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Boston 4, Montreal 2

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
BOS	1	2	1	4
MON	1	1	0	2

Final

7:00 PM ET, April 20, 2009

Bell Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

THREE STARS

D. Wideman
Bruins (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

P. Kessel
Bruins (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Y. Weber
Canadiens (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Bell Centre Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Referees: Paul Devorski, Ian Walsh Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 21,273 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Boston

Montreal

Total Shots
	30
	25

PIM
	10
	6

Hits
	15
	33

Giveaways
	18
	13

Takeaways
	9
	9

Faceoffs Won
	26
	26

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
11:52		Christopher Higgins (2) Assists: Yannick Weber	Montreal 1-0
18:35		Phil Kessel (3) Assists: Dennis Wideman	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:41		Andrei Kostitsyn: 2 Minutes for Slashing Aaron Ward

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:36		Shawn Thornton (1) Assists: Byron Bitz, Stephane Yelle	Boston 2-1
5:16		Yannick Weber (1) Assists: Glen Metropolit	Game tied 2-2
17:21		Michael Ryder (2) Assists: Dennis Wideman, Mark Stuart	Boston 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:57		Gregory Stewart: 2 Minutes for Roughing Patrice Bergeron
8:57		Patrice Bergeron: 2 Minutes for Roughing Gregory Stewart
8:57		Mark Stuart: 2 Minutes for Roughing Georges Laraque
8:57		Georges Laraque: 2 Minutes for Roughing Mark Stuart
13:18		Byron Bitz: 2 Minutes for Tripping Alexei Kovalev
18:28		Mark Recchi: 2 Minutes for Holding Alexei Kovalev

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
19:23		Chuck Kobasew (2) (Empty net) Assists: David Krejci, Zdeno Chara	Boston 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
10:21		Chuck Kobasew: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Carey Price

Player Summary

Boston Bruins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
P. Axelsson LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	14:49	0:00	2:19	12:30	1	0	100.0
P. Bergeron C	0	0	1	4	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	25	14:16	0:24	2:04	11:48	12	6	66.7
B. Bitz RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	17	13:02	0:00	0:00	13:02	0	0	00.0
Z. Chara D	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	3	33	24:50	1:36	2:55	20:19	0	0	00.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	14:37	0:00	0:33	14:04	0	0	00.0
P. Kessel RW	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:33	0:37	0:00	12:56	0	0	00.0
C. Kobasew RW	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	22	14:06	1:11	0:00	12:55	0	0	00.0
D. Krejci C	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:50	0:13	2:10	14:27	6	3	66.7
S. Montador D	0	0	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	3	24	20:20	0:37	2:34	17:09	0	0	00.0
M. Recchi RW	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	14:12	0:49	0:00	13:23	0	0	00.0
M. Ryder RW	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	16	13:05	1:23	0:00	11:42	0	0	00.0
M. Savard C	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	5	23	17:51	1:47	1:46	14:18	2	9	18.2
M. Stuart D	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	24	16:51	0:00	0:33	16:18	0	0	00.0
S. Thornton LW	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	13:46	0:00	0:00	13:46	0	0	00.0
A. Ward D	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	2	27	18:37	0:00	2:55	15:42	0	0	00.0
B. Wheeler RW	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	14:06	0:00	2:15	11:51	0	0	00.0
D. Wideman D	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	29	24:21	1:23	2:34	20:24	0	0	00.0
S. Yelle C	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:46	0:00	1:30	13:16	5	8	38.5
Boston Bruins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Ference									Undisclosed
M Lucic									Suspended Nhl
M Hunwick									Lower Body

Montreal Canadiens												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. D'Agostini RW	0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	15:04	2:06	0:00	12:58	0	0	00.0
M. Dandenault RW	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	25	19:15	0:45	0:48	17:42	0	0	00.0
J. Gorges D	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	2	1	1	32	26:45	1:32	0:53	24:20	0	0	00.0
R. Hamrlik D	0	0	-3	1	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	33	27:06	3:28	1:07	22:31	0	0	00.0
C. Higgins LW	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	20:27	1:47	0:48	17:52	0	0	00.0
S. Koivu C	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	23	18:11	3:19	0:00	14:52	7	4	63.6
M. Komisarek D	0	0	-2	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	23	18:15	0:00	1:12	17:03	0	0	00.0
A. Kostitsyn LW	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	23	17:21	3:01	0:00	14:20	0	0	00.0
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	12:57	0:14	0:00	12:43	0	1	00.0
A. Kovalev RW	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	22	20:20	5:19	0:00	15:01	0	2	00.0
M. Lapierre C	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	20	15:40	0:18	1:12	14:10	2	7	22.2
G. Laraque RW	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	14	10:31	0:00	0:00	10:31	0	0	00.0
G. Latendresse LW	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	17	13:30	0:34	0:00	12:56	0	0	00.0
G. Metropolit C	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	12:49	0:00	0:48	12:01	7	7	50.0
R. O'Byrne D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	17	11:09	0:00	0:00	11:09	0	0	00.0
T. Plekanec C	0	0	-3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	23	14:52	2:21	1:12	11:19	10	5	66.7
G. Stewart LW	0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	12	7:32	0:00	0:00	7:32	0	0	00.0
Y. Weber D	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	16:37	5:26	0:00	11:11	0	0	00.0
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Tanguay									Scratched
M Schneider									Scratched
F Bouillon									Groin
A Markov									Knee Injury
S Kostitsyn									Upper Body
P Brisebois									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Boston Bruins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
T. Thomas	25	2	23	.92	60:00	0

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Price	29	3	26	.897	59:39	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Boston	7	16	7	30
Montreal	10	10	5	25

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Boston	0 of 0
Montreal	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

Playoff Series

Boston won 4-0

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NHL Scores

Monday, April 20th

Boston	4	Final
Montreal	2

Washington	4	Final
NY Rangers	0

Chicago	2	Final
Calgary	4

ESPN NHL

Boston 4, Montreal 2

Final

Playoff Series

NHL Scores

Monday, April 20th