Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins

Saturday, November 1, 2008, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 5–1 on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at home.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Dallas Stars	1	36-35-11
at Boston Bruins	5	53-19-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	1	0	0	1
Boston Bruins	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	10	21	5	36
Boston Bruins	10	5	10	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:41	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (2)	Blake Wheeler (1), David Krejci (4)	Even strength	DAL 0, BOS 1
1st	07:55	Dallas Stars	Sean Avery (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	DAL 1, BOS 1
2nd	01:52	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	DAL 1, BOS 2
3rd	04:07	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (7)	Marc Savard (10), Andrew Ference (5)	Even strength	DAL 1, BOS 3
3rd	11:05	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart (1)	Stephane Yelle (1), Blake Wheeler (2)	Even strength	DAL 1, BOS 4
3rd	14:17	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (3)	P.J. Axelsson (5), Michael Ryder (6)	Power play	DAL 1, BOS 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
Stat	Dallas Stars	Boston Bruins
Shots on goal	36	25
Power play	0 of 6	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	69	77
Hits	26	17
Blocked shots	11	5
Giveaways	6	3
Takeaways	6	2
Faceoffs won	24/69 (34.8%)	45/69 (65.2%)

Box score

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Modano	C	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	33.3%	19:12
Number 10 B. Morrow	L	0	0	-1	6	3	5	0		24:27
Number 13 K. Barch	R	0	0	-2	5	0	0	0		05:06
Number 16 S. Avery	L	1	1	+1	21	4	4	1		10:50
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	20%	09:51
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:31
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		20:21
Number 29 S. Ott	C	0	0	0	18	1	5	1	100%	14:38
Number 44 B. Crombeen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:56
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	25%	23:25
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	36.8%	20:27
Number 96 F. Brunnstrom	L	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		07:17
Number 2 N. Grossmann	D	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		19:13
Number 3 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	0	5	6	1		24:53
Number 5 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	-2	15	1	0	0		12:19
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		24:56
Number 28 M. Fistric	D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		05:47
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	-1	0	3	4	4		26:43

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	25	20	5	.800	59:30	Loss

Boston Bruins

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	0	3	0	0		18:39
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	0	1		16:02
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	+1	14	1	2	0	0		12:52
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	66.7%	12:47
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	9	3	0	0	0		07:35
Number 29 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	75%	10:05
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	77.3%	18:32
Number 42 B. Wheeler	R	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0		10:15
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	63.6%	16:09
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	1	0		16:13
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0	100%	17:02
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	+1	12	1	0	0	0	50%	17:17
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0	0		25:17
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	+1	7	1	1	1	0		22:20
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	0	0		27:52
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0		08:04
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	0	0		20:24
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	1	0	1	+1	10	2	0	0	0		08:35

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	36	35	1	.972	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:51	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	Holding	2
1st	10:52	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow	Hooking	2
1st	10:52	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	16:26	Dallas Stars	Sean Avery	Hooking	2
2nd	00:57	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Roughing	2
2nd	00:57	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Roughing	2
2nd	01:29	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott	Hooking	2
2nd	05:22	Boston Bruins	Shane Hnidy	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	05:22	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	05:22	Dallas Stars	Sean Avery	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	05:22	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	06:51	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler	Hooking	2
2nd	06:51	Dallas Stars	James Neal	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	08:30	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder	Roughing	2
2nd	15:50	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	17:06	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman	Slashing	2
3rd	04:54	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:54	Dallas Stars	Sean Avery	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:54	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott	Holding	2
3rd	07:02	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Roughing	2
3rd	07:02	Dallas Stars	Marty Turco	Interference	2
3rd	07:02	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott	Roughing	2
3rd	09:31	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	09:31	Dallas Stars	Krys Barch	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:37	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	11:37	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	11:44	Boston Bruins	Shane Hnidy	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:44	Boston Bruins	Shane Hnidy	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	11:44	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Roughing	2
3rd	11:44	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	11:44	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	11:44	Dallas Stars	Sean Avery	Boarding	2
3rd	11:44	Dallas Stars	Sean Avery	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	11:44	Dallas Stars	Matt Niskanen	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:44	Dallas Stars	Matt Niskanen	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	12:50	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow	Hooking	2

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Chris Rooney, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Tim Nowak
Dallas Stars scratches: Sergei Zubov, Jere Lehtinen, Landon Wilson, Doug Janik, Dan Jancevski, Joel Lundqvist, Garrett Stafford, Raymond Sawada, Tom Wandell, Chris Conner
Boston Bruins scratches: Chuck Kobasew, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Byron Bitz, Martins Karsums, Matt Hunwick, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen

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Florida Panthers 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Minnesota Wild 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
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