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1 Boston Bruins Playoff Notes Thursday, April 16, 29 NHL Game #: 111 Boston Bruins Team Game: Home Game: (29-6, Home) (24-13, Road) Montreal Canadiens Team Game: Road Game: 41-3 (24-1, Home) (17-2, Road) # Goaltender GP W - L GAA Sv% # Goaltender GP W - L GAA Sv% 3 35 Tim Thomas Manny Fernandez Carey Price Jaroslav Halak # Pos Player GP G - A - P +/- PIM # Pos Player GP G - A - P +/- PIM ennis Wideman L P. J. Axelsson R Chuck Kobasew L Milan Lucic C Stephane Yelle Andrew Ference L Shawn Thornton Steve Montador L Blake Wheeler R Mark Recchi Zdeno Chara (C) Shane Hnidy C Patrice Bergeron Aaron Ward Mark Stuart C avid Krejci Matt Hunwick R Byron Bitz R Michael Ryder R Phil Kessel C Marc Savard Ryan O'Byrne R Tom Kostopoulos Mike Komisarek (A) C Saku Koivu (C) L Alex Tanguay C Tomas Plekanec C Glen Metropolit R Georges Laraque C Robert Lang L Christopher Higgins Mathieu Schneider R Mathieu andenault Josh Gorges R Alex Kovalev (A) R Matt 'Agostini C Maxim Lapierre Roman Hamrlik L Andrei Kostitsyn Francis Bouillon Yannick Weber L Gregory Stewart Patrice Brisebois L Sergei Kostitsyn Andrei Markov L Guillaume Latendresse (Regular season stats until first game played) General Manager Peter Chiarelli General Manager, HC Bob Gainey Assistant General Manager Jim Benning Assistant GM Pierre Gauthier irector of Hockey Operations/Player on Sweeney VP Hockey Oper. Julien BriseBois evelopment ir. of Player ev. Trevor Timmins Head Coach Claude Julien Ass. Coach oug Jarvis Assistant Coach oug Houda Assist. coaches Roland Melanson, Kirk Muller, Assistant Coach Craig Ramsay on Lever Assistant Coach Geoff Ward Head Athletic Therapist Graham Rynbend Goaltending Coach Bob Essensa Athletic Therapist Nick Addey-Jibb Strength/Conditioning Coach John Whitesides Strength & Cond. Coord. Scott Livingston Video Analyst Brant Berglund Equipment Manager Pierre Gervais Athletic Trainer on elnegro Asst. Equip. Mgr Pierre Ouellette, Patrick Langlois Physical Therapist Scott Waugh Video Coach Mario Leblanc Assistant Athletic Trainer/Massage erek Repucci Communications onald Beauchamp, ominick Therapist Saillant Equipment Manager Mark umas Team Serv. Coord. Alain Gagnon Assistant Equipment Managers Keith Robinson, Mark umas II Tonight's Officials: Referees Kevin Pollock (33) & ennis LaRue (14) Linesmen Pierre Racicot (65) & Tony Sericolo (84) Supervisor EJ Maguire Video Goal Judge Kyle Messier Nat'l Anthem Singer Rene Rancourt BOS 7: PM SJS 7:3 PM ET 7: PM CHI 7:3 PM

2 Boston Bruins Roster Active SW# Name Pos Height Weight Born Birthplace ennis Wideman P. J. Axelsson Chuck Kobasew Milan Lucic Stephane Yelle Andrew Ference Shawn Thornton Steve Montador Blake Wheeler Mark Recchi Tim Thomas Zdeno Chara Shane Hnidy Manny Fernandez Patrice Bergeron Aaron Ward Mark Stuart avid Krejci Matt Hunwick Byron Bitz Michael Ryder Phil Kessel Marc Savard L R L C L L R G G C C R R R C 6''' 6'1'' 5'11'' 6'3'' 6'2'' 5'11'' 6'2'' 6''' 6'5'' 5'1'' 5'11'' 6'9'' 6'2'' 6'1'' 6'2'' 6'2'' 6'2'' 6''' 5'11'' 6'3'' 6''' 5'11'' 5'1'' /2/1983 2/26/1975 4/17/1982 6/7/1988 5/9/1974 3/17/1979 7/23/ /21/1979 8/31/1986 2/1/1968 4/15/1974 3/18/ /8/1975 8/27/1974 7/24/1985 1/17/1973 4/27/1984 4/28/1986 5/21/1985 7/21/1984 3/31/198 1/2/1987 7/17/1977 Kitchener, ON, CAN Kungalv, SWE Vancouver, BC, CAN Vancouver, BC, CAN Ottawa, ON, CAN Edmonton, AB, CAN Oshawa, ON, CAN Vancouver, BC, CAN Robbinsdale, MN, USA Kamloops, BC, CAN Flint, MI, USA Trencin, SVK Neepawa, MB, CAN Etobicoke, ON, CAN Ancienne-Lorette, QC, CAN Windsor, ON, CAN Rochester, MN, USA Sternberk, CZE Warren, MI, USA Saskatoon, SK, CAN Bonavista, NL, CAN Madison, WI, USA Ottawa, ON, CAN Injury Reserve List SW# Name Pos Height Weight Born Birthplace 16 Marco Sturm L 6''' 194 9/8/1978 ingolfing, EU Active - 23 On IRL - 1 Total - 24 Average - Height: 6'1'' Weight: 21 Age: 29.2 Current Streaks Player Games Streak ( no players ) Goals ( no players ) Assists ( no players ) Points (G - A - P)

3 Montreal Canadiens Roster Active SW# Name Pos Height Weight Born Birthplace Ryan O'Byrne Tom Kostopoulos Mike Komisarek Saku Koivu Alex Tanguay Tomas Plekanec Glen Metropolit Georges Laraque Robert Lang Christopher Higgins Mathieu Schneider Mathieu andenault Josh Gorges Alex Kovalev Carey Price Matt 'Agostini Maxim Lapierre Jaroslav Halak Roman Hamrlik Andrei Kostitsyn Francis Bouillon Yannick Weber Gregory Stewart Patrice Brisebois Sergei Kostitsyn Andrei Markov Guillaume Latendresse R C L C C R C L R R G R C G L L L L 6'5'' 6'1'' 6'5'' 5'1'' 6''' 5'11'' 5'1'' 6'3'' 6'2'' 6''' 5'11'' 6'1'' 6'1'' 6'2'' 6'3'' 6''' 6'2'' 5'11'' 6'2'' 6''' 5'8'' 5'11'' 6'2'' 6'2'' 6''' 6''' 6'2'' /19/1984 1/24/1979 1/19/ /23/ /21/1979 1/31/1982 6/25/ /7/ /19/197 6/2/1983 6/12/1969 2/3/1976 8/14/1984 2/24/1973 8/16/1987 1/23/1986 3/29/1985 5/13/1985 4/12/1974 2/3/1985 1/17/1975 9/23/1988 5/21/1986 1/27/1971 3/2/ /2/1978 5/24/1987 Injury Reserve List SW# Name Pos Height Weight Born Birthplace Victoria, BC, CAN Mississauga, ON, CAN West Islip, NY, USA Turku, FIN Ste-Justine, QC, CAN Kladno, CZE Toronto, ON, CAN Montreal, QC, CAN Teplicev, CZE Smithtown, NY, USA New York, NY, USA Sherbrooke, QC, CAN Kelowna, BC, CAN Togliatti, RUS Vancouver, BC, CAN Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN Saint-Léonard, QC, CAN Bratislava, SVK Zlin, CZE Novopolotsk, BLR New York, NY, USA Morges, CHE Kitchener, ON, CAN Montréal, QC, CAN Novopolotsk, BLR Voskresensk, RUS Ste-Catherine, QC, CAN Active - 27 On IRL - Total - 27 Average - Height: 6'1'' Weight: 26 Age: 28.8 Current Streaks Player Games Streak ( no players ) Goals ( no players ) Assists ( no players ) Points (G - A - P)

4 Playoff Statistics Boston Bruins Pos # Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% C L C C L R R C C R R R L YELLE THORNTON KESSEL SAVAR AXELSSON RECCHI WHEELER BERGERON KREJCI BITZ FERENCE STUART KOBASEW RYER MONTAOR WIEMAN HUNWICK WAR HNIY CHARA LUCIC : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : # Goaltender GP Min Avg W L EN SO GA Svs Sv% G A PIM 35 3 FERNANEZ THOMAS Montreal Canadiens Pos # Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% R C R L L L R C C R R L R C L SCHNEIER ANENAULT LAPIERRE GORGES O'BYRNE HAMRLIK 'AGOSTINI STEWART BRISEBOIS KASTSITSYN WEBER KASTSITSYN LATENRESSE PLEKANEC MARKOV KOIVU LARAQUE KOSTOPOULOS HIGGINS KOMISAREK KOVALEV METROPOLIT TANGUAY : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : # Goaltender GP Min Avg W L EN SO GA Svs Sv% G A PIM PRICE HALAK

5 Team Records Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Last Game Sunday At Ny Islanders (6-2 W) Saturday Vs Pittsburgh (3-1 L) Next Game **None** **None** Overall record / streak / Win / Lost 1 Home record / streak 29-6 / Win / Lost 2 Road record / streak / Win / OTL 1 Last 5 Games Last 1 Games goal games goal games goal games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after 1 period Trailing after 1 period Tied after 1 period Leading after 2 periods Trailing after 2 periods Tied after 2 periods Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Even shots Playoff Month by Month Record: Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens W - L W - L April - - May - - June - - Totals - -

6 Goals By Period Boston Bruins OT T Avg Bruins ( 3.3 avg.) Opponents ( 2.3 avg.) Montreal Canadiens OT T Avg Canadiens ( 3. avg.) Opponents ( 2.9 avg.) Shots By Period Boston Bruins OT T Avg Bruins (3.3 avg.) Opponents (3.8 avg.) Montreal Canadiens OT T Avg Canadiens (3. avg.) Opponents (31.7 avg.) Power Play Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens G Att Pct G Att Pct Overall (T-4th NHL) (T-11th NHL) Home (2nd NHL) (T-15th NHL) Road (T-13th NHL) (9th NHL) 7 SHORT HANE GOALS ALLOWE (T-12th NHL) 11 SHORT HANE GOALS ALLOWE (T-24th NHL) Penalty Killing Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens G Att Pct G Att Pct Overall (T-11th NHL) (T-11th NHL) Home (T-19th NHL) (1th NHL) Road (4th NHL) (12th NHL) 8 SHORT HANE GOALS SCORE (T-12th NHL) 1 SHORT HANE GOALS SCORE (T-6th NHL) Penalties Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens GP Min Avg. / Rank GP Min Avg. / Rank (6th NHL) (T-21st NHL) Goal Situation Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens For Against For Against 5 on on on on on on 3 3 on on on

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8 Individual Leaders Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Points M. Savard (88),. Krejci (73),M. Recchi (61) A. Kovalev (65),A. Markov (64),S. Koivu (5) Goals P. Kessel (36),M. Ryder (27),M. Savard (25) A. Kovalev (26),A. Kostitsyn (23),T. Plekanec (2) Assists M. Savard (63),. Krejci (51),M. Recchi (38) A. Markov (52),A. Kovalev (39),S. Koivu (34) PP Goals Z. Chara (11),M. Ryder (1),M. Savard (9) A. Kovalev (11),R. Lang (8),A. Markov (7) SH Goals B. Wheeler (2),. Krejci (2),A. Ward (1) T. Plekanec (3),C. Higgins (2),M. Lapierre (2) GW Goals M. Ryder (7),. Krejci (6),P. Kessel (6) S. Koivu (5),A. Kovalev (4),R. Lang (3) 3+ goals P. Kessel(1),M. Lucic(1),B. Wheeler(1),. Krejci(1) R. Lang(1),M. Lapierre(1),A. Kostitsyn(1),C. Higgins(1) PIM S. Montador (143),M. Lucic (136),S. Thornton (123) M. Komisarek (121),T. Kostopoulos (16),M. Lapierre (76) Shots P. Kessel (232),Z. Chara (216),M. Savard (213) A. Kovalev (29),T. Plekanec (22),A. Kostitsyn (169) Plus/Minus. Krejci (+37),B. Wheeler (+36),. Wideman (+32) A. Tanguay (+13),J. Gorges (+12),M. Lapierre (+9) Boston Bruins Special Teams Scoring Power Play G A Pts Short Handed G A Pts Montreal Canadiens Special Teams Scoring Power Play G A Pts Short Handed G A Pts

