Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins

Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 6–1 on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Florida Panthers	1	41-30-11
at Boston Bruins	6	53-19-10

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	1	0	0	1
Boston Bruins	2	1	3	6

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	10	6	9	25
Boston Bruins	11	10	18	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:48	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	FLA 0, BOS 1
1st	06:17	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart (5)	Michael Ryder (18), Blake Wheeler (19)	Even strength	FLA 0, BOS 2
1st	13:34	Florida Panthers	Kamil Kreps (2)	Nick Tarnasky (4), Anthony Stewart (5)	Even strength	FLA 1, BOS 2
2nd	15:53	Boston Bruins	Byron Bitz (2)	Stephane Yelle (10), Shawn Thornton (5)	Even strength	FLA 1, BOS 3
3rd	03:24	Boston Bruins	Byron Bitz (3)	Stephane Yelle (11), Dennis Wideman (29)	Even strength	FLA 1, BOS 4
3rd	05:46	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward (2)	Marc Savard (45), Milan Lucic (21)	Even strength	FLA 1, BOS 5
3rd	09:31	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder (20)	P.J. Axelsson (18), Marc Savard (46)	Power play	FLA 1, BOS 6

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

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	15:44
Number 10 D. Booth	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		17:03
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	2	52.9%	14:08
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		11:21
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		14:13
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	46.7%	17:28
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	50%	14:34
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		16:29
Number 28 K. Kreps	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	63.6%	12:40
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2		16:07
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		16:20
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	5	3		11:28
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	2	2		20:16
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		19:20
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		21:25
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		16:32
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1		21:55
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	2		20:33

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Anderson	39	33	6	.846	60:00	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	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		14:52
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	+1	5	3	2	0	0		12:26
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	5	0	0		16:42
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	3	0	0	43.8%	15:24
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	1	0		14:50
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	13:50
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	50%	15:21
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	36.4%	15:33
Number 61 B. Bitz	R	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	2	0	33.3%	13:41
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	1		13:34
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0	50%	17:38
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:23
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	2	0		20:47
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	2	1	0		22:01
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+2	0	7	2	2	0		22:10
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		17:19
Number 44 A. Ward	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		20:18
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		15:49

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
3rd	04:58	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:58	Florida Panthers	Keith Ballard	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	09:07	Florida Panthers	Cory Stillman	Hooking	2
3rd	15:49	Florida Panthers	Nick Boynton	Hooking	2
3rd	19:38	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Holding	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Wes McCauley, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Steve Barton, David Brisebois
Florida Panthers scratches: Brett McLean, Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Noah Welch, Tanner Glass, Rostislav Olesz, Kenndal McArdle, Shawn Matthias, Michal Repik, Jason Garrison
Boston Bruins scratches: Marco Sturm, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen

Every Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Boston Bruins 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Boston Bruins 0 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Florida Panthers 1 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 24, 2009

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