Boston Bruins 6 at Montreal Canadiens 2
Game #004428
Season Nine, Regular Season Day 5
May 31, 2006
| Teams | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Montreal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Game Summary
1st Period
Scoring
- Boston, M. Nylander 4 (A. Zhitnik, P. Nedved), 01:26
- Boston, S. Gagne 2 (B. Morrison, A. Zhitnik), 06:24
Penalties
No Penalties
2nd Period
Scoring
- Boston, A. Zhitnik 1 (P. Nedved, M. Straka), 07:45
- Boston, P. Mara 1 (M. Barnaby, B. Sopel), 09:48
- Montreal, I. Kovalchuk 1 (M. Hossa), 10:26
- Montreal, J. Lehtinen 1 (I. Kovalchuk, N. Antropov), 15:39
- Boston, J. Allison 1 (P. Nedved, A. Zhitnik), 17:00
Penalties
M. Barnaby, BOS (Cross-checking), 00:59
3rd Period
Scoring
- Boston, R. Brind'Amour 1 (R. Regehr, S. McEachern), 14:47 (PP)
Penalties
A. Zhitnik, BOS (Highsticking), 00:29; B. Witt, Mtl-C (Highsticking), 13:43
Game Info
Shots on Goal
- Boston: 13-12-4=29
- Montreal: 13-9-3=25
Power Play Conversion
- Boston: 1-1
- Montreal: 0-2
Three Stars
- Alexei Zhitnik, BOS
- Petr Nedved, BOS
- Michael Nylander, BOS
Financial
- Attendance: 21273
Game Notes
- David Aebischer (Mtl-C) entered the game at 17:00 of the 2nd period
Boston Skaters
| Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | S | H | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GTG | GWG | PIM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Allison | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Matthew Barnaby | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Rod Brind'Amour | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Zdeno Chara | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Simon Gagne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Ryan Malone | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Paul Mara | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Paul Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Shawn McEachern | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Brendan Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Petr Nedved | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Michael Nylander | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Robyn Regehr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brent Sopel | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Martin Straka | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Scott Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Alexei Zhitnik | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Sergei Zubov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Boston Goalies
| Player | GA | SOG | PCT | MIN | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Esche - W (3-2-0) | 2 | 25 | 0.920 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Skaters
| Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | S | H | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GTG | GWG | PIM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nik Antropov | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Shane Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Denis Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Marian Hossa | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dmitri Kalinin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Vincent Lecavalier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Legwand | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Jere Lehtinen | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Kyle McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Mattias Ohlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Oleg Saprykin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Cory Stillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Radim Vrbata | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brendan Witt | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
Montreal Goalies
| Player | GA | SOG | PCT | MIN | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Aebischer | 1 | 6 | 0.833 | 23:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Joseph - L (0-4-0) | 5 | 23 | 0.783 | 37:00 | 0 | 0 |








