2–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 8-8-3 before this game

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

Bruins at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Bruins 3–2 at Bell Centre on November 20, 2001.

🗓 Tue, Nov 20, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:00 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Brian Rolston

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:52 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Yanic Perreault

1 G

2 shots · 17:59 TOI

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jose Theodore

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Go-ahead 1st · 07:44

Assists: Brian Rolston, Sean O'Donnell · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🐻 Brian Rolston 1st · 17:17

Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore

2–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault 2nd · 12:12

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Craig Rivet · beat Byron Dafoe

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky PP Tying 3rd · 12:19

Assists: Patrice Brisebois, Richard Zednik · beat Byron Dafoe

2–2

🇨🇦 Andreas Dackell Go-ahead 3rd · 16:48

Assists: Joe Juneau, Jan Bulis · beat Byron Dafoe

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦

35 Shots on goal 25

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

25 Hits 25

13 Blocked shots 17

7 Takeaways 9

15 Giveaways 16

13 Penalty minutes 9

BOS shooting 5.7% (2/35) MTL shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 58:48 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 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 — 2–1

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 Stumpel · Samsonov · Guerin 22:09

L2 Thornton · Rolston · Murray 18:45

L3 Axelsson · Knuble · Lapointe 15:33

L4 Nazarov · Emmons · Tuzzolino 3:24

D1 O'Donnell · Gill 29:04

D2 Sweeney · Boynton 23:26

D3 Rivers · Kolarik 5:34

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Savage · Juneau · Petrov 18:58

L2 Bulis · Perreault · Dackell 18:00

L3 Rucinsky · Gilmour · Zednik 17:00

L4 Kilger · Poulin · Simpson 5:03

D1 Brisebois · Robidas 24:06

D2 Dykhuis · Rivet 19:41

D3 Quintal · Markov 16:14

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Mar 22, 2001

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS

2–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs MTL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on November 20, 2001?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brian Rolston, P.J. Axelsson.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andreas Dackell, Martin Rucinsky, Yanic Perreault.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 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 · Nov 17

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Nov 17

Also on November 20, 2001

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