5–2

Final

🐯 Home Predators 14-17-2 before this game

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

Bruins at Predators

Bruins beat Predators 5–2 at Bridgestone Arena on December 30, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Dec 30, 1998 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Anson Carter

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:33 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Steve Heinze

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:32 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Peter Ferraro

1 G

7 shots · 14:15 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Steve Heinze Go-ahead 1st · 09:07

Assists: Anson Carter, Darren Van Impe

1–0

2nd period

🐻 Sergei Samsonov 2nd · 04:52

Assists: Dmitri Khristich, Kyle McLaren

2–0

🐻 Anson Carter 2nd · 05:43

Unassisted

3–0

🐻 Peter Ferraro 2nd · 08:35

Assists: Joe Thornton

4–0

3rd period

🐯 Sebastien Bordeleau 3rd · 09:06

Assists: Patrick Cote, John Slaney

4–1

🐻 Anson Carter PP 3rd · 19:32

Assists: Steve Heinze, Ray Bourque

5–1

🐯 Greg Johnson SH 3rd · 19:58

Assists: Jan Vopat, Bob Boughner

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NSH🐯

38 Shots on goal 29

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

28 Hits 24

5 Blocked shots 8

7 Takeaways 8

19 Giveaways 21

15 Penalty minutes 42

BOS shooting 13.2% (5/38) NSH shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Robbie Tallas

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐯Predators

Tomas Vokoun

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 28:35 TOI

Eric Fichaud

10/11

.909 SV% · 1 GA · 31:25 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Carter · Khristich 18:33

L2 Axelsson · Thornton · Mann 16:50

L3 Samsonov · Heinze · Ferraro 14:15

L4 Baumgartner · Bates · Wilson 7:36

D1 Bourque · Gill 25:00

D2 McLaren · Van Impe 18:52

D3 Ellett · Sweeney 16:28

🐯Predators

L1 Johnson · Ronning · Atcheynum 18:28

L2 Kjellberg · Fitzgerald · Yachmenev 16:42

L3 Brunette · Lambert · Turcotte 13:24

L4 Cote · Bordeleau · Walker 7:20

D1 Daigneault · Heward 22:34

D2 Berehowsky · Vopat 20:35

D3 Slaney · Boughner 16:58

❓ BOS vs NSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Predators on December 30, 1998?

Bruins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Predators?

The final score was Bruins 5, Predators 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Anson Carter (2), Peter Ferraro, Sergei Samsonov, Steve Heinze.

Who scored for Predators?

Greg Johnson, Sebastien Bordeleau.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Robbie Tallas made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Predators 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 28

🐯Predators

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 30, 1998

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