🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 2-2 in series
2–1
Final
MTL leads 4–2
🐻 Home Bruins 2-2 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Canadiens at Bruins — First Round Game 5

Canadiens, First Round Game 5, beat Bruins 2–1 at TD Garden on April 27, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Apr 27, 2002 · 12:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2001-02 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

MTL vs BOS · MTL leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
5–2
Final · MTL
Game 2
4–6
Final · BOS
Game 3
3–5
Final · MTL
Game 4
5–2
Final · BOS
Game 5
2–1
Final · MTL
Game 6
1–2
Final · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Oleg Petrov
1 G
2 shots · 23:39 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Bill Lindsay
1 G
1 shots · 06:24 TOI · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Arron Asham
1 A
1 shots · 04:31 TOI · +1
4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jose Theodore
43 saves
0.977 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻
13 Shots on goal 44
31 Hits 27
12 Blocked shots 7
6 Takeaways 6
5 Giveaways 10
4 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 15.4% (2/13) BOS shooting 2.3% (1/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
43/44
.977 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐻Bruins
Byron Dafoe
11/13
.846 SV% · 2 GA · 59:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 44-33-9 (51% win rate, 86 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 49-26-11 (57% win rate, 86 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 44-33-9 (51% win rate, 86 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 49-26-11 (57% win rate, 86 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Odjick · Gilmour · Petrov 22:17
L2 Kilger · Juneau · Dackell 18:09
L3 Koivu · Perreault · Audette 14:21
L4 Lindsay · Berezin · Asham 5:02
D1 Brisebois · Souray 24:04
D2 Quintal · Dykhuis 20:56
D3 Rivet · Markov 14:37
🐻Bruins
L1 Samsonov · Thornton · Guerin 20:43
L2 Stumpel · Murray · Rolston 18:29
L3 Zamuner · Axelsson · Lapointe 13:49
L4 Mcinnis · Stock 4:16
D1 Boynton · O'Donnell 26:34
D2 Gill · Sweeney 18:34
D3 Norton · Rivers 10:00
D4 Brown 3:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 25, 2002
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–2 · Bruins won
Apr 23, 2002
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–5 · Canadiens won
Apr 21, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
4–6 · Bruins won
Apr 18, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
5–2 · Canadiens won
Mar 6, 2002
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–5 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on April 27, 2002?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Bruins?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Bruins 1.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 43 saves on 44 shots (.977 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 11 saves on 13 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

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 · Apr 25
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–2 · BOS won
Next game · Apr 29
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · MTL won
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Apr 25
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–2 · BOS won
Next game · Apr 29
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · MTL won
Also on April 27, 2002
🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD
1–0 final
🏔️COL @ 👑LAK
1–3 final
🐙DET @ 🐋VAN
6–4 final
Canadiens season page Bruins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule