Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Playoffs Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins 4 53-19-10
at Montreal Canadiens 1 41-30-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Boston Bruins 2 2 0 4
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Boston Bruins 7 14 9 30
Montreal Canadiens 16 4 7 27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:39 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn (1) Saku Koivu (3), Alex Kovalev (1) Even strength BOS 0, MTL 1
1st 17:27 Boston Bruins Michael Ryder (3) Unassisted Even strength BOS 1, MTL 1
1st 19:25 Boston Bruins David Krejci (2) Michael Ryder (3), Milan Lucic (3) Even strength BOS 2, MTL 1
2nd 11:58 Boston Bruins Phil Kessel (4) Patrice Bergeron (2) Even strength BOS 3, MTL 1
2nd 12:43 Boston Bruins Michael Ryder (4) David Krejci (3), Dennis Wideman (4) Even strength BOS 4, MTL 1

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 27
Power play 0 of 6 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 11 32
Hits 13 23
Blocked shots 15 21
Giveaways 10 16
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 24/56 (42.9%) 32/56 (57.1%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 11:33
Number 12 C. Kobasew R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15:38
Number 17 M. Lucic L 0 1 1 +2 7 0 5 0 12:58
Number 18 S. Yelle C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 50% 12:40
Number 22 S. Thornton L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 09:02
Number 26 B. Wheeler R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 11:01
Number 28 M. Recchi R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 100% 18:21
Number 37 P. Bergeron C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 60% 16:48
Number 46 D. Krejci C 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 1 30.8% 17:12
Number 73 M. Ryder R 2 1 3 +3 2 5 0 1 17:53
Number 81 P. Kessel R 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 16:08
Number 91 M. Savard C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 26.7% 19:01
Number 6 D. Wideman D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 22:33
Number 23 S. Montador D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 19:44
Number 33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 25:31
Number 34 S. Hnidy D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 0 13:21
Number 44 A. Ward D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:20
Number 45 M. Stuart D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 16:17
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 T. Thomas 27 26 1 .963 59:59 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 1 13:10
Number 11 S. Koivu C 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 37.5% 15:28
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 80% 15:40
Number 15 G. Metropolit C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 40% 17:49
Number 17 G. Laraque R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 1 09:29
Number 21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 100% 18:42
Number 25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 25:35
Number 27 A. Kovalev R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 17:13
Number 36 M. D'Agostini R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 10:15
Number 40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 1 77.8% 12:44
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 15:29
Number 70 G. Stewart L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 09:29
Number 84 G. Latendresse L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 0 08:43
Number 3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 14:59
Number 8 M. Komisarek D 0 0 0 -2 20 2 2 1 17:31
Number 26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 26:31
Number 44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 5 24:59
Number 68 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:30
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 30 26 4 .867 59:59 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:47 Montreal Canadiens Ryan O'Byrne Roughing 2
1st 09:10 Boston Bruins Michael Ryder Hooking 2
1st 14:08 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Interference 2
2nd 02:10 Boston Bruins Milan Lucic High sticking 2
2nd 02:10 Montreal Canadiens Georges Laraque Roughing 2
2nd 09:51 Boston Bruins Phil Kessel Slashing 2
2nd 16:29 Montreal Canadiens Maxim Lapierre Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 19:18 Boston Bruins Milan Lucic Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:18 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:41 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Holding 2
3rd 12:39 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Cross checking (major) 5
3rd 12:39 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 19:15 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Claude Julien
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Bob Gainey
Referees
Dave Jackson, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Brian Murphy
Boston Bruins scratches
Andrew Ference, Byron Bitz, Matt Hunwick
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Patrice Brisebois, Mathieu Schneider, Francis Bouillon, Alex Tanguay, Sergei Kostitsyn

2008-2009 season series

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