9 General Information Today's Game - The Bruins host the Canadiens tonight in game one of their Eastern Conference Quarter-Final series. - The Bruins are playing their first playoff series since their 28 Eastern Conference Quarter-Final series, which they lost in seven games to Montreal... The Canadiens are playing their first playoff series since their 28 Eastern Conference Semi-Final series, which they lost in five games to Philadelphia. - Boston's Byron Bitz, Matt Hunwick and Blake Wheeler are all looking to play their first NHL playoff games. Fun Facts: - Two of Shawn Thornton's six goals this season and three of his 11 points came in the series vs. the Canadiens, including a game-winning goal on Feb. 1 in Montreal. - The Bruins have three players who scored their first career playoff goals in overtime - Steve Montador with Calgary on May 9, 24 at San Jose; Patrice Bergeron with Boston on April 24, 24 vs. Montreal; and Marc Savard with Boston on April 13, 28 vs. Montreal. - The Bruins have four current players with eight Stanley Cup rings between them - Aaron Ward (3-1997, 1998 with etroit; 26 with Carolina); Stephane Yelle (2-1996, 21 with Colorado); Mark Recchi ( with Pittsburgh; 26 with Carolina); and Shawn Thornton (27 with Anaheim). - The Canadiens have five current players with seven Stanley Cup rings between them - Mathieu andenault (3-1997, 1998, 22 with etroit); Patrice Brisebois and Mathieu Schneider (both in 1993 with Montreal); Alex Kovalev (1994 with NY Rangers); and Alex Tanguay (21 with Colorado). - Boston's Ward and Montreal's andenault were teammates on the 1997 and 1998 Red Wings Cup teams while Boston's Yelle and Montreal's Tanguay were teammates on Colorado's 21 championship team. Lifetime Series - The Bruins and Canadiens are meeting for the 32nd time in post-season play, the most series of any two NHL opponents... Toronto vs. etroit is the second-most popular matchup, as the Leafs and Wings have met on 23 occasions. - The Canadiens have won 24 of the previous series... The teams split the first four meetings, Montreal won the next 18, the Bruins then took five of the next six and the Canadiens have won the last three meetings between these clubs including Boston's last three playoff appearances in 22, 24 and The 159 playoff games played by the Bruins and Canadiens heading into this post-season are also the most between opponents in NHL playoff history (etroit vs. Toronto, 117 games). - The Bruins won the 28-9 season series vs. Montreal with a 5--1 record in their six games vs. the Canadiens... It was the first time the Bruins have taken a season series from Montreal since they went in The Bruins outscored Montreal by a margin in the six games while being outshot by the Canadiens, Three of the games were decided in overtime or shootout, with the Canadiens taking a 4-3 shootout win on Oct. 15, Boston winning a 3-2 shootout decision on Nov. 22 and the Bruins winning a 5-4 overtime game on Apr Zdeno Chara led the Bruins in scoring during the season series with six points, while Andrei Kostitsyn and Andrei Markov led Montreal scorers in the series with four points each. - A full recap of the 28-9 series summary, game sheets from each of the six games played and a summary of the Boston-Montreal lifetime playoff series is available as a separate packet with the press materials. Recent Boston Bruins Games Last 5 BOS games: Last 1 BOS games: The Bruins concluded their regular season with an 8-2- record in their last ten games and a mark in their last 14 contests. - They were 8--1 in their last nine home games with their last regulation home loss a 2-1 setback to Phoenix on Mar. 5. Total Man-Games Lost: 23 Boston Bruins Injuries/Transactions Injuries: Andrew Ference: Undisclosed. Marco Sturm: Out for playoffs with knee injury suffered ec. 18 vs. Toronto; Jan. 13 surgery. Recent Transactions (Last 3 ays): April 2: April 3: Yannick Riendeau signed as a free agent to an entry-level contract. Tim Thomas re-signed to a four-year contract extension.

10 April 9: April 1: April 13: April 14: Vladimir Sobotka recalled from Providence/AHL. Mikko Lehtonen recalled from Providence/AHL. Mikko Lehtonen returned to Providence/AHL. Vladimir Sobotka returned to Providence/AHL. Bruins Hit Second-Highest Regular Season Attendance Mark: Boston Bruins Notes - The Bruins finished their home schedule on Apr. 9 with a total home attendance figure of 698,638 this season (average 17,4). - That is the second-highest single regular season attendance mark in their history behind only the 716,443 total (average 17,474) in which was the first season at the then-fleetcenter and now T Banknorth Garden. - Boston's top five single season attendance records are: Season Total Average Sellouts ,443 17, ,638 17, ,237 16, ,2 16, ,673 16, Notes - The season was the first in the T Banknorth Garden (then-fleetcenter)... The 25-6 season was the year coming out of the 24-5 NHL lockout... A sellout figure at T Banknorth Garden is 17,565 while the highest capacity figure at Boston Garden was 14, The Bruins finished their regular season atop the Eastern Conference with a record and 116 points... It was their league-record 18th 1-point season and eighth 5-win campaign. - The 116 points was the third-highest total in team history, trailing only the 121 points in and 119 in The 53 wins were also the third-highest total in team history, behind their team record of 57 in and 54 in They finished with 29 home victories, tied for second in team annals only to the 33 set in and Their 24 road wins also tied for the second-highest in their history behind their team record of 26 set in They had a +78 goal differential as they scored the second-most in the league with 274 (etroit, 295) and were the only team to allow fewer than 2 at That was 25 points better than the next-best team in that category, San Jose at The Bruins recorded the longest overall win streak (ten games from ec. 12-Jan. 1), home win streak (14 games from Oct. 25-Jan. 1) and road win streak (tied, seven gaems from ec. 12-Jan. 15) in the league this season. - The Bruins had seven players with 2-or-more goals (Kessel, 36, Ryder 27, Savard 25, Recchi 23, Krejci 22, Wheeler 21, Kobasew 21). - That was the most in the NHL this season (Calgary, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and San Jose, six each) and is the most by a Bruins team since they had seven in The Bruins hold the NHL record for most 2-or-more goal scorers with 11 in The Bruins recorded four hat tricks this season, all by players age 22 or younger (Milan Lucic, avid Krejci, Blake Wheeler and Phil Kessel)... It was the first time since the Hartford Whalers (5) that a team had that many hat tricks by players under the age of The Bruins had seven shutouts on the season by three different goaltenders - Tim Thomas had a career-best five and Manny Fernandez and Tuukka Rask had one each... Four of the seven came by 1- scores. - Phil Kessel had the league's longest point streak this season at 18 games from Nov. 13-ec. 21 (14-14=28 totals) which was the fifth-longest streak in team history and tied for the longest NHL streak by a U.S.-born player (Ed Olczyk). - Matt Hunwick had a six-game point streak from Nov (3-5=8 totals) which tied Ray Bourque's 198 club record for point streak by a rookie defenseman. - Phil Kessel's 36 goals were the most by a Bruin since 22-3 (Glen Murray, 44 and Joe Thornton, 36). - Zdeno Chara's 19 goals were the most by a Boston defenseman since Ray Bourque scored 19 in Blake Wheeler's 21 goals were the most by a Bruins rookie since Brad Boyes in Tim Thomas' 36 wins were the most by a Boston goaltender since Andy Moog's 37 in They were: in games in which they faced two goaltenders vs. Original Six opponents (2-- vs. Chicago, 1-- vs. etroit, 5--1 vs. Montreal, vs. NY Rangers, 5-1- vs. Toronto) in afternoon games in the first game of back-to-back games and in the second game of these sets in games in which they wore their Reebok Third Jersey System (jersey and socks) in games in which they faced an opponent who had played the night before in games in which they took a three-goal lead, including 12-- in games in which they scored the first three goals in games in which they scored the game's first two goals. Boston Bruins Series Game and Practice Schedule

