Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, October 9, 2008, 10:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–4 on Thursday, October 9, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins	5	53-19-10
at Colorado Avalanche	4	32-45-5

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	2	1	2	5
Colorado Avalanche	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	5	7	8	20
Colorado Avalanche	20	10	9	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:21	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (1)	Patrice Bergeron (1), Andrew Ference (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, COL 0
1st	10:02	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (1)	Paul Stastny (1), John-Michael Liles (1)	Power play	BOS 1, COL 1
1st	10:51	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler (1)	David Krejci (1), Chuck Kobasew (1)	Even strength	BOS 2, COL 1
1st	14:52	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski (1)	Marek Svatos (1), Darcy Tucker (1)	Even strength	BOS 2, COL 2
2nd	06:34	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod (1)	Joe Sakic (1), John-Michael Liles (2)	Even strength	BOS 2, COL 3
2nd	10:43	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard (1)	Zdeno Chara (1), Patrice Bergeron (2)	Power play	BOS 3, COL 3
3rd	05:36	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder (1)	Marc Savard (1), P.J. Axelsson (1)	Even strength	BOS 4, COL 3
3rd	10:17	Colorado Avalanche	Jordan Leopold (1)	Milan Hejduk (1), Ruslan Salei (1)	Even strength	BOS 4, COL 4
3rd	17:24	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (1)	Chuck Kobasew (2), Milan Lucic (1)	Even strength	BOS 5, COL 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	1	0	3	0		16:10
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	1	0		13:32
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:44
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	100%	13:09
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0	26.7%	13:15
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		12:15
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	2	2	+1	2	5	1	1	0	60%	16:08
Number 42 B. Wheeler	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		12:41
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	2	0	0	46.2%	15:53
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	14:17
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		14:56
Number 91 M. Savard	C	1	1	2	-1	0	2	0	0	1	42.9%	15:57
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	1	0		25:08
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	1	0		22:36
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	-3	2	1	1	6	0		24:04
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		13:04
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	3	0		20:28
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		13:36

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	39	35	4	.897	59:41	Win

Colorado Avalanche 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 8 W. Wolski	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	2	2	0	50%	20:03
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		10:56
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	0		12:22
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	-1	0	7	2	1	0	63.2%	22:36
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	1	2	+1	0	7	0	1	1	100%	21:25
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0	50%	22:10
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	63.6%	09:20
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	09:19
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		10:22
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		16:32
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0		08:05
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	+1	0	5	3	0	0		20:13
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	2	2	0	0	3	4	2	0		22:18
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		18:55
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:23
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	0		19:31
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	0	0		17:54
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0		17:13

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	20	15	5	.750	59:11	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:17	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Boarding	2
1st	12:41	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Hooking	2
1st	12:45	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	00:31	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Clark	Hooking	2
2nd	10:35	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny	Hooking	2
2nd	19:35	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler	Holding	2
3rd	18:19	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron	Tripping	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Pierre Racicot
Boston Bruins scratches: Andrew Alberts, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Byron Bitz, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Matt Hunwick, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Daniel Tjarnqvist, Brian Willsie, Matt Hendricks, Cody McCormick, Philippe Dupuis, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, T.J. Hensick, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, Chris Stewart, TJ Galiardi

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