1–5

Final

BOS leads 4–0

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	1	0	1
BOS	2	3	0	5

Canadiens at Bruins — First Round Game 2

Bruins, First Round Game 2, beat Canadiens 5–1 at TD Garden on April 18, 2009.

🗓 Sat, Apr 18, 2009 · 19:00 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

Game 2

1–5

Final · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Marc Savard

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · 22:25 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Michael Ryder

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:24 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Chuck Kobasew

1 G

5 shots · 14:37 TOI

4rd star 🐻 BOS

Tim Thomas

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Marc Savard PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:59

Assists: Steve Montador, Phil Kessel · beat Carey Price

0–1

🐻 Chuck Kobasew 1st · 15:12

Assists: Mark Recchi, Patrice Bergeron · beat Carey Price

0–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 00:46

Assists: Saku Koivu, Tom Kostopoulos · beat Tim Thomas

1–2

🐻 Shane Hnidy 2nd · 05:45

Assists: P.J. Axelsson, Marc Savard · beat Carey Price

1–3

🐻 Marc Savard PP 2nd · 08:13

Assists: Michael Ryder, Dennis Wideman · beat Carey Price

1–4

🐻 Michael Ryder PP 2nd · 19:57

Assists: Marc Savard, Tim Thomas · beat Carey Price

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻

31 Shots on goal 31

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

28 Hits 24

12 Blocked shots 7

3 Takeaways 9

4 Giveaways 3

33 Penalty minutes 23

MTL shooting 3.2% (1/31) BOS shooting 16.1% (5/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

21/26

.808 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Jaroslav Halak Shutout

5/5

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–5

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 Metropolit · Kovalev · Dandenault 20:25

L2 Tanguay · Koivu · Lapierre 16:21

L3 Higgins · Latendresse · Kostopoulos 14:50

L4 Kostitsyn · Kostitsyn · Laraque 12:10

D1 Hamrlik · Gorges 22:24

D2 Komisarek · Schneider 19:40

D3 Weber · Bouillon 7:44

🐻Bruins

L1 Savard · Krejci · Recchi 17:08

L2 Bergeron · Ryder · Kobasew 15:20

L3 Axelsson · Lucic · Kessel 14:03

L4 Thornton · Yelle · Wheeler 10:32

D1 Chara · Wideman 23:28

D2 Ward · Montador 19:18

D3 Stuart · Hnidy 16:35

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

4–5 (OT) · Bruins won

3–2 (SO) · Bruins won

❓ MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on April 18, 2009?

Bruins won 5–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Bruins?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Bruins 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev.

Who scored for Bruins?

Marc Savard (2), Chuck Kobasew, Michael Ryder, Shane Hnidy.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 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 16

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 16

Also on April 18, 2009

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