3–2

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 13-8-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	1	2	3
CAR	1	0	1	2

Bruins at Hurricanes

Bruins beat Hurricanes 3–2 at PNC Arena on December 10, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Dec 10, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Dmitri Khristich

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:24 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Sergei Samsonov

2 A

1 shots · 18:41 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Tim Taylor

1 G

2 shots · 12:32 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:38

Assists: Glen Wesley, Nelson Emerson

0–1

2nd period

🐻 Dmitri Khristich Tying 2nd · 07:50

Assists: Jason Allison, Sergei Samsonov

1–1

3rd period

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Go-ahead 3rd · 09:49

Unassisted

2–1

🌪️ Martin Gelinas Tying 3rd · 10:04

Assists: Bates Battaglia

2–2

🐻 Tim Taylor Go-ahead 3rd · 17:12

Assists: Dmitri Khristich, Sergei Samsonov

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS CAR🌪️

16 Shots on goal 28

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

15 Hits 28

5 Blocked shots 11

8 Takeaways 7

3 Giveaways 18

2 Penalty minutes 2

BOS shooting 18.8% (3/16) CAR shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Trevor Kidd

13/16

.812 SV% · 3 GA · 58:37 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 13-6-5 (54% win rate, 24 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 13-8-6 (48% win rate, 27 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Allison · Khristich 20:28

L2 Axelsson · Carter · Heinze 17:31

L3 Thornton · Taylor · DiMaio 13:34

L4 Belanger · Baumgartner · Bates 8:49

D1 Bourque · Van Impe 22:09

D2 Gill · Sweeney 19:22

D3 McLaren · Ledyard 18:34

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Primeau · Sheppard · Kapanen 18:45

L2 Gelinas · Francis · O'Neill 17:34

L3 Battaglia · Kron · Emerson 15:20

L4 Ranheim · Manderville · Dineen 9:38

D1 Hill · Burt 22:36

D2 Wesley · Pratt 21:02

D3 Malik · Rucinski 14:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs CAR, answered

Who won Bruins vs Hurricanes on December 10, 1998?

Bruins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Bruins 3, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dmitri Khristich, P.J. Axelsson, Tim Taylor.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff O'Neill, Martin Gelinas.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Hurricanes season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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 · Dec 5

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 5

Also on December 10, 1998

Bruins season page Hurricanes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule