Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues

Sunday, December 21, 2008, 6:00 PM ET Scottrade Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 6–3 on Sunday, December 21, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins	6	53-19-10
at St. Louis Blues	3	41-31-10

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	3	2	1	6
St. Louis Blues	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	12	11	5	28
St. Louis Blues	10	9	13	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:27	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler (10)	David Krejci (22), Michael Ryder (12)	Even strength	BOS 1, STL 0
1st	04:59	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler (11)	David Krejci (23), Zdeno Chara (12)	Shorthanded	BOS 2, STL 0
1st	06:18	St. Louis Blues	Brad Winchester (4)	Jeff Woywitka (6), Roman Polak (6)	Power play	BOS 2, STL 1
1st	16:51	St. Louis Blues	Jay McClement (3)	Mike Weaver (2)	Shorthanded	BOS 2, STL 2
1st	17:44	Boston Bruins	Shane Hnidy (2)	David Krejci (24), Phil Kessel (15)	Power play	BOS 3, STL 2
2nd	02:46	St. Louis Blues	Yan Stastny (2)	Keith Tkachuk (12), Tyson Strachan (1)	Even strength	BOS 3, STL 3
2nd	09:34	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder (12)	P.J. Axelsson (11), Zdeno Chara (13)	Power play	BOS 4, STL 3
2nd	16:57	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard (11)	Phil Kessel (16), Milan Lucic (14)	Even strength	BOS 5, STL 3
3rd	15:49	Boston Bruins	Vladimir Sobotka (1)	Martin St. Pierre (1)	Even strength	BOS 6, STL 3

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	-1	0	0	0	0	0		18:45
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		12:41
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	+1	7	1	4	1	0		14:12
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	64.3%	14:40
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		11:52
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	2	0	2	+1	0	5	0	1	0		13:32
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	3	3	+1	0	1	0	0	0	58.3%	15:45
Number 47 M. St. Pierre	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	70%	11:10
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0		11:53
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	1	2	-1	0	3	1	0	1		13:53
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		17:26
Number 91 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	44.4%	17:59
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		28:09
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	2	2	+3	0	3	0	0	0		25:34
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1		19:29
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		15:08
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0		18:02
Number 49 M. Lashoff	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		14:31

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	32	29	3	.906	59:41	Win

St. Louis Blues 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 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	2	0	0	40%	16:00
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0	20%	11:52
Number 15 B. Winchester	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	3	0	1		15:31
Number 18 J. McClement	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0	0	58.3%	14:46
Number 20 A. Steen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	19:28
Number 21 P. Berglund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	37.5%	16:05
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0	40%	18:14
Number 25 Y. Stastny	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	60%	14:35
Number 26 B. Crombeen	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		11:04
Number 42 D. Backes	R	0	0	0	-2	2	5	3	1	0		18:37
Number 55 C. Janssen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:47
Number 57 D. Perron	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		14:22
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		23:36
Number 28 C. Colaiacovo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		16:38
Number 29 J. Woywitka	D	0	1	1	-2	2	1	1	0	0		20:06
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:39
Number 46 R. Polak	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	2	1	0		24:30
Number 62 T. Strachan	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		14:37

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Legace	23	18	5	.783	40:00	Loss
Number 50 C. Mason	5	4	1	.800	20:00

Penalties, Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:40	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Tripping	2
1st	06:21	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:21	St. Louis Blues	B.J. Crombeen	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:51	St. Louis Blues	Jeff Woywitka	Hooking	2
1st	15:59	St. Louis Blues	Roman Polak	Slashing	2
2nd	08:46	St. Louis Blues	David Backes	Tripping	2
2nd	12:34	St. Louis Blues	Jay McClement	Tripping	2
3rd	10:11	Boston Bruins	Matt Hunwick	Hooking	2
3rd	11:57	Boston Bruins	Manny Fernandez	Roughing	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
St. Louis Blues head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Don Koharski, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Lonnie Cameron
Boston Bruins scratches: Aaron Ward, Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference, Johnny Boychuk, Patrice Bergeron, Byron Bitz, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Mikko Lehtonen
St. Louis Blues scratches: Paul Kariya, Jay McKee, Eric Brewer, Andy McDonald, Cam Paddock, DJ King, Chris Holt, Chris Porter, Marek Schwarz, Steve Regier, T.J. Oshie, Ben Bishop, Jonas Junland, Steve Wagner, Alex Pietrangelo

Every Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 6 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Dec 21, 2008
St. Louis Blues 5 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins, Mon, Jan 19, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 21, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Dec 21, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers, Sun, Dec 21, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Dec 21, 2008