Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets

Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 2–0 on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins	0	53-19-10
at Columbus Blue Jackets	2	41-31-10

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	5	15	15	35
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	15	7	34

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	06:50	Columbus Blue Jackets	Raffi Torres (7)	Antoine Vermette (21), Jason Williams (21)	Power play	BOS 0, CBJ 1
3rd	19:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (32)	Mike Commodore (19)	Even strength, Empty net	BOS 0, CBJ 2

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	1	0	1		13:13
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	2	2	1	0		19:06
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	1	3	0		13:40
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	2	2	0		08:04
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	1	1	1	100%	12:36
Number 28 M. Recchi	R	-1	0	2	4	0	100%	17:49
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	-1	0	1	2	1	45.8%	19:08
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	1	1	2	40%	16:45
Number 61 B. Bitz	R	0	0	1	4	0	50%	09:45
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	1	2	0		12:35
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	2	0	0	100%	15:34
Number 91 M. Savard	C	-1	2	5	0	0	26.3%	19:05
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	-1	0	5	0	1		26:27
Number 21 A. Ference	D	-1	0	3	1	2		22:55
Number 23 S. Montador	D	0	0	1	0	2		16:37
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	-1	4	4	3	2		23:28
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	2	4		14:15
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	5	2	1	0		13:57

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	33	32	1	.970	59:06	Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets 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 12 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	37.5%	13:04
Number 14 R. Torres	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		09:25
Number 17 A. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		05:39
Number 18 R. Umberger	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0		21:35
Number 20 K. Huselius	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	0	75%	21:06
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	1	0	65%	22:56
Number 29 J. Williams	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:02
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0		06:30
Number 50 A. Vermette	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	66.7%	19:40
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	0	1	+1	2	5	1	1	0		20:40
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	37.5%	06:12
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		14:07
Number 3 M. Methot	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		13:32
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	6	2	0		22:23
Number 10 K. Russell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		13:48
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	2	0		22:38
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		22:31
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		21:42

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Mason	35	35	0	1.000	59:30	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:14	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Holding the stick	2
1st	13:51	Columbus Blue Jackets	Andrew Murray	High sticking	2
1st	19:08	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Hooking	2
2nd	07:23	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kristian Huselius	Slashing	2
2nd	09:08	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Roughing	2
2nd	09:08	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash	Roughing	2
2nd	14:28	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:28	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jared Boll	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	01:08	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Commodore	Holding	2
3rd	04:55	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	High sticking	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Jonny Murray
Boston Bruins scratches: Stephane Yelle, Shane Hnidy, Marco Sturm, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Michael Peca, Freddy Modin, Craig MacDonald, Jason Chimera, Mike York, Christian Backman, Derek MacKenzie, Pascal Leclaire, Fredrik Norrena, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Aaron Rome, Alexandre Picard, Daniel Lacosta, Clay Wilson, Derek Dorsett, Derick Brassard, Maksim Mayorov, Nikita Filatov

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