Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Playoffs · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Monday, April 20, 2009 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
7 |
16 |
7 |
30 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
10 |
5 |
25 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
11:52 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Chris Higgins (2) |
Yannick Weber (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, MTL 1 |
| 1st |
18:35 |
Boston Bruins |
Phil Kessel (3) |
Dennis Wideman (2) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
03:36 |
Boston Bruins |
Shawn Thornton (1) |
Byron Bitz (1), Stephane Yelle (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
05:16 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Yannick Weber (1) |
Glen Metropolit (2) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
17:21 |
Boston Bruins |
Michael Ryder (2) |
Dennis Wideman (3), Mark Stuart (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
19:23 |
Boston Bruins |
Chuck Kobasew (2) |
David Krejci (2), Zdeno Chara (1) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BOS 4, MTL 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
30 |
25 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
6 |
| Hits |
15 |
33 |
| Blocked shots |
23 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/52 (50%) |
26/52 (50%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 P. Axelsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
14:49 |
| Number 12 C. Kobasew |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 18 S. Yelle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
38.5% |
14:46 |
| Number 22 S. Thornton |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:46 |
| Number 26 B. Wheeler |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 28 M. Recchi |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:12 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:16 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
66.7% |
16:50 |
| Number 61 B. Bitz |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:02 |
| Number 73 M. Ryder |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:05 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:33 |
| Number 91 M. Savard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
18.2% |
17:51 |
| Number 6 D. Wideman |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:21 |
| Number 23 S. Montador |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
|
20:20 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:50 |
| Number 34 S. Hnidy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:37 |
| Number 44 A. Ward |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
18:37 |
| Number 45 M. Stuart |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
16:51 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 T. Thomas |
25 |
23 |
2 |
.920 |
60:00 |
Win |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 T. Kostopoulos |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:57 |
| Number 11 S. Koivu |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
63.6% |
18:11 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:52 |
| Number 15 G. Metropolit |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
12:49 |
| Number 17 G. Laraque |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:31 |
| Number 21 C. Higgins |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:27 |
| Number 25 M. Dandenault |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:15 |
| Number 27 A. Kovalev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:20 |
| Number 36 M. D'Agostini |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:04 |
| Number 40 M. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
22.2% |
15:40 |
| Number 46 A. Kostitsyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:21 |
| Number 70 G. Stewart |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:32 |
| Number 84 G. Latendresse |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
13:30 |
| Number 3 R. O'Byrne |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
11:09 |
| Number 8 M. Komisarek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 26 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
26:45 |
| Number 44 R. Hamrlik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
27:06 |
| Number 68 Y. Weber |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:37 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
29 |
26 |
3 |
.897 |
59:39 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:41 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Kostitsyn |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:57 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Stuart |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:57 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:57 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Georges Laraque |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:57 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Gregory Stewart |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Byron Bitz |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:28 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Recchi |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:21 |
Boston Bruins |
Chuck Kobasew |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Bob Gainey
- Referees
- Paul Devorski, Ian Walsh
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Brian Murphy
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Andrew Ference, Matt Hunwick, Milan Lucic
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Patrice Brisebois, Mathieu Schneider, Francis Bouillon, Alex Tanguay, Sergei Kostitsyn
2008-2009 season series
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Status |
Details |
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3
 at Montreal Canadiens
4
|
Final/SO
|
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1
at Boston Bruins
6
|
Final
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3
at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final/SO
|
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1
at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
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|
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3
at Montreal Canadiens
1
|
Final
|
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4
at Boston Bruins
5
|
Final/OT
|
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|
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Montreal Canadiens
2
at Boston Bruins
4
|
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