Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
· TD Banknorth Garden, Boston · Playoffs · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Boston Bruins |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
9 |
13 |
6 |
28 |
| Boston Bruins |
15 |
10 |
14 |
39 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
13:11 |
Boston Bruins |
Phil Kessel (1) |
David Krejci (1), Chuck Kobasew (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, BOS 1 |
| 1st |
14:41 |
Boston Bruins |
David Krejci (1) |
Michael Ryder (1), Milan Lucic (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, BOS 2 |
| 1st |
16:19 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Chris Higgins (1) |
Glen Metropolit (1), Alex Tanguay (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
17:37 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Kovalev (1) |
Saku Koivu (1), Josh Gorges (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
11:15 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara (1) |
Marc Savard (1), Phil Kessel (1) |
Power play |
MTL 2, BOS 3 |
| 3rd |
19:46 |
Boston Bruins |
Phil Kessel (2) |
Milan Lucic (2) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MTL 2, BOS 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Boston Bruins |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
39 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
32 |
28 |
| Hits |
31 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
1 |
2 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
37/71 (52.1%) |
34/71 (47.9%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 T. Kostopoulos |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:08 |
| Number 11 S. Koivu |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:17 |
| Number 13 A. Tanguay |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:36 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
10:15 |
| Number 15 G. Metropolit |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
15:16 |
| Number 17 G. Laraque |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:12 |
| Number 21 C. Higgins |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:11 |
| Number 25 M. Dandenault |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
| Number 27 A. Kovalev |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:33 |
| Number 36 M. D'Agostini |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:09 |
| Number 40 M. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
58.8% |
15:00 |
| Number 46 A. Kostitsyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:29 |
| Number 84 G. Latendresse |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 8 M. Komisarek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:57 |
| Number 24 M. Schneider |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:53 |
| Number 26 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 44 R. Hamrlik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:21 |
| Number 71 P. Brisebois |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:07 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
38 |
35 |
3 |
.921 |
59:32 |
Loss |
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 P. Axelsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:16 |
| Number 12 C. Kobasew |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
12 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 18 S. Yelle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:42 |
| Number 22 S. Thornton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:28 |
| Number 26 B. Wheeler |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:19 |
| Number 28 M. Recchi |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:46 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
58.8% |
17:52 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
16:51 |
| Number 73 M. Ryder |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:45 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:35 |
| Number 91 M. Savard |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.2% |
20:00 |
| Number 6 D. Wideman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:51 |
| Number 23 S. Montador |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:52 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
24:55 |
| Number 44 A. Ward |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:07 |
| Number 45 M. Stuart |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:16 |
| Number 48 M. Hunwick |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:59 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 T. Thomas |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
59:46 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:37 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Tomas Plekanec |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
11:04 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Roman Hamrlik |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:12 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:41 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Tomas Plekanec |
Elbowing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:30 |
Boston Bruins |
Stephane Yelle |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:12 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Gorges |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:46 |
Boston Bruins |
Milan Lucic |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:46 |
Boston Bruins |
Milan Lucic |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
19:46 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Maxim Lapierre |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:46 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Maxim Lapierre |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
20:00 |
Boston Bruins |
Steve Montador |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
20:00 |
Boston Bruins |
Steve Montador |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
20:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Guillaume Latendresse |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
20:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Guillaume Latendresse |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Bob Gainey
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Referees
- Dennis LaRue, Kevin Pollock
- Linesmen
- Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Francis Bouillon, Ryan O'Byrne, Gregory Stewart, Sergei Kostitsyn, Yannick Weber
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Shane Hnidy, Andrew Ference, Byron Bitz
2008-2009 season series
Every Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins 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
|
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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
|
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Status |
Details |
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4
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Final
Playoffs
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3
|
Final/OT
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