Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

Sunday, March 8, 2009, 12:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 on Sunday, March 8, 2009 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins	3	53-19-10
at New York Rangers	4	43-30-9

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	2	3
New York Rangers	0	3	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	7	11	21	39
New York Rangers	7	13	10	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:01	New York Rangers	Nik Antropov (22)	Chris Drury (27), Wade Redden (19)	Even strength	BOS 0, NYR 1
2nd	05:01	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew (16)	Zdeno Chara (24)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 1
2nd	12:12	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez (15)	Nik Antropov (27), Derek Morris (8)	Power play	BOS 1, NYR 2
2nd	16:26	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan (15)	Sean Avery (8), Lauri Korpikoski (8)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 3
3rd	02:12	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara (16)	Aaron Ward (7), P.J. Axelsson (20)	Even strength	BOS 2, NYR 3
3rd	03:47	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder (23)	Marc Savard (52), Patrice Bergeron (24)	Power play	BOS 3, NYR 3
3rd	13:38	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev (19)	Marc Staal (9)	Even strength	BOS 3, NYR 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:26
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	1	0	1	0	2	2	5	0	0		12:37
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	9	1	0		14:42
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	5	2	0	0	0		07:58
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	50%	16:07
Number 28 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0		15:22
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	52.2%	17:51
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	4	6	5	2	0	50%	16:38
Number 61 B. Bitz	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	28.6%	09:49
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	1	1		15:15
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	16:45
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	72.2%	20:38
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	2	0		24:05
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	3	0		21:45
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	1	1	2	+1	2	6	2	4	0		26:52
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		14:56
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	4	0	0		17:58
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:50

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	30	26	4	.867	58:27	Loss

New York Rangers 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 13 N. Zherdev	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0		16:53
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46.7%	09:13
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	0	0		14:29
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	1	0	60%	18:17
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0	1	45%	17:47
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	100%	09:37
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	0	6	2	2	2	0	50%	18:35
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	4	0	0		14:32
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		06:11
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	28.6%	12:53
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	1	1	2	0	0	4	2	0	0		17:32
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:50
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	+2	4	0	3	0	0		20:16
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0		24:08
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	1	0		22:10
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		15:21
Number 33 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		24:25
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	0		13:39

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	39	36	3	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:11	New York Rangers	Chris Drury	Holding	2
1st	05:51	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Interference	2
2nd	05:04	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:04	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:08	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	Hooking	2
2nd	11:13	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
2nd	19:14	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Roughing	2
2nd	19:14	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Roughing	2
2nd	19:14	New York Rangers	Chris Drury	Roughing	2
2nd	19:14	New York Rangers	Chris Drury	Roughing	2
2nd	19:57	New York Rangers	Dan Girardi	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	01:05	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Hooking	2
3rd	18:38	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Interference	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Dave Jackson, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, David Brisebois
Boston Bruins scratches: Stephane Yelle, Marco Sturm, Steve Montador, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen
New York Rangers scratches: Erik Reitz, Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov

Every Boston Bruins and New York Rangers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
New York Rangers 0 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
New York Rangers 0 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 4, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 8, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New York Islanders, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Calgary Flames 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 8, 2009
Minnesota Wild 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 8, 2009