🐻 Away Bruins 2-1 in series
5–4
Final / OT
BOS leads 4–3
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 1-2 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
BOS 03115
MTL 12104

Bruins at Canadiens — First Round Game 4

Bruins, First Round Game 4, beat Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at Bell Centre on April 21, 2011.

🗓 Thu, Apr 21, 2011 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2010-11 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

MTL vs BOS · BOS leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
2–0
Final · MTL
Game 2
3–1
Final · MTL
Game 3
4–2
Final · BOS
Game 4
5–4
OT · BOS
Game 5
1–2
OT · BOS
Game 6
1–2
Final · MTL
Game 7
3–4
OT · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Michael Ryder
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 13:58 TOI
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Chris Kelly
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 12:12 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Michael Cammalleri
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 22:04 TOI
4rd star 🐻 BOS
Tim Thomas
34 saves
0.895 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Brent Sopel Go-ahead 1st · 08:13
Assists: Michael Cammalleri, David Desharnais · beat Tim Thomas
0–1
2nd period
🐻 Michael Ryder Tying 2nd · 02:13
Assists: Tomas Kaberle, Chris Kelly · beat Carey Price
1–1
🇨🇦 Michael Cammalleri Go-ahead 2nd · 06:52
Assists: Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez · beat Tim Thomas
1–2
🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn 2nd · 07:47
Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Travis Moen · beat Tim Thomas
1–3
🐻 Andrew Ference 2nd · 09:59
Assists: Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron · beat Carey Price
2–3
🐻 Patrice Bergeron Tying 2nd · 17:04
Assists: Brad Marchand, Dennis Seidenberg · beat Carey Price
3–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 P.K. Subban PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:39
Assists: James Wisniewski, Michael Cammalleri · beat Tim Thomas
3–4
🐻 Chris Kelly Tying 3rd · 13:42
Assists: Rich Peverley, Michael Ryder · beat Carey Price
4–4
Overtime
🐻 Michael Ryder Go-ahead OT · 01:59
Assists: Chris Kelly, Rich Peverley · beat Carey Price
5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦
35 Shots on goal 38
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
19 Hits 27
17 Blocked shots 16
1 Takeaways 11
10 Giveaways 15
4 Penalty minutes 2
BOS shooting 14.3% (5/35) MTL shooting 10.5% (4/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Tim Thomas
34/38
.895 SV% · 4 GA · 61:59 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
30/35
.857 SV% · 5 GA · 61:59 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Brent Sopel · 1st 08:13 · 0–1 Michael Ryder · 2nd 02:13 · 1–1 Michael Cammalleri · 2nd 06:52 · 1–2 Andrei Kostitsyn · 2nd 07:47 · 1–3 Andrew Ference · 2nd 09:59 · 2–3 Patrice Bergeron · 2nd 17:04 · 3–3 P.K. Subban · 3rd 01:39 · 3–4 Chris Kelly · 3rd 13:42 · 4–4 Michael Ryder · OT 01:59 · 5–4
BOS MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Bruins
Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–3
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 47-27-11 (55% win rate, 85 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 46-31-8 (54% win rate, 85 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Recchi 19:46
L2 Lucic · Krejci · Horton 16:55
L3 Peverley · Kelly · Ryder 13:58
L4 Paille · Thornton · Campbell 10:27
D1 Chara · Seidenberg 27:16
D2 Boychuk · Ference 20:53
D3 Kaberle · McQuaid 13:57
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Cammalleri · Plekanec · Gionta 22:04
L2 Moen · Kostitsyn · Gomez 18:08
L3 Pyatt · Halpern · Desharnais 11:45
L4 Darche · Eller · White 9:27
D1 Subban · Wisniewski 25:10
D2 Hamrlik · Gill 21:26
D3 Spacek · Sopel 15:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 18, 2011
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–2 · Bruins won
Apr 16, 2011
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
3–1 · Canadiens won
Apr 14, 2011
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
2–0 · Canadiens won
Mar 24, 2011
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
0–7 · Bruins won
Mar 8, 2011
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–4 · Canadiens won

❓ BOS vs MTL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on April 21, 2011?

Bruins won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 5, Canadiens 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Bruins?

Michael Ryder (2), Andrew Ference, Chris Kelly, Patrice Bergeron.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kostitsyn, Brent Sopel, Michael Cammalleri, P.K. Subban.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens 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
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Apr 18
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–2 · BOS won
Next game · Apr 23
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
1–2 · BOS won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Apr 18
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–2 · BOS won
Next game · Apr 23
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
1–2 · BOS won
Also on April 21, 2011
🪶CHI @ 🐋VAN
5–0 final
🦈SJS @ 👑LAK
6–3 final
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