5–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 32-28-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	2	2	5
MTL	1	2	0	3

Bruins at Canadiens

Bruins beat Canadiens 5–3 at Bell Centre on March 11, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Mar 11, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Shawn Bates

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 12:15 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Eric Nickulas

2 A

1 shots · 06:39 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Dainius Zubrus

2 A

14:04 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Craig Darby Go-ahead 1st · 03:00

Assists: Patrick Poulin, Dainius Zubrus · beat Robbie Tallas

0–1

🐻 Cameron Mann Tying 1st · 04:18

Assists: Shawn Bates · beat Jose Theodore

1–1

2nd period

🐻 Shawn Bates Go-ahead 2nd · 01:48

Assists: Eric Nickulas, Mikko Eloranta · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Tying 2nd · 05:47

Assists: Turner Stevenson · beat Robbie Tallas

2–2

🐻 Antti Laaksonen Go-ahead 2nd · 13:46

Assists: Eric Nickulas · beat Jose Theodore

3–2

🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray Tying 2nd · 18:52

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Oleg Petrov · beat Robbie Tallas

3–3

3rd period

🐻 Brian Rolston PP Go-ahead 3rd · 02:13

Assists: Mike Knuble, Darren Van Impe · beat Jose Theodore

4–3

🐻 Joe Thornton Empty net 3rd · 19:33

Unassisted

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦

34 Shots on goal 24

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

20 Hits 22

9 Blocked shots 12

20 Takeaways 15

26 Giveaways 28

11 Penalty minutes 15

BOS shooting 14.7% (5/34) MTL shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Robbie Tallas

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 28-26-14 (41% win rate, 68 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 32-28-8 (47% win rate, 68 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 28-26-14 (41% win rate, 68 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 32-28-8 (47% win rate, 68 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Thornton · Rolston 23:20

L2 Knuble · Mann · Wilson 16:43

L3 Samsonov · Eloranta · Bates 13:48

L4 Laaksonen · Belanger · Nickulas 3:26

D1 Van Impe · Sweeney 25:35

D2 McLaren · Smith 20:05

D3 Gill · Timander 14:20

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Rucinsky · Linden · Zholtok 17:56

L2 Brunet · Savage · Petrov 15:50

L3 Corson · Zubrus · Stevenson 14:04

L4 Poulin · Darby · Koivu 10:10

D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 25:08

D2 Rivet · Souray 22:50

D3 Dykhuis · Laflamme 11:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

Dec 23, 1999

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ BOS vs MTL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on March 11, 2000?

Bruins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 5, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Antti Laaksonen, Brian Rolston, Cameron Mann, Joe Thornton, Shawn Bates.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Craig Darby, Martin Rucinsky, Sheldon Souray.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Robbie Tallas made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 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 2–2 after 4 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 · Mar 10

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 10

Also on March 11, 2000

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