11 Fri. Apr. 17: 11: a.m. Practice at Ristuccia Arena; Wilmington MA Sat. Apr. 18: 1:3 a.m. Game-day skate at Ristuccia Arena; Wilmington MA 8: p.m. Game 2 vs. Montreal at T Banknorth Garden; Boston MA Sun. Apr. 19: 12: noon Practice at Ristuccia Arena; Wilmington MA 2: p.m. Charter to Montreal QBC Mon. Apr. 2: 11:3 a.m. Game-ay skate at Bell Centre; Montreal QBC 7: p.m. Game 3 vs. Montreal at Bell Centre; Montreal QBC Tue. Apr. 21: 2: p.m. Practice at Bell Centre; Montreal QBC Wed. Apr. 22: 11:3 a.m. Game-ay skate at Bell Centre; Montreal QBC 7: p.m. Game 4 vs. Montreal at Bell Centre; Montreal QBC After Game Charter to Boston MA Thu. Apr. 23: 11: a.m. Practice at Ristuccia Arena; Wilmington MA Fri. Apr. 24: 11: a.m. Practice at Ristuccia Arena; Wilmington MA Sat. Apr. 25: 1:3 a.m. Game-day skate at T Banknorth Garden; Boston MA 7: p.m. Game 5 vs. Montreal at T Banknorth Garden; Boston MA Sun. Apr. 26: 12: noon Practice at Ristuccia Arena; Wilmington MA 2: p.m. Charter to Montreal QBC Mon. Apr. 27: 11:3 a.m. Game-day skate at Bell Centre; Montreal QBC TB Game 6 vs. Montreal at Bell Centre; Montreal QBC After Game Charter to Boston MA Tue. Apr. 28: 11: a.m. Practice at Ristuccia Arena; Wilmington MA Wed. Apr. 29: 1:3 a.m. Game-day skate at T Banknorth Garden; Boston MA TB Game 7 vs. Montreal at T Banknorth Garden; Boston MA Note - Practice schedule is subject to change. Please call the information line prior to leaving for practice to confirm schedule

12 General Information Recent Montreal Canadiens Games Last 5 MTL games: Last 1 MTL games: en prol. 5-4 OTL 9 avril / April Boston TP-TC / SF-SA: AN / PP: 3-7 N-PK: 2-4 BG/GWG: M. Recchi 3-1 L 7 avril / April New York Rangers TP-TC / SF-SA: AN / PP: -3 N-PK: 3-3 BG/GWG: N. Antropov 3-2 L 6 avril / April 6 vs. Ottawa TP-TC / SF-SA: AN / PP: -3 N-PK: 4-5 BG/GWG:. Heatley V 6-2 W 4 avril / April Toronto TP-TC / SF-SA: AN / PP: 3-5 N-PK: 5-5 BG/GWG: G. Latendresse V 5-1 W 2 avril / April New York Islanders TP-TC / SF-SA: AN / PP: 3-8 N-PK: 2-2 BG/GWG: M. Schneider FORMATION ES CANAIENS / HOW THE CANAIENS ROSTER WAS ASSEMBLE Repêchage / raft (15) : Mike Komisarek, Saku Koivu, Tomas Plekanec, Christopher Higgins, Andrei Kostitsyn, Guillaume Latendresse, Andrei Markov, Carey Price, Maxim Lapierre, Ryan O'Byrne, Jaroslav Halak, Matt 'Agostini, Gregory Stewart, Sergei Kostitsyn, Yannick Weber. Joueurs autonomes / Free agents (5) : Tom Kostopoulos, Mathieu andenault, Patrice Brisebois, Roman Hamrlik, Georges Laraque. Échanges / Trades (5) : Josh Gorges, Alex Kovalev, Robert Lang, Alex Tanguay, Mathieu Schneider. Ballottage / Waivers (2) : Francis Bouillon, Glen Metropolit. Montreal Canadiens Injuries/Transactions RÉAFFECTATIONS et SIGNATURES / ROSTER MOVES and SIGNINGS AVRIL 19 mars: Entente de trois saisons avec any Massé (9-1 à 11-12). Three-year contract with any Massé (9-1 to 11-12). 8 avril: Yannick Weber est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Yannick Weber is recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 8 avril: oug Janik est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. oug Janik is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 6 avril: oug Janik est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. oug Janik is recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 4 avril: Marc enis est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Marc enis is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 4 avril: Marc enis est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Marc enis is recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs.

13 3 avril: Marc enis est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Marc enis is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 2 avril: Marc enis est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Marc enis is recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs. MARS 23 mars: Max Pacioretty est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Max Pacioretty is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 22 mars: Sergei Kostitsyn est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Sergei Kostitsyn is recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 19 mars: Entente de trois saisons avec Olivier Fortier (9-1 à 11-12). Three-year contract with Olivier Fortier (9-1 to 11-12). 5 mars: Marc enis est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Marc enis is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 4 mars: Marc enis est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Marc enis is recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 3 mars: Kyle Chipchura est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Kyle Chipchura is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 2 mars: Entente de trois saisons avec Andrew Conboy (9-1 à 11-12). Three-year contract with Andrew Conboy (9-1 to 11-12). 2 mars: Ryan O'Byrne est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Ryan O'Byrne is recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs. FÉVRIER 28 févr.: oug Janik est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. oug Janik is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 27 févr.: Glen Metropolit est réclamé au ballottage. Glen Metropolit is claimed off waivers. 26 févr.: Acquisition de oug Janik des Stars en retour de Steve Bégin. Acquisition of oug Janik from the Stars in return for Steve Bégin. 17 févr.: Greg Stewart est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Greg Stewart is called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 17 févr.: Sergei Kostitsyn est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Sergei Kostisyn is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 16 févr.: Ryan O'Byrne est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Ryan O'Byrne is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 16 févr.: Acquisition de Mathieu Schneider des Thrashers, avec un choix cond. des Thrashers au repêchage de 29, en retour d un choix de 2e ronde en 29 et d un choix de 3e ronde des Canadiens en 21. Acquisition of Mathieu Schneider from Atlanta with a cond. pick from the Thrashers in 29, in return for a 2nd pick in 29 and a Canadiens 3rd-round pick in févr.: Kyle Chipchura est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Kyle Chipchura is called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 4 févr.: Alex Henry est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Alex Henry is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 1er févr.: Alex Henry est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Alex Henry is called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs. JANVIER 26 janv.: Ryan O'Byrne est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Ryan O'Byrne is recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 22 janv.: Gregory Stewart et Kyle Chipchura sont cédés aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Gregory Stewart and Kyle Chipchura are assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 18 janv.: Marc enis est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Marc enis is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 15 janv.: Greg Stewart est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Greg Stewart is called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 14 janv.: Yannick Weber est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Yannick Weber is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 5 janv.: Les Canadiens font l'acquisition du défenseur T.J. Kemp en retour d'un choix conditionnel de 7e ronde au repêchage de 21. Canadiens acquire defenceman T.J. Kemp from Pittsburgh in return for a conditional 7th-round pick in 21. 1er janv.: Marc enis, Kyle Chipchura, Max Pacioretty et Yannick Weber sont rappelés des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Marc enis, Kyle Chipchura, Max Pacioretty and Yannick Weber are called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs. ÉCEMBRE 31 déc.: Ryan O'Byrne et Ben Maxwell sont cédés aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Ryan O'Byrne and Ben Maxwell are assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 28 déc.: Max Pacioretty et Kyle Chipchura sont cédés aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Max Pacioretty and Kyle Chipchura are assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs

