Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins

Thursday, December 18, 2008, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8–5 on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	5	34-35-13
at Boston Bruins	8	53-19-10

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	4	0	5
Boston Bruins	2	4	2	8

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	8	15	13	36
Boston Bruins	11	10	6	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:36	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (7)	Chuck Kobasew (10), Patrice Bergeron (14)	Even strength	TOR 0, BOS 1
1st	04:34	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (9)	Milan Lucic (12), Phil Kessel (13)	Power play	TOR 0, BOS 2
1st	07:23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pavel Kubina (6)	Nikolay Kulemin (7), Nik Antropov (11)	Power play	TOR 1, BOS 2
2nd	01:28	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard (9)	Zdeno Chara (10), P.J. Axelsson (8)	Power play	TOR 1, BOS 3
2nd	02:03	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (10)	Blake Wheeler (9)	Even strength	TOR 1, BOS 4
2nd	04:21	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (20)	Marc Savard (27)	Even strength	TOR 1, BOS 5
2nd	08:36	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexei Ponikarovsky (9)	Jeff Finger (6), Lee Stempniak (14)	Even strength	TOR 2, BOS 5
2nd	09:58	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nik Antropov (12)	John Mitchell (6), Jeff Finger (7)	Even strength	TOR 3, BOS 5
2nd	16:36	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mikhail Grabovski (11)	Mike Van Ryn (6), Alexei Ponikarovsky (12)	Even strength	TOR 4, BOS 5
2nd	18:00	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (21)	Marc Savard (28), P.J. Axelsson (9)	Even strength	TOR 4, BOS 6
2nd	19:16	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jason Blake (6)	Tomas Kaberle (18), Pavel Kubina (9)	Power play	TOR 5, BOS 6
3rd	10:42	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder (11)	Zdeno Chara (11)	Power play	TOR 5, BOS 7
3rd	15:44	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (11)	Marc Savard (29), Dennis Wideman (12)	Power play	TOR 5, BOS 8

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 12 L. Stempniak	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		13:21
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	56.3%	14:24
Number 18 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		16:55
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	58.6%	20:31
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	2	1	0		14:08
Number 39 J. Mitchell	C	0	1	1	0	5	1	1	0	0	50%	14:34
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	1	1	-2	4	0	1	0	0	100%	13:24
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		10:19
Number 55 J. Blake	L	1	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	1		18:29
Number 56 A. Deveaux	C	0	0	0	0	7	2	2	1	0		07:39
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	1	1	2	-2	0	4	1	0	0	66.7%	17:33
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0	30.8%	12:32
Number 4 J. Finger	D	0	2	2	0	4	2	1	2	0		16:48
Number 7 I. White	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		22:03
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		26:10
Number 26 M. Van Ryn	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		13:26
Number 59 J. Sifers	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		17:37
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	1	1	2	-1	2	2	0	0	1		23:49

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Joseph	16	12	4	.750	35:09	Loss
Number 35 V. Toskala	11	7	4	.636	24:15

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	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:16
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:26
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		02:31
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	0	4	1	7	1	0		15:52
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0	50%	16:10
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	1	0	0		09:04
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:20
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	55%	19:27
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	3	0	3	+1	0	3	2	1	2	46.7%	16:20
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	+1	2	4	2	1	1		14:35
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	2	1	3	+1	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	14:04
Number 91 M. Savard	C	1	3	4	+1	2	3	0	0	1	38.5%	19:51
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		24:53
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	3	1	0		28:09
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		13:55
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	1	0		17:44
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		23:50
Number 49 M. Lashoff	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		09:11

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	23	18	5	.783	40:00	Win
Number 35 M. Fernandez	13	13	0	1.000	19:58

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:04	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pavel Kubina	Tripping	2
1st	06:12	Boston Bruins	Matt Lashoff	Hooking	2
1st	12:49	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Hooking	2
1st	15:57	Toronto Maple Leafs	Andre Deveaux	Interference	2
1st	19:00	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Andre Deveaux	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:13	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nikolay Kulemin	High sticking	2
2nd	02:51	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:51	Toronto Maple Leafs	John Mitchell	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:18	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder	Hooking	2
2nd	19:02	Boston Bruins	Tim Thomas	Holding	2
3rd	07:45	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
3rd	07:45	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Roughing	2
3rd	07:45	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jeff Finger	Roughing	2
3rd	10:13	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mikhail Grabovski	Holding	2
3rd	14:19	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nikolay Kulemin	Hooking	2
3rd	14:49	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jeff Finger	Slashing	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Paul Devorski, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Scott Driscoll
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Jamal Mayers, Boyd Devereaux, Jonas Frogren, Niklas Hagman, Ben Ondrus, Richard Petiot, Staffan Kronwall, Phil Oreskovic, Anton Stralman, Tim Stapleton, Jiri Tlusty, Luke Schenn
Boston Bruins scratches: Aaron Ward, Andrew Ference, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Byron Bitz, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Vladimir Sobotka, 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, December 18, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
San Jose Sharks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Dallas Stars 6	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Nashville Predators 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 18, 2008