🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 31-39-9 before this game
2–3
Final / OT
🐻 Home Bruins 36-29-13 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MTL 00202
BOS 11013

Canadiens at Bruins

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

🗓 Mon, Apr 2, 2001 · 18:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Joe Thornton
2 A
3 shots · 27:05 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Saku Koivu
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 21:10 TOI · +2
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Oleg Petrov
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 19:15 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Bill Guerin Go-ahead 1st · 18:48
Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
2nd period
🐻 Mikko Eloranta 2nd · 10:18
Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Jose Theodore
0–2
3rd period
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu 3rd · 04:17
Assists: Oleg Petrov · beat Byron Dafoe
1–2
🇨🇦 Oleg Petrov Tying 3rd · 18:19
Assists: Brian Savage, Saku Koivu · beat Byron Dafoe
2–2
Overtime
🐻 Andrei Kovalenko Go-ahead OT · 02:53
Assists: Joe Thornton, Kyle McLaren · beat Jose Theodore
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻
25 Shots on goal 34
18 Hits 25
8 Blocked shots 7
7 Takeaways 11
8 Giveaways 10
6 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 8.0% (2/25) BOS shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 62:53 TOI
🐻Bruins
Byron Dafoe
23/25
.920 SV% · 2 GA · 62:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Bruins
Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 0–2
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Bruins
Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Rucinsky · Koivu · Bulis 20:42
L2 Brunet · Petrov · Zednik 18:54
L3 Savage · Kilger · Darby 17:10
L4 Witehall · Campbell · Asham 2:55
D1 Brisebois · Souray 26:28
D2 Robidas · Dykhuis 20:18
D3 Traverse · Bouillon 15:00
🐻Bruins
L1 Samsonov · Thornton · Allison 25:37
L2 Guerin · Knuble · Rolston 18:21
L3 Eloranta · Axelsson · Ward 11:19
L4 Nazarov · Kovalenko · Goren 1:21
D1 Weinrich · McLaren 25:48
D2 Sweeney · Popovic 23:30
D3 Kultanen · Gill 11:09

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →
Mar 22, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
2–3 (OT) · Bruins won
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

❓ MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on April 2, 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?

Oleg Petrov, Saku Koivu.

Who scored for Bruins?

Andrei Kovalenko, Bill Guerin, Mikko Eloranta.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 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 4–1 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Mar 31
🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–4 · MTL won
Next game · Apr 5
🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · MTL won
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Mar 31
🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS
2–4 · BOS won
Next game · Apr 4
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 · BOS won
Also on April 2, 2001
🪶CHI @ 😈NJD
3–4 final
🛢️EDM @ 🏔️COL
3–5 final
🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI
1–4 final
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
5–3 final
🔥CGY @ ⭐DAL
4–4 final
🐋VAN @ 👑LAK
1–3 final
🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS
2–4 final
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