14 26 déc.: Max Pacioretty et Kyle Chipchura sont rappelés des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Max Pacioretty and Kyle Chipchura are called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 2 déc. Marc enis est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Marc enis is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 12 déc.:marc enis et Ben Maxwell sont rappelés des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Marc enis and Ben Maxwell are called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs. NOVEMBRE 27 nov.: Matt Agostini est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Matt Agostini is called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 5 nov.: avid esharnais signe un contrat de deux ans (deux volets). avid esharnais signs a two-year contract (two-way). OCTOBRE 27 oct.:mathieu Carle est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Mathieu Carle is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 21 oct.: Kyle Chipchura est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Kyle Chipchura is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 2 oct.: Kyle Chipchura est rappelé des Bulldogs de Hamilton. Kyle Chipchura is called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs. 16 oct.:kyle Chipchura est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Kyle Chipchura is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 7 oct.: Alex Henry est cédé aux Bulldogs de Hamilton. Alex Henry is assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs Montreal Canadiens Notes CINQ ERNIÈRES CONFRONTATION CANAIENS-BRUINS EN SÉRIES LAST 5 MONTREAL-BOSTON PLAYOFF MATCHUPS 28 - Quarts de finale - Association / Conference Quarter-Finals Match ate Visiteur omicile Prol. V N Buts Buts Game Visiting Home OT W L T Goals Goals 1 4 / 1 BOS MTL / 12 BOS MTL 3 * / 13 MTL BOS 2 * / 15 MTL BOS / 17 BOS MTL / 19 MTL BOS / 21 MTL Quarts de finale - Association / Conference Quarter-Finals Match ate Visiteur omicile Prol. V N Buts Buts Game Visiting Home OT W L T Goals Goals 1 4 / 7 BOS / 9 MTL BOS 2 * / 11 BOS MTL / 13 BOS MTL 3 * / 15 MTL BOS / 17 BOS MTL / 19 MTL BOS Quarts de finale - Association / Conference Quarter-Finals Match ate Visiteur omicile Prol. V N Buts Buts Game Visiting Home OT W L T Goals Goals 1 4 / 18 MTL BOS / 21 MTL BOS / 23 BOS MTL / 25 BOS MTL / 27 MTL BOS / 29 BOS MTL emi-finales - ivision / ivision Semi-Finals

15 Match ate Visiteur omicile Prol. V N Buts Buts Game Visiting Home OT W L T Goals Goals 1 4 / 16 MTL BOS / 18 MTL BOS / 21 BOS MTL / 23 BOS MTL / 25 MTL BOS 1 * / 27 BOS MTL / 29 MTL BOS Finale de ivision / ivision Final Match ate Visiteur omicile Prol. V N Buts Buts Game Visiting Home OT W L T Goals Goals 1 5 / 3 BOS MTL / 5 BOS MTL 2 * / 7 MTL BOS / 9 BOS SÉRIE 29 : MONTRÉAL FACE AUX BRUINS / 29 PLAYOFFS : HABS VISIT BOSTON Partir du bon pied : Les Canadiens présentent une fiche de 21-1 en 31 matchs d ouverture d une série contre les Bruins et ont remporté deux de leurs trois derniers matchs en pareilles circonstances. Le Tricolore a également dominé au chapitre des buts en levée de rideau contre les Bruins lors des séries éliminatoires. Ennemis des séries : Les Canadiens ont remporté 24 de leurs 31 séries éliminatoires contre les Bruins (dont leurs trois dernières : 28, 24, 22), comprenant un total de buts combinés de Victoire! : Les Canadiens ne sont qu à une victoire de leur 1e face aux Bruins en séries éliminatoires. Après 6 minutes : Les Canadiens ont un dossier de (,647) contre les Bruins en séries éliminatoires lorsque le match se décide en prolongation. Prendre avantage : Les Canadiens ont égalé un record d équipe en séries éliminatoires le 23 avril 1994 contre les Bruins avec trois buts en avantage numérique lors de la même période, lors des quarts de finale de la Conférence de l Est. Starting Off on The Right Foot: The Canadiens boast a 21-1 record in 31 all-time series openers against the Boston Bruins and have won two of their last three series in similar circumstances. Montreal also outscored Boston in those 31 series openers. Familiar foes: The Canadiens have won 24 of 31 playoff series against the Bruins (including their last three 28, 24, 22), with a combined goal differential. Victory!: The Canadiens are one win away from their 1th in playoffs against the Bruins. Working Overtime: Montreal has a record (.647) against the Bruins in playoff games that required overtime. Power-Play Prowess: The Canadiens tied a team record in the playoffs with three power-play goals in one frame against the Bruins in Game 4 of the Conference Quarter-Finals, on April 23, PLATEAUX ÉLIMINATOIRES / PLAYOFF MILESTONES Alex Kovalev est à 5 points de son 1e en séries. Alex Tanguay est à 4 matchs de son 1e en séries. Patrice Brisebois est à 3 matchs de son 1e en séries. Patrice Brisebois est à 12 matchs de son 1e en séries avec Montréal. Les Canadiens sont à 17 buts de leur 2 1e en séries éliminatoires dans la LNH. Les Canadiens sont à 17 buts de leur 1 e à l étranger en séries éliminatoires dans la LNH. Alex Kovalev is 5 points shy of his 1th in NHL Playoffs. Alex Tanguay is 4 games shy of his 1th in NHL Playoffs. Patrice Brisebois is 3 games shy of his 1th in NHL Playoffs. Patrice Brisebois is 12 games shy of his 1th in NHL Playoffs with the Canadiens. PROUESSES SCANINAVES / VIKING VALUE Le 6 déc. contre les evils, Saku Koivu a pris seul le 11e rang des meilleurs pointeurs à vie chez les Canadiens, devancant un

