Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Nashville Predators 4–1 on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Nashville Predators	1	41-29-12
at Boston Bruins	4	44-31-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	0	0	1	1
Boston Bruins	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	6	9	10	25
Boston Bruins	13	5	13	31

Three stars

T. Krug, Boston Bruins (1 assist)
D. Krejci, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
N. Acciari, Boston Bruins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:28	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (18)	Zdeno Chara (17), Brad Marchand (44)	Even strength	NSH 0, BOS 1
1st	13:52	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (22)	David Pastrnak (33), Torey Krug (42)	Even strength	NSH 0, BOS 2
3rd	11:16	Nashville Predators	Craig Smith (10)	Roman Josi (36), Ryan Ellis (22)	Even strength	NSH 1, BOS 2
3rd	15:47	Boston Bruins	Noel Acciari (1)	Riley Nash (9)	Even strength	NSH 1, BOS 3
3rd	18:29	Boston Bruins	David Backes (17)	Dominic Moore (14)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 1, BOS 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Stat	Nashville Predators	Boston Bruins
Shots on goal	25	31
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	45	21
Hits	27	22
Blocked shots	9	24
Giveaways	9	14
Takeaways	10	9
Faceoffs won	33/57 (57.9%)	24/57 (42.1%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0		20:41
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	4	0	71.4%	14:38
Number 15 C. Smith	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		13:30
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		20:05
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	42.9%	16:11
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		13:31
Number 38 V. Arvidsson	L	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0		19:15
Number 51 A. Watson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2		11:18
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	-1	25	0	4	1		08:58
Number 56 K. Fiala	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		11:07
Number 83 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	14	0	0	0	40%	09:34
Number 92 R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	-3	2	3	2	0	76.5%	19:46
Number 2 A. Bitetto	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		11:34
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1		20:53
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0		23:38
Number 52 M. Irwin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		11:03
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0		25:37
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	2		24:06

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	30	27	3	.900	59:10	Loss

Boston Bruins

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 J. Hayes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		07:37
Number 19 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	1		15:14
Number 20 R. Nash	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	25%	17:21
Number 28 D. Moore	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	83.3%	16:36
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	1	0	1	+2	0	7	0	2	44.4%	18:46
Number 42 D. Backes	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	2		15:27
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	47.1%	18:00
Number 51 R. Spooner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		09:52
Number 55 N. Acciari	C	1	0	1	+1	10	1	8	0		13:07
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		18:48
Number 72 F. Vatrano	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		08:00
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	1		18:07
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2		18:49
Number 26 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2		13:13
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	4		24:25
Number 47 T. Krug	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1		23:01
Number 54 A. McQuaid	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	5		19:01
Number 86 K. Miller	D	0	0	0	+1	5	0	3	1		18:36

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:29	Nashville Predators	Anthony Bitetto	Holding	2
1st	07:43	Boston Bruins	Torey Krug	Cross checking	2
2nd	07:01	Boston Bruins	Brandon Carlo	Roughing	2
3rd	05:35	Boston Bruins	Drew Stafford	Hooking	2
3rd	06:43	Nashville Predators	Ryan Johansen	Holding	2
3rd	18:35	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler	Roughing	2
3rd	18:35	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler	Roughing	2
3rd	18:35	Nashville Predators	Cody McLeod	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	18:35	Boston Bruins	Kevan Miller	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	18:35	Boston Bruins	Noel Acciari	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	18:35	Nashville Predators	Cody McLeod	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	18:35	Nashville Predators	Cody McLeod	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	18:35	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Nashville Predators	Colton Sissons	High sticking	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Wes McCauley, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Michel Cormier
Nashville Predators scratches: Mike Fisher, PA Parenteau, Yannick Weber, Harry Zolnierczyk, Brad Hunt
Boston Bruins scratches: Matt Beleskey, Zane McIntyre, Joe Morrow, Colin Miller, Tim Schaller

2016-2017 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Boston Bruins game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 12, 2017
Nashville Predators 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 28, 2017

Other NHL games on Mar 28

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Winnipeg Jets 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 28, 2017
Ottawa Senators 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Mar 28, 2017
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 28, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 28, 2017
Florida Panthers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 28, 2017
Dallas Stars 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 28, 2017
Washington Capitals 5 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 28, 2017
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 28, 2017
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 28, 2017
New York Rangers 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Mar 28, 2017

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