2–1

Final

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

Bruins at Predators

Bruins beat Predators 2–1 at Bridgestone Arena on October 20, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Oct 20, 2001 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Joe Thornton

1 G

5 shots · 19:31 TOI · -1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Mike Knuble

1 G

3 shots · 13:02 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Sergei Samsonov

1 A

4 shots · 18:55 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🐻 Joe Thornton PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:50

Assists: Sergei Samsonov · beat Tomas Vokoun

1–0

3rd period

🐯 Denis Arkhipov Tying 3rd · 04:12

Assists: Martin Erat, Marian Cisar · beat Byron Dafoe

1–1

🐻 Mike Knuble Go-ahead 3rd · 09:10

Assists: Rob Zamuner · beat Tomas Vokoun

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NSH🐯

43 Shots on goal 28

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

27 Hits 21

9 Blocked shots 9

7 Takeaways 7

6 Giveaways 3

19 Penalty minutes 15

BOS shooting 4.7% (2/43) NSH shooting 3.6% (1/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐯Predators

Tomas Vokoun

41/43

.953 SV% · 2 GA · 58:26 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Predators

Predators — tied after 1st: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

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 Thornton · Rolston · Guerin 21:39

L2 Samsonov · Pellerin · Lapointe 17:14

L3 Zamuner · Eloranta · Knuble 15:19

L4 Axelsson · Nazarov · Emmons 2:48

D1 Gill · Sweeney 24:22

D2 O'Donnell · Boynton 20:49

D3 Rivers · Jackman 13:15

🐯Predators

L1 Kjellberg · Johnson · Walker 19:14

L2 Legwand · Ronning · Yachmenev 16:10

L3 Hartnell · Cisar · Arkhipov 13:56

L4 Grimson · Fitzgerald · Erat 9:31

D1 Delmore · Timonen 28:14

D2 Skrastins · Houlder 22:16

D3 Moro · Skrbek 9:30

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Jan 19, 2001

🐻BOS @ 🐯NSH

0–1 (OT) · Predators won

Nov 11, 2000

🐯NSH @ 🐻BOS

2–2 (OT) · Predators won

❓ BOS vs NSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Predators on October 20, 2001?

Bruins won 2–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Predators?

The final score was Bruins 2, Predators 1.

Who scored for Bruins?

Joe Thornton, Mike Knuble.

Who scored for Predators?

Denis Arkhipov.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 41 saves on 43 shots (.953 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 · Oct 17

🐯Predators

Previous game · Oct 18

Also on October 20, 2001

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