Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins

Thursday, March 30, 2017, 7:30 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 2–0 on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at home.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Dallas Stars	0	34-37-11
at Boston Bruins	2	44-31-7

Goals by period

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

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	8	8	11	27
Boston Bruins	10	7	7	24

Three stars

T. Rask, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
B. Marchand, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
T. Krug, Boston Bruins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:14	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand (38)	David Backes (20)	Even strength	DAL 0, BOS 1
2nd	01:18	Boston Bruins	Torey Krug (8)	David Pastrnak (34), Brad Marchand (45)	Power play	DAL 0, BOS 2

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	27	24
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	25	25
Blocked shots	20	17
Giveaways	18	8
Takeaways	18	10
Faceoffs won	29/59 (49.2%)	30/59 (50.8%)

Box score

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars 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 C. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:29
Number 12 R. Faksa	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	17:14
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0	100%	21:32
Number 16 J. Dickinson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:47
Number 17 D. Shore	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		17:15
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0	63.2%	22:40
Number 25 B. Ritchie	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	1	0		11:53
Number 27 A. Cracknell	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	40%	09:20
Number 40 R. Elie	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0		15:19
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:25
Number 90 J. Spezza	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	2	0	42.9%	20:01
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	33.3%	19:12
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		16:56
Number 3 J. Klingberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		25:56
Number 5 J. Oleksiak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		18:40
Number 6 J. Honka	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:06
Number 23 E. Lindell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0		24:30
Number 28 S. Johns	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		09:59

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Niemi	24	22	2	.917	58:20	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 J. Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		06:16
Number 19 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		16:14
Number 20 R. Nash	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	37.5%	16:14
Number 28 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	83.3%	17:14
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0	52%	18:37
Number 39 M. Beleskey	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		09:22
Number 42 D. Backes	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	1	0	100%	16:52
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	40%	19:05
Number 51 R. Spooner	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	09:15
Number 55 N. Acciari	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0		13:56
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	1	0		19:15
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		16:22
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		23:29
Number 26 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:01
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		27:12
Number 47 T. Krug	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	3	1		18:48
Number 54 A. McQuaid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:30
Number 86 K. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	3	0		15:18

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	27	27	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:09	Dallas Stars	Cody Eakin	Hooking	2
2nd	00:52	Dallas Stars	Jason Spezza	Hooking	2
2nd	02:20	Dallas Stars	Brett Ritchie	Interference	2
2nd	10:21	Boston Bruins	Matt Beleskey	Interference	2
3rd	11:08	Boston Bruins	Kevan Miller	High sticking double minor	4

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Greg Devorski
Dallas Stars scratches: Patrick Sharp, Jiri Hudler, Greg Pateryn, Antoine Roussel, Patrik Nemeth
Boston Bruins scratches: Joe Morrow, Colin Miller, Tim Schaller, Frank Vatrano

2016-2017 season series

Every Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 6 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars, Sun, Feb 26, 2017
Dallas Stars 0 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 30, 2017

Other NHL games on Mar 30

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 30, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 30, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 30, 2017
Florida Panthers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 30, 2017
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 30, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 30, 2017
Ottawa Senators 1 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 30, 2017
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Mar 30, 2017
San Jose Sharks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 30, 2017

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