2–1

Final

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

Flyers at Bruins

Flyers beat Bruins 2–1 at TD Garden on December 23, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Dec 23, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

John LeClair

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:34 TOI · +2

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Eric Lindros

2 A

5 shots · 26:10 TOI · +1

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Eric Desjardins

1 G

2 shots · 23:41 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 John LeClair Go-ahead 1st · 06:49

Assists: Keith Jones, Eric Lindros

1–0

2nd period

🐻 Joe Thornton Tying 2nd · 16:10

Assists: Steve Heinze

1–1

3rd period

🔔 Eric Desjardins Go-ahead 3rd · 06:51

Assists: John LeClair, Eric Lindros

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI BOS🐻

32 Shots on goal 29

38 Hits 40

10 Blocked shots 9

5 Takeaways 4

3 Giveaways 8

8 Penalty minutes 6

PHI shooting 6.2% (2/32) BOS shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

John Vanbiesbrouck

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 58:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 17-8-6 (55% win rate, 31 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 17-8-5 (57% win rate, 30 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 LeClair · Lindros · Brind'Amour 21:34

L2 Zelepukin · Zubrus · Jones 15:22

L3 Forbes · Bureau · Langkow 14:13

L4 Vopat · Renberg 4:12

D1 Desjardins · Tertyshny 22:00

D2 Mcgillis · Therien 19:56

D3 Richardson · Babych 15:38

D4 Joseph 4:59

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Allison · Khristich 20:45

L2 Axelsson · Heinze · DiMaio 17:00

L3 Taylor · Thornton · Carter 15:37

L4 Baumgartner · Belanger · Bates 5:13

D1 Bourque · McLaren 24:32

D2 Van Impe · Sweeney 18:29

D3 Gill · Ellett 17:26

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

5–5 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs BOS, answered

Who won Flyers vs Bruins on December 23, 1998?

Flyers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Bruins?

The final score was Flyers 2, Bruins 1.

Who scored for Flyers?

Eric Desjardins, John LeClair.

Who scored for Bruins?

Joe Thornton.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Bruins season series?

Flyers 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 20

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 1998

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