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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 5, Nashville 2
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 22, 2018
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 17565
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Nashville 0112
Boston 1045
Periods:
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1
Nashville   Boston
  0:00 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Giveaway by Ryan Ellis. 0:30  
Shot by Craig Smith misses the net 1:32  
Shot by Matt Irwin misses the net 1:48  
Calle Jarnkrok hits Brandon Carlo. 1:59  
  2:19 Sean Kuraly hits Yannick Weber.
Kyle Turris hits Noel Acciari. 2:25  
  2:54 Takeaway by Danton Heinen.
  3:03 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  3:20 Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Takeaway by Dan Hamhuis. 3:53  
Shot by Austin Watson misses the net 4:00  
Nick Bonino shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 4:07  
  4:13 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok. 4:44  
Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau. 5:10  
Takeaway by Matt Irwin. 5:14  
Zac Rinaldo hits Sean Kuraly. 5:20  
Frederick Gaudreau hits Noel Acciari. 5:24  
  5:41 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 5:46  
  5:54 Charlie McAvoy hits Ryan Hartman.
Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 5:57  
  5:57 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Miikka Salomaki.
Miikka Salomaki shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 6:30  
  6:49 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
  7:02 Shot by Colby Cave misses the net
Ryan Ellis hits Ryan Donato. 7:16  
  7:16 Shot by Colby Cave misses the net
Giveaway by Roman Josi. 7:34  
Takeaway by Ryan Johansen. 7:38  
Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 7:54  
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 7:54  
  7:54 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Craig Smith.
  8:00 Chris Wagner blocks shot from Matt Irwin.
  8:43 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Craig Smith.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 8:59  
  9:54 Joakim Nordstrom wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
Giveaway by Austin Watson. 10:18  
  10:27 Joakim Nordstrom hits Yannick Weber.
  10:27 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
  10:57 Brandon Carlo hits Kyle Turris.
  11:25 David Pastrnak hits Zac Rinaldo.
  11:31 David Pastrnak hits Roman Josi.
  11:58 Brad Marchand blocks shot from Ryan Ellis.
Giveaway by Kevin Fiala. 12:07  
Ryan Ellis hits Ryan Donato. 12:17  
  12:25 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  12:29 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  12:43 Takeaway by Colby Cave.
Yannick Weber blocks shot from Colby Cave. 12:46  
  12:52 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 13:06  
  13:16 Takeaway by Joakim Nordstrom.
  13:22 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
  13:33 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  13:37 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
  13:47 David Krejci shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  13:50 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 13:50  
Austin Watson hits Sean Kuraly. 14:11  
Takeaway by Austin Watson. 14:12  
  14:21 Noel Acciari hits Matt Irwin.
Kevin Fiala hits Matt Grzelcyk. 14:38  
Yannick Weber blocks shot from Danton Heinen. 14:58  
  14:58 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  15:05 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
  15:10 Patrice Bergeron scores. Assisted by Charlie McAvoy and Brad Marchand.
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Colby Cave. 15:10  
Shot by Matt Irwin misses the net 15:42  
  15:52 Ryan Donato hits Craig Smith.
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 16:01  
  16:16 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 16:16  
  16:34 Shot by Joakim Nordstrom misses the net
  16:54 Joakim Nordstrom hits Miikka Salomaki.
Takeaway by Roman Josi. 16:55  
  17:20 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  17:20 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
  17:32 Torey Krug shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Colby Cave. 17:32  
  18:27 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 18:27  
Ryan Ellis shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 18:48  
  19:05 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
Yannick Weber blocks shot from Torey Krug. 19:13  
  19:17 Giveaway by Joakim Nordstrom.
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 19:35  
Craig Smith hits David Pastrnak. 19:53  
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against David Backes. 19:55  
2
Nashville   Boston
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 0:00  
  0:12 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  0:15 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  0:25 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  0:25 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  0:34 Giveaway by David Krejci.
  0:49 Torey Krug shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Giveaway by Kevin Fiala. 1:00  
Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok. 1:12  
Kyle Turris shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 1:24  
  1:31 Colby Cave wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
Miikka Salomaki hits Steven Kampfer. 1:54  
  2:31 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  2:42 Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 3:02  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 3:02  
  3:08 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Dan Hamhuis.
Dan Hamhuis shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 3:42  
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 3:59  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Colby Cave. 3:59  
  4:54 Steven Kampfer blocks shot from Kyle Turris.
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 4:54  
  5:07 Steven Kampfer blocks shot from Matt Irwin.
  5:29 David Krejci blocks shot from Kyle Turris.
  5:29 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Craig Smith.
Giveaway by Craig Smith. 5:53  
Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 5:59  
  6:12 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 6:12  
  6:44 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino blocks shot from Noel Acciari. 6:49  
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 6:49  
Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm. 7:03  
  7:16 David Krejci shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Dan Hamhuis hits David Pastrnak. 7:24  
  7:33 Joakim Nordstrom hits Kyle Turris.
Mattias Ekholm blocks shot from Ryan Donato. 8:00  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 8:12  
  8:18 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:34  
Nick Bonino shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:38  
Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:43  
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:49  
  8:53 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Giveaway by Pekka Rinne. 9:39  
  10:02 Chris Wagner hits Matt Irwin.
  10:11 John Moore shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  10:17 David Krejci hits Kyle Turris.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 10:42  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against David Backes. 11:00  
Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 11:18  
  11:52 David Backes hits Kevin Fiala.
