1, 2009, 2:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Sunday, February 1, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins	3	53-19-10
at Montreal Canadiens	1	41-30-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	7	8	8	23
Montreal Canadiens	6	8	14	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:18	Montreal Canadiens	Robert Lang (18)	Andrei Markov (33), Andrei Kostitsyn (13)	Power play	BOS 0, MTL 1
1st	19:59	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman (11)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 1, MTL 1
2nd	08:02	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton (5)	Byron Bitz (2), Stephane Yelle (8)	Even strength	BOS 2, MTL 1
3rd	19:03	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard (20)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	BOS 3, MTL 1

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

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	+1	0	0	5	1		15:04
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		13:08
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		13:40
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	62.5%	13:42
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	1	0	1	+1	5	4	3	0		09:25
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		17:07
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	52.4%	19:06
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	53.8%	17:09
Number 61 B. Bitz	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	0		09:34
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:52
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:22
Number 91 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	44.4%	17:08
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2		24:01
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		20:54
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	1		26:39
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1		11:37
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3		21:08
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		12:27

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	28	27	1	.964	59:56	Win

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	0	0	0	-1	4	2	3	1	0		15:28
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	50%	16:57
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	0	52.4%	18:10
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	1	53.3%	12:19
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0		16:02
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0		11:24
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		11:45
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	16:55
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	-2	0	3	1	0	0		17:40
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	0		13:13
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:47
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	6	0	0		12:58
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	6	0	0		16:42
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	9	5	0		21:32
Number 24 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	1	1	0		07:26
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0		22:27
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		20:54
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	4	1	0		24:40

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	22	20	2	.909	59:36	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:06	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:06	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Henry	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:09	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Higgins	Slashing	2
1st	17:52	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	Tripping	2
1st	19:02	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Interference	2
1st	19:24	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel	High sticking	2
2nd	02:30	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2
2nd	05:08	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	High sticking	2
2nd	09:56	Boston Bruins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	10:50	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Interference	2
2nd	12:36	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	18:15	Boston Bruins	Shane Hnidy	Roughing	2
2nd	18:15	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Roughing	2
2nd	18:15	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Charging	2
2nd	18:15	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Roughing	2
2nd	18:15	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Roughing	2
3rd	01:56	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Holding	2
3rd	19:55	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne	Elbowing	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Bill McCreary, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Mark Shewchyk
Boston Bruins scratches: Manny Fernandez, Marco Sturm, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Matt Hunwick, Matt Lashoff, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Mathieu Dandenault, Marc Denis, Georges Laraque, Steve Begin, Alex Tanguay, Josh Gorges, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber

Every Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Oct 15, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 13, 2008
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 22, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 13, 2009
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Feb 1, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 9, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 16, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Apr 22, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 1, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 1, 2009
Nashville Predators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Feb 1, 2009