🦈 Away Sharks 32-27-9 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🐻 Home Bruins 33-26-8 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
SJS 02002
BOS 20002

Sharks at Bruins

Sharks beat Bruins 2–2 in overtime at TD Garden on March 20, 1999.

🗓 Sat, Mar 20, 1999 · 12:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Jason Allison
2 A
3 shots · 20:54 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Joe Murphy
1 G
3 shots · 17:04 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Marco Sturm
1 G
3 shots · 14:12 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Steve Heinze Go-ahead 1st · 10:28
Assists: Jason Allison, Dmitri Khristich
0–1
🐻 Ray Bourque PP 1st · 17:36
Assists: Jason Allison, Kyle McLaren
0–2
2nd period
🦈 Joe Murphy 2nd · 10:36
Unassisted
1–2
🦈 Marco Sturm Tying 2nd · 19:42
Assists: Mike Ricci, Ronnie Stern
2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS BOS🐻
20 Shots on goal 31
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
40 Hits 37
9 Blocked shots 9
2 Takeaways 5
3 Giveaways 4
12 Penalty minutes 10
SJS shooting 10.0% (2/20) BOS shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Steve Shields
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐻Bruins
Byron Dafoe
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 64:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.
Bruins
Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–2
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 32-27-9 (47% win rate, 68 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 33-26-8 (49% win rate, 67 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Friesen · Marleau · Nolan 19:03
L2 Korolyuk · Murphy · Stern 17:04
L3 Sturm · Ricci · Guolla 15:50
L4 Matteau · Lowry · Sutter 11:13
D1 Norton · Ragnarsson 24:07
D2 Rouse · Rathje 22:02
D3 Marchment · Sutton 19:08
🐻Bruins
L1 Allison · Khristich · Carter 20:44
L2 Axelsson · Thornton · Taylor 18:59
L3 Samsonov · DiMaio · Heinze 17:00
L4 Baumgartner · Wilson · Mann 5:34
D1 Bourque · McLaren 28:06
D2 Gill · Sweeney 20:30
D3 Van Impe · Timander 14:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 18, 1998
🐻BOS @ 🦈SJS
3–0 · Bruins won
Jan 3, 1998
🦈SJS @ 🐻BOS
0–3 · Bruins won
Oct 11, 1997
🐻BOS @ 🦈SJS
2–5 · Sharks won
Nov 18, 1996
🦈SJS @ 🐻BOS
2–4 · Bruins won
Oct 12, 1996
🐻BOS @ 🦈SJS
5–3 · Bruins won

❓ SJS vs BOS, answered

Who won Sharks vs Bruins on March 20, 1999?

Sharks won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Bruins?

The final score was Sharks 2, Bruins 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Murphy, Marco Sturm.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ray Bourque, Steve Heinze.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Steve Shields made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Bruins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Mar 17
🐆FLA @ 🦈SJS
2–4 · SJS won
Next game · Mar 22
🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–1 · SJS won
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Mar 17
🐻BOS @ 🍁TOR
4–1 · BOS won
Next game · Mar 21
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
4–1 · BOS won
Also on March 20, 1999
🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT
1–1 final
🪶CHI @ 🏔️COL
5–5 final
😈NJD @ 🍁TOR
1–3 final
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–0 final
🏛️OTT @ 🎵STL
3–2 final
🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM
3–4 final
🐆FLA @ 👑LAK
3–4 final
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