🏛️ Away Senators 15-9-2 before this game

2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
OTT	1	0	1	2
BOS	2	1	2	5

Senators at Bruins

Bruins beat Senators 5–2 at TD Garden on December 17, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Dec 17, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Rob DiMaio

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:18 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Dmitri Khristich

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 22:02 TOI · -1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

2 A

2 shots · 24:26 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Go-ahead 1st · 00:23

Assists: Rob DiMaio, Chris Taylor

0–1

🏛️ Andreas Johansson Tying 1st · 05:48

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Vinny Prospal

1–1

🐻 Joe Thornton PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:45

Assists: Anson Carter, Ray Bourque

1–2

2nd period

🐻 Sergei Samsonov 2nd · 06:18

Assists: Jason Allison, Dmitri Khristich

1–3

3rd period

🏛️ Shawn McEachern 3rd · 13:33

Unassisted

2–3

🐻 Rob DiMaio 3rd · 13:48

Assists: Chris Taylor

2–4

🐻 Dmitri Khristich PP 3rd · 17:38

Assists: Ray Bourque, Darren Van Impe

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BOS🐻

31 Shots on goal 27

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

32 Hits 35

8 Blocked shots 12

4 Takeaways 9

1 Giveaways 4

11 Penalty minutes 35

OTT shooting 6.5% (2/31) BOS shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 McEachern · Yashin · Alfredsson 16:57

L2 Bonk · Hossa · Gardiner 15:03

L3 Johansson · Arvedson · Prospal 14:33

L4 Berg · Van Allen · Dackell 12:16

D1 Kravchuk · Salo 22:45

D2 York · Redden 20:30

D3 Laukkanen · Traverse 16:30

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Khristich · DiMaio 22:02

L2 Samsonov · Heinze · Carter 16:19

L3 Axelsson · Taylor · Thornton 14:50

L4 Baumgartner · Belanger · Bates 7:35

D1 Bourque · Sweeney 23:32

D2 Gill · Ellett 21:46

D3 McLaren · Van Impe 14:53

⚔️ Last meetings

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

0–0 (OT) · Senators won

3–3 (OT) · Senators won

❓ OTT vs BOS, answered

Who won Senators vs Bruins on December 17, 1998?

Bruins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Senators vs Bruins?

The final score was Senators 2, Bruins 5.

Who scored for Senators?

Andreas Johansson, Shawn McEachern.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dmitri Khristich, Joe Thornton, P.J. Axelsson, Rob DiMaio, Sergei Samsonov.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Senators vs Bruins season series?

Bruins 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 12

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 17, 1998

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