Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Boston Bruins 3 42-31-9
at Montreal Canadiens 1 38-38-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Boston Bruins 0 0 3 3
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Boston Bruins 7 7 9 23
Montreal Canadiens 14 12 7 33

Three stars

  1. T. Rask, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
  2. P. Bergeron, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
  3. P. Byron, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:49 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron (4) Tomas Plekanec (19) Even strength BOS 0, MTL 1
3rd 07:53 Boston Bruins Loui Eriksson (11) Zdeno Chara (11) Shorthanded BOS 1, MTL 1
3rd 08:35 Boston Bruins Landon Ferraro (3) Ryan Spooner (9), Torey Krug (13) Even strength BOS 2, MTL 1
3rd 13:42 Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron (9) Brad Marchand (7), Matt Beleskey (11) Even strength BOS 3, MTL 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Stat Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 23 33
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 40 23
Blocked shots 25 14
Giveaways 12 15
Takeaways 3 11
Faceoffs won 37/77 (48.1%) 40/77 (51.9%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 J. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 10:03
Number 14 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:04
Number 21 L. Eriksson L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 50% 17:05
Number 25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 46.2% 12:28
Number 29 L. Ferraro C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 5 4 14:35
Number 36 Z. Rinaldo C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 08:36
Number 37 P. Bergeron C 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 2 56.3% 20:53
Number 39 M. Beleskey L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 5 1 100% 16:23
Number 46 D. Krejci C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 15:01
Number 51 R. Spooner C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 0 40% 13:31
Number 63 B. Marchand L 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 19:29
Number 72 F. Vatrano R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 09:06
Number 33 Z. Chara D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 2 25:12
Number 44 D. Seidenberg D 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 18:29
Number 47 T. Krug D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 3 23:07
Number 54 A. McQuaid D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 20:42
Number 62 Z. Trotman D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 2 14:05
Number 86 K. Miller D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 2 1 17:11
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 T. Rask 33 32 1 .970 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 0 48.3% 21:10
Number 15 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 15:23
Number 20 C. Thomas L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 08:17
Number 22 D. Weise R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 17:14
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 5 50% 15:24
Number 32 B. Flynn C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 76.9% 10:31
Number 41 P. Byron L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 1 13:23
Number 42 S. Andrighetto R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 10:56
Number 43 D. Carr L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 08:09
Number 51 D. Desharnais C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 35.7% 17:17
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 0 18:53
Number 81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 100% 19:50
Number 26 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 21:31
Number 28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 12:32
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 2 19:16
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 30:04
Number 77 T. Gilbert D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 12:21
Number 79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 24:15
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 39 M. Condon 23 20 3 .870 57:34 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:48 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Slashing 2
1st 18:48 Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban Slashing 2
2nd 01:02 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Fleischmann Interference 2
2nd 09:04 Boston Bruins Zach Trotman Hooking 2
2nd 14:53 Montreal Canadiens Christian Thomas Roughing 2
3rd 06:00 Boston Bruins Dennis Seidenberg Tripping 2
3rd 14:38 Boston Bruins Kevan Miller Interference 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Claude Julien
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Michel Therrien
Referees
Mike Leggo, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Don Henderson
Boston Bruins scratches
Tyler Randell, Joe Morrow, Colin Miller
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Greg Pateryn, Jarred Tinordi, Charles Hudon

2015-2016 season series

Other NHL games on Dec 9

Sources and further reading

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