Boston 5, 
Columbus 6
7:00 PM ET, September 22, 2009
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
| Game Information | |
| Arena: Nationwide Arena Location: Columbus, Ohio | Referees: Dave Jackson , Francois St. Laurent Linesmen: Dan Schachte , Darren Gibbs |
| Attendance: 10,571 (58.3% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 8:17 | Antoine Vermette (Assist: Nikita Filatov, Jakub Voracek) |
 | 12:57 | Andrew Ference - power play (Assist: Patrice Bergeron, Mark Recchi) |
| 13:24 | Matt Calvert (Assist: Derek Dorsett) |
| 16:35 | Chuck Kobasew - shorthanded (Assist: Drew Larman) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 12:07 | J Voracek (elbowing) |
| 14:38 | G Lefebvre (double minor roughing, charging) |
| 14:38 | J Boll (roughing) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 1:35 | Jakub Voracek - power play (Assist: Alexandre Picard, Nikita Filatov) |
| 17:07 | Shawn Thornton (Assist: Guillaume Lefebvre) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| :39 | M Savard (cross checking) |
| 3:31 | D Fata (holding stick) |
| 11:55 | B Wheeler (tripping) |
| 19:24 | A Picard (major fighting) |
| 19:24 | D Larman (major fighting) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 1:41 | Kris Russell - power play (Assist: Jakub Voracek, John Moore) |
| 4:16 | Johnny Boychuk (Assist: Marc Savard, Andrew Ference) |
| 5:08 | Derek MacKenzie (Assist: Matt Calvert, Kris Russell) |
| 11:40 | Marc Savard (Assist: Shawn Thornton, Derek Morris) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| :15 | M Blunden (major fighting) |
| :15 | D Fata (major fighting) |
| 1:01 | B Wheeler (holding) |
| 3:02 | M Stuart (major fighting) |
| 3:02 | D Dorsett (major fighting) |
| 15:16 | D Liffiton (interference) |
| Overtime Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| No Scoring this period | ||
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| No Penalties this period | ||
| Shootout Summary | |
| TEAM | DETAIL |
| Antoine Vermette shootout attempt against Dany Sabourin: GOAL. |
| Blake Wheeler shootout attempt against Mathieu Garon: GOAL. |
| Nikita Filatov shootout attempt against Dany Sabourin: GOAL. |
| Patrice Bergeron shootout attempt against Mathieu Garon: SAVED. |
| Jakub Voracek shootout attempt against Dany Sabourin: MISSED. |
| Mark Recchi shootout attempt against Mathieu Garon: SAVED. |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
| Boston | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| Columbus | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 35 |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Boston | 1 of 2 |
| Columbus | 2 of 5 |
* - 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.
NHL Scores
Tuesday, September 22nd
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 | SO |
| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Columbus | 6 | SO |
| NY Islanders | 2 | Final |
| Los Angeles | 4 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Dallas | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Phoenix | 1 |
