2–2

Final / OT

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 16-23-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BOS	1	0	1	0	2
MTL	1	1	0	0	2

Bruins at Canadiens

Bruins beat Canadiens 2–2 in overtime at Bell Centre on January 15, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Jan 15, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Steve Heinze

1 G

3 shots · 22:12 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

P.J. Axelsson

1 G

2 shots · 20:39 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Joe Murphy

1 A

3 shots · 22:24 TOI · +1

4rd star 🐻 BOS

Byron Dafoe

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Go-ahead 1st · 09:01

Assists: Rob DiMaio, Anson Carter · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🇨🇦 Patrice Brisebois PP Tying 1st · 18:30

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Benoit Brunet · beat Byron Dafoe

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Karl Dykhuis PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:25

Assists: Shayne Corson, Francis Bouillon · beat Byron Dafoe

1–2

3rd period

🐻 Steve Heinze Tying 3rd · 14:13

Assists: Don Sweeney, Joe Murphy · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦

24 Shots on goal 32

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

23 Hits 21

2 Blocked shots 13

13 Takeaways 11

18 Giveaways 19

13 Penalty minutes 30

BOS shooting 8.3% (2/24) MTL shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 18-17-9 (41% win rate, 44 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 16-23-4 (37% win rate, 43 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Carter · Murphy 22:33

L2 Axelsson · Heinze · DiMaio 20:39

L3 Laaksonen · Savage · Wilson 11:38

L4 Henderson · Mathieu 5:26

D1 Bourque · Van Impe 26:58

D2 McLaren · McSorley 21:46

D3 Sweeney · Gill 13:58

D4 Timander 6:17

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Brunet · Rucinsky · Corson 18:37

L2 Zubrus · Zholtok · Asham 16:04

L3 Poulin · Darby · Ward 10:42

L4 Thornton · McCleary · Cummins 9:24

D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 22:57

D2 Lachance · Dykhuis 19:57

D3 Ulanov · Bouillon 16:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 23, 1999

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ BOS vs MTL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on January 15, 2000?

Bruins won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 2, Canadiens 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Bruins?

P.J. Axelsson, Steve Heinze.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Karl Dykhuis, Patrice Brisebois.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 13

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 14

Also on January 15, 2000

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