16 autre grand joueur scandinave de la LNH, Mats Näslund (612). Le 2 octobre dernier contre les Panthers, Saku Koivu a récolté un 6e point dans la LNH pour devenir le 2e joueur d origine européenne à atteindre cette marque avec les Canadiens, et le 12e au total dans l histoire du club. Koivu, qui dispute une 13e saison avec le Tricolore dans la LNH, est devenu le sixième meilleur passeur de l'histoire des Canadiens le 13 février au Colorado avec une 436e mention d'aide. Koivu a pris seul le 1e rang des meilleurs pointeurs dans l'histoire des Canadiens avec une mention d'aide le 27 février à Philadelphie. On ecember 4, Montreal captain Saku Koivu took sole possession of the 11th position on the Canadiens all-time scoring list, surpassing fellow Scandinavian great Mats Näslund (612). Last October 2 against Florida, the centreman amassed his 6th NHL point and became the 12th player to reach the 6-point plateau with the Canadiens and the second Canadiens European-born player. Koivu, a 13-season veteran with the Canadiens in the NHL, took sole possession of the 6th position on the teams all-time assist list with career helper 436 on Feb. 13 at Colorado. Koivu took sole possession of the 1th position on the teams all-time point list with an assist on Feb. 27 at Philadelphia. HAUTS ET BAS HIGHS AN LOWS - SAISON RÉGULIÈRE / REGULAR SEASON TIRS / SHOTS ON GOAL Occasions - ate Plus de tirs, match, om. / Most SOG, game, home 51 25/1/8 vs. ANA Plus de tirs, match, Ext. / Most SOG, game, road 39 2x - ern. / Last BOS Plus de tirs all. Match, om. / Most shots all., game home 48 2x - ern. / Last 14/3/9 vs. NJ Plus de tirs all. Match, Ext. / Most shots all., game road 48 2x - ern. / Last COL Moins de tirs, match, om. / Most SOG, game, home 17 24/2/9 vs. VAN Moins de tirs, match, Ext. / Most SOG, game, road 19 2x - ern. / Last AL Moins de tirs all. Match, om. / Most shots all., game home 19 26/3/9 vs. TBL Moins de tirs all. Match, Ext. / Most shots all., game road 22 2x - ern. / Last BUF Plus de tirs, Pér., om / Most SOG, game, home 22 25/1/8 vs. ANA Plus de tirs, Pér., Ext. / Most SOG, game, road 2 TBL Plus de tirs all. Pér., om / Most shots all., game home 22 21/2/9 vs. OTT Plus de tirs all. Pér., Ext. / Most shots all., game road 2 CGY Moins de tirs, Pér., om. / Most SOG, game, home 2 2x - ern. / Last 1/3/9 vs. EM Moins de tirs, Pér., Ext. / Most SOG, game, road 3 4x - ern. / Last AL Moins de tirs all. Pér., om. / Most shots all., game home 2 26/3/9 vs. TBL Moins de tirs all. Pér., Ext. / Most shots all., game road 4 2x - ern. / Last OTT BUTS AN / PP GOALS Plus BAN, match / Most PPG, game 3 7x - ern. / Last BOS Plus BAN all., match / Most PPG all., game 3 3x - ern. / Last EM Plus BAN, pér. / Most PPG, per. 3 3x - ern. / Last BOS Plus BAN all., pér. / Most PPG all., per 2 5x - ern. / Last OTT BUTS N / SH GOALS Plus de BN, match / Most SHG, game 2 FLA Plus de BN all., match / Most SHG all., game 2 CGY Plus de BN, pér. / Most SHG goals, period 1 1x - ern. / Last COL SUP. NUMÉRIQUES / POWERPLAYS Plus de SN, match / Most PP Game 1 STL Plus de SN, adv. Match / Most PP against, game 11 CAR Moins de SN, match / Fewest PP, game VAN Moins de SN, adv., match / Fewest PP adv., game 1 2x - ern. / Last 26/3/9 vs. TBL Tirs de pénalité / Penalty shots CAREY PRICE 2/3 ate Adversaire / Opponent Rés.

17 29/1/9 R. vorak (FLA) But / Goal 27/1/9 M. Recchi (TBL) Arrêt / Save 25/1/8 C. Perry (ANA) Arrêt / Save ALEX TANGUAY 1/1 ate Gardien / Goaltender Rés. 28/1/8 C. Ward (CAR) But / Goal GUILLAUME LATENRESSE 1/2 ate Gardien / Goaltender Rés. 4/4/9 M. Gerber (TOR) Arrêt / Save 16/12/8 C. Ward (CAR) But / Goal TOM KOSTOPOULOS /1 ate Gardien / Goaltender Rés. 2/4/9 Y. anis (NYI) Arrêt / Save CHRISTOPHER HIGGINS /1 ate Gardien / Goaltender Rés. 6/4/9 A. Auld (OTT) Arrêt / Save

