Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins

Thursday, October 23, 2008, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Thursday, October 23, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	4	34-35-13
at Boston Bruins	2	53-19-10

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	2	2	4
Boston Bruins	2	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	11	12	14	37
Boston Bruins	8	8	12	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:32	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (1)	Marco Sturm (3), Shane Hnidy (1)	Even strength	TOR 0, BOS 1
1st	16:03	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler (2)	P.J. Axelsson (4), Aaron Ward (1)	Even strength	TOR 0, BOS 2
2nd	06:17	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mike Van Ryn (1)	Niklas Hagman (1), Nikolay Kulemin (1)	Power play	TOR 1, BOS 2
2nd	08:30	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nik Antropov (4)	Matt Stajan (1), Alexei Ponikarovsky (4)	Even strength	TOR 2, BOS 2
3rd	10:46	Toronto Maple Leafs	Anton Stralman (1)	Dominic Moore (1), Alexander Steen (2)	Even strength	TOR 3, BOS 2
3rd	19:57	Toronto Maple Leafs	Niklas Hagman (2)	Unassisted	Power play, Empty net	TOR 4, BOS 2

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

Toronto Maple Leafs 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 9 N. Hagman	L	1	1	2	-1	0	6	1	0	1		19:21
Number 10 A. Steen	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		13:10
Number 11 J. Tlusty	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		07:31
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	55.6%	18:48
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	1	0	46.7%	14:07
Number 21 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	83.3%	09:32
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0		18:38
Number 39 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	28.6%	10:16
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	1	0		17:27
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		05:10
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0	0	100%	19:15
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	18:28
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	-1	4	3	2	1	0		19:45
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		27:05
Number 24 J. Frogren	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	4	0		13:39
Number 26 M. Van Ryn	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	5	1		22:46
Number 36 A. Stralman	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		15:57
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		21:10

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 V. Toskala	28	26	2	.929	59:55	Win

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		14:22
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	1	1	+1	2	5	1	1		18:53
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		16:56
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	41.7%	11:12
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	0		06:59
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2	50%	21:08
Number 42 B. Wheeler	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0		08:17
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	57.1%	16:18
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	08:02
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	1		14:18
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	100%	16:04
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	46.2%	19:55
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		26:13
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1		19:44
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	2		29:30
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		11:53
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1		16:17
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		10:46

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	36	33	3	.917	59:42	Loss

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:43	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Tripping	2
1st	11:59	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Holding	2
1st	18:50	Toronto Maple Leafs	Luke Schenn	Roughing	2
2nd	04:31	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Hooking	2
2nd	08:45	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Hooking	2
2nd	11:08	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexei Ponikarovsky	Holding	2
2nd	19:04	Toronto Maple Leafs	Luke Schenn	Interference	2
3rd	02:45	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler	Hooking	2
3rd	05:20	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexander Steen	Hooking	2
3rd	08:21	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder	Holding	2
3rd	18:08	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel	Hooking	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Dave Jackson, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Andy McElman, Jonny Murray
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Boyd Devereaux, Jason Blake, Jeff Finger, Ben Ondrus, Carlo Colaiacovo, Richard Petiot, Staffan Kronwall, Ian White, Andre Deveaux, Jeremy Williams, Phil Oreskovic, Jaime Sifers, Tim Stapleton
Boston Bruins scratches: Chuck Kobasew, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Byron Bitz, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Matt Hunwick, Mikko Lehtonen

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Nov 17, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 8	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Boston Bruins 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 23, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 5 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Calgary Flames 5 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Washington Capitals 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 23, 2008