🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 27-38-8 before this game
2–3
Final / OT
🐻 Home Bruins 32-28-12 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MTL 11002
BOS 11013

Canadiens at Bruins

Bruins beat Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at TD Garden on March 22, 2001.

🗓 Thu, Mar 22, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Bill Guerin
1 G, 2 A
10 shots · 29:37 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Jason Allison
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 29:21 TOI · +2
3rd star 🐻 BOS
Brian Rolston
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 17:17 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Jason Allison PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:27
Assists: Brian Rolston, Bill Guerin · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
🇨🇦 Patrice Brisebois PP Tying 1st · 14:13
Assists: Richard Zednik, Patrick Traverse · beat Byron Dafoe
1–1
2nd period
🐻 Bill Guerin Go-ahead 2nd · 07:43
Assists: Jason Allison, Kyle McLaren · beat Jose Theodore
1–2
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP Tying 2nd · 16:33
Assists: Brian Savage, Jim Campbell · beat Byron Dafoe
2–2
Overtime
🐻 Brian Rolston Go-ahead OT · 02:49
Assists: Bill Guerin, Jason Allison · beat Jose Theodore
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻
17 Shots on goal 35
2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
22 Hits 29
9 Blocked shots 11
4 Takeaways 14
7 Giveaways 6
15 Penalty minutes 19
MTL shooting 11.8% (2/17) BOS shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
32/35
.914 SV% · 3 GA · 62:49 TOI
🐻Bruins
Byron Dafoe
15/17
.882 SV% · 2 GA · 62:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 27-38-8 (37% win rate, 73 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 32-28-12 (44% win rate, 72 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 27-38-8 (37% win rate, 73 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 32-28-12 (44% win rate, 72 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Brunet · Koivu · Petrov 20:22
L2 Kilger · Savage · Bulis 17:48
L3 Darby · Zednik · Campbell 14:43
L4 Witehall · Lind · Asham 4:50
D1 Traverse · Brisebois 29:10
D2 Robidas · Souray 18:53
D3 Dykhuis · Markov 14:44
🐻Bruins
L1 Allison · Thornton · Guerin 29:21
L2 Samsonov · Rolston · Kovalenko 17:17
L3 Ward · Eloranta · Knuble 11:04
L4 Nazarov · Axelsson · Goren 7:24
D1 Weinrich · Sweeney 23:17
D2 McLaren · Popovic 19:25
D3 Gill · Kultanen 15:43

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Mar 17, 2001
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · Bruins won
Feb 1, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
3–0 · Canadiens won
Jan 10, 2001
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–1 · Bruins won
Mar 29, 2000
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–4 · Canadiens won
Mar 11, 2000
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–3 · Bruins won

❓ MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on March 22, 2001?

Bruins won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Bruins?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Bruins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Patrice Brisebois, Saku Koivu.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin, Brian Rolston, Jason Allison.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Bruins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Mar 20
🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–3 · FLA won
Next game · Mar 24
🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · ATL won
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Mar 20
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
2–2 · BOS won
Next game · Mar 24
🏔️COL @ 🐻BOS
4–2 · COL won
Also on March 22, 2001
🔔PHI @ 🔥CGY
1–3 final
🐦ATL @ ⚡TBL
2–0 final
🌲MIN @ 🐙DET
2–4 final
🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI
2–1 final
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
3–1 final
🏛️OTT @ 🦈SJS
2–1 final
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