18 Montreal Canadiens La derniere fois que les canadiens... / Last Time The Canadiens... Saison régulière / Regular Season Gagné en prol. au Centre Bell / Won in OT at the Bell Centre 26/3/9 vs. TBL (3-2) Gagné en prol. à l'étranger / Won in OT on the road PHI (4-3) Perdu en prol. au Centre Bell / Lost in OT at the Bell Centre 12/3/9 vs. NYI (3-2) Perdu en prol. à l'étranger / Lost in OT on the road BOS (4-5) Gagné en fusillade au Centre Bell / Won in a shootout at the Bell Centre 17/3/9 vs. NYR (4-3) Gagné en fusillade à l'étranger / Won in a shootout on the road OTT (5-4) Perdu fusillade au Centre Bell / Lost in a shootout at the Bell Centre 28/3/9 vs. BUF (4-3) Perdu en fusillade à l'étranger / Lost in a shootout on the road WSH (3-4) Ont réussi un jeu blanc au Centre Bell / Shutout an opp. at the Bell Centre 24/2/9 vs. VAN (3-) Ont réussi un jeu blanc à l'étranger / Shutout an opp. on the road OTT (3-) Ont subi un jeu blanc au Centre Bell / Were shutout by an opp. at the Bell Centre 13/3/8 vs. OTT (-3) Ont subi un jeu blanc à l'étranger / Were shutout by an opp. on the road ATL (-2) Ont réussi deux jeux blancs consécutifs / Had two straight shutouts 9/3/6-11/3/6 Ont subi deux jeux blancs consécutifs / Suffered two straight shutouts 15/1/7-16/1/7 Ont réussi trois jeux blancs consécutifs / Had three straight shutouts 2/3/49-6/3/49 Ont subi trois jeux blancs consécutifs / Suffered three straight shutouts 23/1/49-29/1/49 Ont gagné 2 matchs en 2 soirs sur la route / won 2 games in 2 nights on the road 29/12/8-3/12/8 Ont inscrit cinq gains consécutifs / Had five straight wins 11/1/8-2/1/8 Ont inscrit cinq gains consécutifs sur la route / Had five straight wins on the road 31/12/ /1/1998 Ont subi cinq revers consécutifs / Suffered five straight losses 6/2/7-14/2/7 Ont inscrit six gains consécutifs / Had six straight wins 23/3/6-1/4/6 Ont subi six revers consécutifs / Suffered six straight losses 6/2/7-17/2/7 Ont marqué un but, tir de pénalité / Scored a goal on a penalty shot G.Latendresse CAR Ont pris un tir de pénalité / Took a penalty shot C. Higgins 4/6/9 vs. OTT Ont alloué un but, tir de pénalité / Allowed a goal on a penalty shot R. vorak - FLA Marqué 7 buts, match sur la route / Scored 7 goals, road game 26/1/7 vs. CAR (7-4) Marqué 8 buts, match / Scored eight goals, game 22/1/8 vs. BOS (8-2) Concédé 8 buts, match / Allowed eight goals, game BUF (5-8) Marqué 9 buts, match / Scored nine goals, game 9/4/94 vs. PIT (9-1) Concédé 9 buts, match / Allowed nine goals, game 28/1/98 vs. BOS (2-9) Marqué 1 buts, match / Scored 1 goals, game 14/2/9 vs. VAN (1-1) Concédé 1 buts, match / Allowed 1 goals, game NYR (5-1) Marqué 11 buts, match / Scored 11 goals, game 24/2/9 vs. PIT (11-1) Concédé 11 buts, match / Allowed 11 goals, game 2/12/95 vs. ET (1-11) Marqué 4 buts en av. num. dans 1 per. / Scored 4 PPG in 1 period CAR 1st Marqué 5 buts en av. num dans 1 match / Scored 5 PPG in 1 game CAR Marqué quatre buts, période / Scored four goals, period 24/3/9 vs. ATL (2e/2nd) Concédé quatre buts, période / Allowed four goals, period (1re/1st) Marqué cinq buts, période / Scored five goals, period CAR (1re/1st) Concédé cinq buts, période / Allowed five goals, period 23/11/2 vs. CAR (2e/2nd) Marqué six buts, période / Scored six goals, period 14/1/6 vs. SJS (2e/2nd) Concédé six buts, période / Allowed six goals, period VAN (1re/1st) Marqué quatre buts consécutifs / Scored four straight goals TOR Concédé quatre buts consécutifs / Allowed four straight goals 21/3/9 vs. TOR Marqué cinq buts consécutifs / Scored five straight goals 19/2/8 vs. NYR Concédé cinq buts consécutifs / Allowed five straight goals BUF Marqué six buts consécutifs / Scored six straight goals 14/1/6 vs. SJ Concédé six buts consécutifs / Allowed six straight goals ATL Marqué sept buts consécutifs / Scored seven straight goals 1/1/4 vs. PIT (8) Concédé sept buts consécutifs / Allowed seven straight goals 31/1/6 vs. CAR Concédé huit buts consécutifs / Allowed eight straight goals 2/12/95 vs. ET (9) Obtenu 4 tirs ou plus, match / Had 4 or more shots, game 4/1/9 vs. FLA (45) Accordé 4 tirs ou plus, match / Allowed 4 or more shots, game NYR (44) Obtenu 5 tirs ou plus, match / Had 5 or more shots, game 25/1/8 vs ANA (51) 6-4 L Accordé 5 tirs ou plus, match / Allowed 5 or more shots, game 28/1/6 vs. TOR (51) Obtenu 2 tirs ou plus, période / Had 2 or more shots, period CAR (2 3e/3rd)

19 Accordé 2 tirs ou plus, période / Allowed 2 or more shots, period 28/2/9 vs. SJS (2 3e/3rd) Obtenu aucun tir, période / Had no shots, period HAR (3e/3rd) Alloué aucun tir, période / Allowed no shots, period 3/1/99 vs. CAR (3e/3rd) Ont marqué un tour du chapeau à Montréal / Scored a hat trick in Montreal C.Higgins-11/11/8 vs.ott(v4- W) Ont marqué un tour du chapeau à l étranger / Scored a hat trick away R. Lang - NYR (V6-3W) Ont accordé un tour du chapeau / Were scored a hat trick J.Spezza - OTT ( 6-1L) Ont accordé 4 buts à un joueur / Were scored 4 goals by the same player A. Ovechkin - 31/1/8 (P 5-4 OTL) Ont pris part à une fusillade de 8 rondes / Took part in an 8-round shootout 27/1/7 V 4-3 PIT Ont eu avantage numérique / Had power-play opp. VAN Adversaires ont reçu min pénalité / Opp. had penalty minutes VAN Sont revenus de l arrière de 5 buts pour gagner / Overcame a 5-goal deficit to win 19/2/8 6-5 vs. NYR

20 Claude Julien Boston Bruins Head Coach 29 Playoffs: - Is coaching his fourth NHL playoff series, his second vs. Montreal. - Has a 7-11 lifetime playoff coaching record and is 3-4 behind the Boston bench Regular Season: - Finished the season with a record and 116 points, third best in team history... Coached his 1th game behind the Boston bench in a 3-2 win in Toronto on Nov Earned his 2th victory as an NHL head coach with a 5-1 win in Carolina on Feb Coached his 4th NHL game Apr. 9 vs. Montreal with a 5-4 overtime win... Was Head Coach of the winning Eastern Conference team at the 29 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal. Goaltenders 3 Tim Thomas G 5'11'', 28 4/15/74 ( 35 ), Flint, MI, USA NHL / BOS Season Last Win: APR 19, 28 vs MONTREAL (1) Last Shutout: How Acquired: Signed as a free agent, September 14, Playoffs: - Is in his fifth NHL season and this is his second playoff Regular Season: - Led the NHL in goals against average and save percentage and set a new career season-high in wins with a record, 2.1 GAA and.933 save percentage... His 36 wins are the most by a Boston goaltender since Byron afoe had 35 in Had a career season-high five shutouts on the season - numbers 8-12 career - with 1- wins on Oct. 27 in Edmonton in overtime and Oct. 28 in Vancouver, a 2- win in New Jersey on ec. 23, a 6- victory vs. Anaheim on Feb. 26 and a 1- win vs. NY Rangers on Apr He is the first Boston goaltender with consecutive shutouts since April 3-5, 1999 (Byron afoe) and is only the second goaltender in NHL history to record consecutive 1- shutouts on the road (Florida's Craig Anderson, March 2-4, 28)... Had a career-best seven-game win streak from ec Faced his sixth career penalty shot at 2:44 of overtime on Nov. 12 in Chicago, stopping Patrick Sharp... Was named the NHL's Second Star for the week of Oct. 27-Nov Shared NHL First Star of the month honors with Manny Fernandez for the month of ecember... Was the winning goaltender for the Eastern Conference team at the 29 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal... Became just the fifth goaltender to win consecutive All-Star contests, as he also accomplished the feat at the 28 Game... ressed as backup for 28 games and backed up in consecutive games on just three occasions. GPI Min W L SO GA GAA Saves Sv % Playoff Career Manny Fernandez G fuhr-nan-dehz 6'1'', 27 8/27/74 ( 34 ), Etobicoke, ON, CAN NHL / BOS Season Last Win: APR 22, COLORAO (5) Last Shutout: How Acquired: From Minnesota for Petr Kalus and 29 fourth round draft pick, July 1, Playoffs: - Is in his 13th NHL season and this is his fourth NHL playoff. - Has played in one Stanley Cup Final, losing to New Jersey in 2 while with allas Regular Season: - Shared the Jennings Trophy with Tim Thomas for fewest team goals against... Allowed two goals or fewer in 15 of his 27 full games... Went with a 2.59 GAA... Had a seven-game win streak from Oct. 25-ec. 6, the longest such streak by a Boston goaltender since Jon Casey in and had a nine-game point streak (8--1) from Oct. 15-ec. 6, which was the longest such Bruins streak since John Grahame in Earned his 15th NHL shutout with a 4- win in Florida on ec Shared NHL First Star for the month of ecember with Tim Thomas... ressed as backup for 47 games.

