3–4

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
ATL	1	2	0	0	3
BOS	1	1	1	1	4

Thrashers at Bruins

Bruins beat Thrashers 4–3 in overtime at TD Garden on October 6, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Oct 6, 2001 · 18:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Brian Rolston

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 22:03 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Scott Pellerin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:05 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Shean Donovan

2 G

3 shots · 17:23 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Scott Pellerin Go-ahead 1st · 05:48

Assists: Brian Rolston, Kyle McLaren

0–1

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk Tying 1st · 16:54

Assists: Kamil Piros, Frantisek Kaberle

1–1

2nd period

🐻 Rob Zamuner Go-ahead 2nd · 02:13

Assists: Sean O'Donnell, Martin Lapointe

1–2

🐦 Shean Donovan Tying 2nd · 07:14

Assists: Andreas Karlsson

2–2

🐦 Shean Donovan Go-ahead 2nd · 18:30

Assists: Hnat Domenichelli, Bob Corkum

3–2

3rd period

🐻 Brian Rolston Tying 3rd · 02:25

Assists: Scott Pellerin, P.J. Axelsson

3–3

Overtime

🐻 Bill Guerin Go-ahead OT · 02:38

Assists: Joe Thornton

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL BOS🐻

20 Shots on goal 42

15 Hits 23

13 Blocked shots 7

6 Takeaways 10

5 Giveaways 6

9 Penalty minutes 15

ATL shooting 15.0% (3/20) BOS shooting 9.5% (4/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

38/42

.905 SV% · 4 GA · 62:38 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 62:38 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–2

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Heatley · Kallio 19:14

L2 Domenichelli · Hrkac · Donovan 17:14

L3 Corkum · Stefan · Svartvadet 13:50

L4 Karlsson · Piros · Odgers 11:12

D1 Pothier · Slegr 23:20

D2 Kaberle · Tjarnqvist 20:20

D3 Buzek · Tamer 18:08

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Rolston · Lapointe 20:11

L2 Eloranta · Zamuner · Guerin 17:20

L3 Axelsson · Samsonov · Pellerin 15:53

L4 Nazarov · Emmons · Knuble 6:36

D1 Sweeney · McLaren 22:04

D2 O'Donnell · Gill 20:06

D3 Boynton · Kolarik 18:30

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ ATL vs BOS, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Bruins on October 6, 2001?

Bruins won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Bruins?

The final score was Thrashers 3, Bruins 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Shean Donovan (2), Ilya Kovalchuk.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin, Brian Rolston, Rob Zamuner, Scott Pellerin.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 38 saves on 42 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Thrashers 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

🐦Thrashers

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🐻Bruins

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