3–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 36-32-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	2	0	1	3
MTL	0	2	2	4

Bruins at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Bruins 4–3 at Bell Centre on March 29, 2000.

🗓 Wed, Mar 29, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:57 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sergei Zholtok

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:53 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Oleg Petrov

2 A

5 shots · 17:47 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Mike Knuble Go-ahead 1st · 10:06

Assists: P.J. Axelsson, Brian Rolston · beat Jeff Hackett

1–0

🐻 Eric Nickulas 1st · 13:26

Assists: Joe Thornton, Hal Gill · beat Jeff Hackett

2–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet PP 2nd · 08:05

Assists: Sergei Zholtok, Oleg Petrov · beat Robbie Tallas

2–1

🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray Tying 2nd · 16:51

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Patrice Brisebois · beat Robbie Tallas

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Francis Bouillon PP Go-ahead 3rd · 05:43

Assists: Shayne Corson, Martin Rucinsky · beat Robbie Tallas

2–3

🐻 Kyle McLaren Tying 3rd · 07:57

Assists: Joe Thornton, Mike Knuble · beat Jeff Hackett

3–3

🇨🇦 Sergei Zholtok Go-ahead 3rd · 19:45

Assists: Oleg Petrov, Patrice Brisebois · beat Robbie Tallas

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦

24 Shots on goal 29

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

14 Hits 17

7 Blocked shots 10

13 Takeaways 8

26 Giveaways 17

14 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 12.5% (3/24) MTL shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Robbie Tallas

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 31-28-16 (41% win rate, 75 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 36-32-8 (47% win rate, 76 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Rolston · Knuble 21:55

L2 Samsonov · Axelsson · Savage 15:32

L3 Eloranta · Mann · Nickulas 12:16

L4 Henderson · Heinze 8:44

D1 Van Impe · Sweeney 23:50

D2 Smith · Gill 18:27

D3 McLaren · Timander 16:20

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Brunet · Savage · Zholtok 19:53

L2 Corson · Rucinsky · Zubrus 19:24

L3 Darby · Petrov · Stevenson 13:38

L4 Poulin · Lind · Belanger 6:00

D1 Brisebois · Bouillon 21:44

D2 Lachance · Souray 17:23

D3 Laflamme · Rivet 16:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

Dec 23, 1999

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

Apr 5, 1999

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS

0–3 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs MTL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on March 29, 2000?

Canadiens won 4–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Eric Nickulas, Kyle McLaren, Mike Knuble.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet, Francis Bouillon, Sergei Zholtok, Sheldon Souray.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Robbie Tallas made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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 25

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 26

Also on March 29, 2000

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