21 GPI Min W L SO GA GAA Saves Sv % Playoff Career

22 Skaters 6 ennis Wideman WIGH-man 6''', 196, 3/2/83 ( 26 ), Kitchener, ON, CAN NHL / BOS Season Last Goal: Last Assist: APR 19, 28 vs MONTREAL (1) How Acquired: From St. Louis for Brad Boyes, Feb. 27, Playoffs: - Is in his fourth NHL season and this is his second playoff Regular Season: - Set career season-highs in assists and points with 13-37=5- totals... Finished sixth in the NHL in plus/minus at Had nine multiple-point games... Had a seven-game point streak, tying his career-best, from Jan. 19-Feb. 4 (4-4=8 totals). : : Playoff. Career P. J. Axelsson L (ACKS-ehl-suhn) 6'1'', 188 2/26/75 ( 34 ), Kungalv, SWE NHL / BOS Season Last Goal: APR 23, MONTREAL (22) Last Assist: APR 21, 22 vs MONTREAL (23) How Acquired: Boston's seventh pick, 177th overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry raft 29 Playoffs: - Is in his 11th NHL season and this is his seventh NHL playoff Regular Season: - Set a career season-high in assists with 6-24=3 totals... Had six multiple-point games, all two-point efforts... Took an unsuccessful penalty shot on Tampa's Mike Smith on ec Scored two deciding shootout goals - Nov. 12 in Chicago and Feb. 5 in Ottawa. : : -. Playoff. Career Chuck Kobasew R KOH buh soo 5'11'', 192 4/17/82 ( 26 ), Vancouver, BC, CAN NHL / BOS Season Last Goal: APR 25, ANAHEIM (4) Last Assist: MAY 9, SAN JOSE (19) How Acquired: From Calgary with Andrew Ference for Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau, Feb. 1, Playoffs: - Is in his sixth NHL season and this is his third NHL playoff (missed one playoff year to injury) Regular Season: - Set career-highs in assists and points with 21-21=42 totals, reaching the 2-goal mark for the third time... Had seven multiple-point games... Had six-game point streaks from Nov (4-3=7 totals) and Mar (3-3=6 totals).

23 : : -. Playoff. Career Milan Lucic L MEE lan LOO cheech 6'3'', 228 6/7/88 ( 2 ), Vancouver, BC, CAN NHL / BOS Season Last Goal: APR 19, 28 vs MONTREAL (1) Last Assist: How Acquired: Third pick (second round), 5th overall, in the 26 NHL Entry raft. 29 Playoffs: - Is in his second NHL season and this is his second playoff Regular Season: - Set career season-highs in all categories with 17-25=42 totals... Had five multiple-point games, including career-highs for goals and points in a game with his first career hat trick in a 3-1=4 effort Oct. 25 vs. Atlanta... Had an eight-game point streak from ec (4-4=8 totals). : : -. Playoff. Career Stephane Yelle C YEHL, STEH-fan 6'2'', 183 5/9/74 ( 34 ), Ottawa, ON, CAN NHL / BOS Season Last Goal: APR 9, SAN JOSE (6) Last Assist: JUN 5, 24 vs TAMPA BAY (21) How Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept. 3, Playoffs: - Is in his 13th NHL season and this is his 12th NHL playoff. - Has won two Stanley Cup championships, with Colorado in 1996 and Has played in one other Stanley Cup Final, losing to Tampa Bay in 24 while with Calgary Regular Season: - Had 7-11=18 totals... Had three multiple-point games, including matching his career-high for points in a game with a 2-1=3 effort Nov. 13 vs. Montreal. : : -. Playoff. Career Andrew Ference AN-droo FAIR-ents 5'11'', 189 3/17/79 ( 3 ), Edmonton, AB, CAN NHL / BOS Season Last Goal: MAY 1, BUFFALO (45) Last Assist: APR 17, MONTREAL (2) How Acquired: From Calgary with Chuck Kobasew for Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau, Feb. 1, 27

24 29 Playoffs: - Is in his ninth NHL season and this is his fifth NHL playoff. - Has played in one Stanley Cup Final, losing to Tampa Bay in 24 while with Calgary Regular Season: - Had two multiple-point games, both two-assist efforts... Scored his lone goal of the season with a power play tally Feb. 22 in Tampa Bay. : : -. Playoff. Career Shawn Thornton L 6'2'', 217 7/23/77 ( 31 ), Oshawa, ON, CAN NHL / BOS Season Last Goal: Last Assist: How Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, Playoffs: - Is in his sixth NHL season and this is his third playoff. - Has won one Stanley Cup championship, with Anaheim in Regular Season: - Set career season-highs in goals and points with 6-5=11 totals... Also had highs in penalty minutes (123) and games played (79)... Matched his career-high for points in a game with a 1-1=2 effort Nov. 13 vs. Montreal... Two of his six goals were game-winners. : : -. Playoff. Career Steve Montador STEEV MAWN-tuh-dohr 6''', 21 12/21/79 ( 29 ), Vancouver, BC, CAN NHL / BOS Season Last Goal: MAY 9, SAN JOSE (12) Last Assist: JUN 3, TAMPA BAY (2) How Acquired: Acquired from Anaheim for Petteri Nokelainen, Mar. 4, Playoffs: - Is in his seventh NHL season and this is his second playoff. - Has played in one Stanley Cup Final, losing to Tampa Bay in 24 while with Calgary Regular Season: - Set a career season-high in assists with 5-17=21 combined totals with Anaheim and Boston... Had 4-16=2 totals in 65 Anaheim games at the time of his Mar. 4 trade to Boston... Added one assist in 13 Bruins games... Had three multiple point games... Played three games at forward. : : -. Playoff.