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 12:12  
  12:17 Danton Heinen blocks shot from Dan Hamhuis.
Dan Hamhuis shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 12:30  
  12:30 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Rocco Grimaldi hits Matt Grzelcyk. 12:37  
  12:53 Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy.
Ryan Johansen scores. Assisted by Craig Smith and Roman Josi. 13:01  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 13:01  
Shot by Zac Rinaldo misses the net 13:26  
Austin Watson hits Steven Kampfer. 13:32  
Austin Watson hits Noel Acciari. 13:52  
  14:22 Takeaway by Ryan Donato.
  14:24 Torey Krug hits Ryan Hartman.
  14:24 David Backes shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  14:29 David Backes shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  14:55 Ryan Donato hits Roman Josi.
  14:55 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. 15:01  
  15:04 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 15:04  
  15:36 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Rocco Grimaldi hits Charlie McAvoy. 16:10  
Shot by Rocco Grimaldi misses the net 16:14  
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 16:31  
Shot by Miikka Salomaki misses the net 16:34  
Yannick Weber shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 16:42  
  17:15 Noel Acciari hits Yannick Weber.
Yannick Weber shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 17:20  
  17:55 Matt Grzelcyk penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Austin Watson.
  17:55 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  18:29 John Moore hits Ryan Hartman.
  18:38 Colby Cave hits Roman Josi.
Ryan Johansen penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie McAvoy. 19:04  
  19:04 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
Nick Bonino blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 19:25  
Mattias Ekholm hits Torey Krug. 19:36  
  19:56 Giveaway by Torey Krug.
Mattias Ekholm penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Pastrnak. 20:00  
3
Nashville   Boston
  0:00 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  0:23 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
  0:23 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  0:44 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  0:56 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Ryan Ellis blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 1:05  
  1:07 Torey Krug shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  1:11 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  1:15 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
Austin Watson wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 1:25  
  1:44 Patrice Bergeron scores a power play goal. Assisted by Danton Heinen and David Pastrnak.
  1:44 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  2:09 Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net
  2:19 Shot by Chris Wagner misses the net
Shot by Dan Hamhuis misses the net 2:56  
Shot by Calle Jarnkrok misses the net 3:03  
Miikka Salomaki shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 3:22  
Mattias Ekholm hits Ryan Donato. 3:31  
  3:38 David Backes hits Yannick Weber.
  4:02 Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
  4:18 Giveaway by David Krejci.
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 4:26  
Shot by Roman Josi misses the net 4:43  
  5:06 Charlie McAvoy hits Craig Smith.
Shot by Roman Josi misses the net 5:18  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 5:20  
  5:20 Matt Grzelcyk penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Craig Smith.
Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 5:33  
Shot by Kyle Turris misses the net 6:31  
  6:37 Chris Wagner blocks shot from Mattias Ekholm.
  7:10 Colby Cave shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  7:17 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  7:21 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. 7:51  
  7:52 Takeaway by Joakim Nordstrom.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 8:04  
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:19  
  8:29 Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy.
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:37  
Takeaway by Rocco Grimaldi. 8:54  
Rocco Grimaldi hits Matt Grzelcyk. 8:55  
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:57  
Kyle Turris scores. Assisted by Roman Josi and Miikka Salomaki. 9:17  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Colby Cave. 9:17  
Austin Watson hits John Moore. 9:32  
  10:12 Shot by Steven Kampfer misses the net
  10:34 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
Mattias Ekholm blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 10:42  
  10:52 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
Ryan Hartman penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Pastrnak. 11:09  
  11:09 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
  11:17 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
  11:23 Brad Marchand scores a power play goal. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron.
  11:23 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Ryan Johansen blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 11:44  
  11:55 Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 12:02  
  12:08 Noel Acciari hits Mattias Ekholm.
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 12:15  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against David Backes. 12:15  
  12:22 David Backes blocks shot from Kevin Fiala.
Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Torey Krug. 12:30  
  12:50 David Backes shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  13:03 Takeaway by David Krejci.
Mattias Ekholm hits Joakim Nordstrom. 13:13  
Dan Hamhuis hits Joakim Nordstrom. 13:29  
  13:30 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 13:32  
  13:39 Takeaway by David Pastrnak.
Giveaway by Ryan Johansen. 14:05  
  14:09 David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Brad Marchand.
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 14:09  
  14:18 Noel Acciari hits Calle Jarnkrok.
Calle Jarnkrok hits Sean Kuraly. 14:23  
Matt Irwin hits Chris Wagner. 14:32  
  14:38 John Moore shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 14:38  
Giveaway by Roman Josi. 14:55  
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 14:57  
  15:07 Takeaway by Patrice Bergeron.
Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok. 15:14  
  15:32 Torey Krug blocks shot from Calle Jarnkrok.
  15:40 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  15:47 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
  15:51 Matt Grzelcyk hits Craig Smith.
  16:20 Giveaway by David Backes.
Giveaway by Kevin Fiala. 17:13  
Nick Bonino blocks shot from David Krejci. 17:29  
  17:40 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  18:01 Sean Kuraly scores on an empty net. Assisted by Charlie McAvoy and Jaroslav Halak.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Colby Cave. 18:01  
  18:58 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
  19:16 Brandon Carlo hits Kyle Turris.
Takeaway by Kevin Fiala. 19:46  
  19:52 Torey Krug blocks shot from Nick Bonino.