3–5

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 17-10-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	1	1	3
DET	1	3	1	5

Bruins at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Bruins 5–3 at Little Caesars Arena on December 16, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Dec 16, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Darren McCarty

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 20:08 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

2 A

4 shots · 18:53 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Dmitri Khristich

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 21:00 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:49

Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Tomas Holmstrom

0–1

🐻 Jason Allison Tying 1st · 15:35

Assists: Sergei Samsonov

1–1

2nd period

🐙 Mathieu Dandenault Go-ahead 2nd · 05:31

Assists: Anders Eriksson

1–2

🐻 Dmitri Khristich Tying 2nd · 09:43

Assists: Jason Allison, Sergei Samsonov

2–2

🐙 Larry Murphy PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:32

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Darren McCarty

2–3

🐙 Martin Lapointe SH 2nd · 15:39

Assists: Kris Draper

2–4

3rd period

🐻 Shawn Bates 3rd · 18:29

Assists: Dmitri Khristich, Darren Van Impe

3–4

🐙 Darren McCarty Empty net 3rd · 19:50

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Steve Yzerman

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS DET🐙

26 Shots on goal 25

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

34 Hits 34

4 Blocked shots 16

3 Takeaways 6

4 Giveaways 9

8 Penalty minutes 14

BOS shooting 11.5% (3/26) DET shooting 20.0% (5/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 59:18 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 14-7-5 (54% win rate, 26 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 17-10 (63% win rate, 27 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Heinze · Khristich 21:02

L2 Samsonov · Carter · DiMaio 19:01

L3 Axelsson · Taylor · Thornton 11:12

L4 Belanger · Baumgartner · Bates 8:35

D1 Bourque · Van Impe 26:41

D2 Ledyard · Sweeney 17:32

D3 Gill · McLaren 15:46

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Yzerman · McCarty 20:08

L2 Kozlov · Fedorov · Larionov 16:34

L3 Lapointe · Dandenault · Brown 13:32

L4 Holmstrom · Draper · Roest 12:22

L5 Kocur 2:57

D1 Lidstrom · Macoun 23:28

D2 Murphy · Krupp 21:50

D3 Eriksson 12:55

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

6–5 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ BOS vs DET, answered

Who won Bruins vs Red Wings on December 16, 1998?

Red Wings won 5–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Red Wings?

The final score was Bruins 3, Red Wings 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dmitri Khristich, Jason Allison, Shawn Bates.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Darren McCarty, Larry Murphy, Martin Lapointe, Mathieu Dandenault, Nicklas Lidstrom.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 12

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 12

Also on December 16, 1998

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