5–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 13-18-3 before this game

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

Bruins at Islanders

Bruins beat Islanders 5–2 at UBS Arena on December 27, 2000.

🗓 Wed, Dec 27, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Jason Allison

3 A

1 shots · 20:01 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Bill Guerin

2 G

6 shots · 18:36 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Sergei Samsonov

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 15:00 TOI

4rd star 🐻 BOS

Byron Dafoe

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Bill Muckalt Go-ahead 1st · 05:42

Assists: Oleg Kvasha, Mathieu Biron · beat Byron Dafoe

0–1

🐻 Joe Thornton Tying 1st · 07:35

Assists: Andrei Nazarov · beat Wade Flaherty

1–1

🐻 Kyle McLaren Go-ahead 1st · 18:59

Assists: Mike Knuble · beat Wade Flaherty

2–1

2nd period

🐻 Bill Guerin SH 2nd · 08:48

Assists: Jason Allison · beat Wade Flaherty

3–1

🐻 Sergei Samsonov 2nd · 19:00

Assists: Jason Allison, Darren Van Impe · beat Wade Flaherty

4–1

3rd period

🏝️ Dave Scatchard 3rd · 00:42

Assists: Claude Lapointe, Mark Lawrence · beat Byron Dafoe

4–2

🐻 Bill Guerin 3rd · 04:37

Assists: Jason Allison, Sergei Samsonov · beat Wade Flaherty

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYI🏝️

47 Shots on goal 33

40 Hits 44

21 Blocked shots 14

7 Takeaways 9

8 Giveaways 10

8 Penalty minutes 20

BOS shooting 10.6% (5/47) NYI shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Wade Flaherty

42/47

.894 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Thornton · Rolston 20:01

L2 Axelsson · Guerin · Kovalenko 15:22

L3 Samsonov · Ward · Knuble 14:41

L4 Nazarov · Belanger · Bates 8:30

D1 McLaren · Popovic 26:44

D2 Van Impe · Gill 16:11

D3 Kultanen · Girard 14:32

🏝️Islanders

L1 Connolly · Lapointe · Czerkawski 18:21

L2 Pyatt · Kvasha · Parrish 15:58

L3 Scatchard · Muckalt · Lawrence 14:15

L4 Toms · Stapleton · Belanger 8:23

D1 Galley · Brimanis 22:52

D2 Chara · Korolev 21:02

D3 Mezei · Biron 13:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs NYI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Islanders on December 27, 2000?

Bruins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Islanders?

The final score was Bruins 5, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin (2), Joe Thornton, Kyle McLaren, Sergei Samsonov.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bill Muckalt, Dave Scatchard.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 42 saves on 47 shots (.894 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Islanders 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 23

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 27, 2000

Bruins season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule