2–4

Final

BOS leads 4–0

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

Canadiens at Bruins — First Round Game 1

Bruins, First Round Game 1, beat Canadiens 4–2 at TD Garden on April 16, 2009.

🗓 Thu, Apr 16, 2009 · 18:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2008-09 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

MTL vs BOS · BOS leads 4–0 Full series →

Game 1

2–4

Final · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Phil Kessel

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:35 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

David Krejci

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:51 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Milan Lucic

2 A

1 shots · 13:45 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Phil Kessel Go-ahead 1st · 13:11

Assists: David Krejci, Chuck Kobasew · beat Carey Price

0–1

🐻 David Krejci 1st · 14:41

Assists: Michael Ryder, Milan Lucic · beat Carey Price

0–2

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins 1st · 16:19

Assists: Glen Metropolit, Alex Tanguay · beat Tim Thomas

1–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev Tying 2nd · 17:37

Assists: Saku Koivu, Josh Gorges · beat Tim Thomas

2–2

3rd period

🐻 Zdeno Chara PP Go-ahead 3rd · 11:15

Assists: Marc Savard, Phil Kessel · beat Carey Price

2–3

🐻 Phil Kessel Empty net 3rd · 19:46

Assists: Milan Lucic

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻

28 Shots on goal 39

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

31 Hits 23

9 Blocked shots 10

2 Takeaways 4

1 Giveaways 2

32 Penalty minutes 28

MTL shooting 7.1% (2/28) BOS shooting 10.3% (4/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

35/38

.921 SV% · 3 GA · 59:32 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 41-30-11 (50% win rate, 82 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 53-19-10 (65% win rate, 82 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Kovalev · Dandenault 19:33

L2 Higgins · Metropolit · Kostopoulos 15:16

L3 Tanguay · Lapierre · Laraque 14:36

L4 Latendresse · Kostitsyn · Plekanec 11:29

L5 D'Agostini 10:09

D1 Hamrlik · Gorges 23:04

D2 Komisarek · Schneider 19:25

D3 Brisebois 16:07

🐻Bruins

L1 Savard · Bergeron · Recchi 17:52

L2 Krejci · Ryder · Kobasew 16:45

L3 Axelsson · Lucic · Kessel 15:16

L4 Thornton · Yelle · Wheeler 10:19

D1 Chara · Wideman 23:53

D2 Ward · Stuart 18:42

D3 Hunwick · Montador 15:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 9, 2009

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS

4–5 (OT) · Bruins won

3–2 (SO) · Bruins won

Nov 13, 2008

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS

1–6 · Bruins won

❓ MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on April 16, 2009?

Bruins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Bruins?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev, Chris Higgins.

Who scored for Bruins?

Phil Kessel (2), David Krejci, Zdeno Chara.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 11

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 12

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