4–2

Final

BOS leads 4–0

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

Bruins at Canadiens — First Round Game 3

Bruins, First Round Game 3, beat Canadiens 4–2 at Bell Centre on April 20, 2009.

🗓 Mon, Apr 20, 2009 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 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 3

4–2

Final · BOS

Game 4

4–1

Final · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Dennis Wideman

2 A

2 shots · 24:21 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Yannick Weber

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:37 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Chuck Kobasew

1 G

4 shots · 14:06 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins Go-ahead 1st · 11:52

Assists: Yannick Weber · beat Tim Thomas

0–1

🐻 Phil Kessel Tying 1st · 18:35

Assists: Dennis Wideman · beat Carey Price

1–1

2nd period

🐻 Shawn Thornton Go-ahead 2nd · 03:36

Assists: Byron Bitz, Stephane Yelle · beat Carey Price

2–1

🇨🇦 Yannick Weber Tying 2nd · 05:16

Assists: Glen Metropolit · beat Tim Thomas

2–2

🐻 Michael Ryder Go-ahead 2nd · 17:21

Assists: Dennis Wideman, Mark Stuart · beat Carey Price

3–2

3rd period

🐻 Chuck Kobasew Empty net 3rd · 19:23

Assists: David Krejci, Zdeno Chara

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦

30 Shots on goal 25

15 Hits 33

23 Blocked shots 17

9 Takeaways 9

18 Giveaways 13

10 Penalty minutes 6

BOS shooting 13.3% (4/30) MTL shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 55-19-10 (65% win rate, 84 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 41-32-11 (49% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

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 Axelsson · Savard · Krejci 16:50

L2 Yelle · Bergeron · Recchi 14:16

L3 Thornton · Kobasew · Wheeler 14:06

L4 Kessel · Ryder · Bitz 13:05

D1 Chara · Wideman 24:36

D2 Montador · Ward 19:28

D3 Stuart · Hnidy 15:44

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Kovalev · Dandenault 20:20

L2 Kostitsyn · Koivu · Lapierre 17:21

L3 Latendresse · Plekanec · D'Agostini 14:52

L4 Metropolit · Kostopoulos · Laraque 12:49

L5 Stewart 7:32

D1 Hamrlik · Gorges 26:56

D2 Komisarek · Weber 17:26

D3 O'Byrne 11:09

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

4–5 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs MTL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on April 20, 2009?

Bruins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 4, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Chuck Kobasew, Michael Ryder, Phil Kessel, Shawn Thornton.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Higgins, Yannick Weber.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 18

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 18

Also on April 20, 2009

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