3–3

Final / OT

🪶 Home Blackhawks 7-3-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BOS	0	1	2	0	3
CHI	1	0	2	0	3

Bruins at Blackhawks

Bruins beat Blackhawks 3–3 in overtime at United Center on October 28, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Oct 28, 2001 · 19:00 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Sergei Samsonov

3 A

1 shots · 20:46 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Joe Thornton

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:46 TOI · +1

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Boris Mironov

2 A

2 shots · 23:37 TOI

4rd star 🐻 BOS

John Grahame

33 saves

0.917 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Eric Daze PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:48

Assists: Boris Mironov, Michael Nylander · beat John Grahame

0–1

2nd period

🐻 Martin Lapointe PP Tying 2nd · 18:59

Assists: Joe Thornton, Sergei Samsonov · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–1

3rd period

🪶 Steve Thomas Go-ahead 3rd · 01:22

Assists: Igor Korolev, Mark Bell · beat John Grahame

1–2

🪶 Steve Sullivan PP 3rd · 08:29

Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Boris Mironov · beat John Grahame

1–3

🐻 Bill Guerin PP 3rd · 19:41

Assists: Brian Rolston, Sergei Samsonov · beat Jocelyn Thibault

2–3

🐻 Joe Thornton Tying 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Jozef Stumpel · beat Jocelyn Thibault

3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS CHI🪶

25 Shots on goal 36

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

21 Hits 22

7 Blocked shots 8

0 Takeaways 2

5 Giveaways 5

24 Penalty minutes 20

BOS shooting 12.0% (3/25) CHI shooting 8.3% (3/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

John Grahame

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 63:32 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Stumpel · Lapointe · Guerin 24:10

L2 Samsonov · Thornton · Rolston 21:36

L3 Pellerin · Axelsson · Murray 10:26

L4 Nazarov · Stock · Knuble 4:34

D1 Sweeney · O'Donnell 24:30

D2 Gill · Boynton 21:24

D3 Rivers · Kultanen 14:16

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Zhamnov · Amonte · Thomas 24:09

L2 Sullivan · Calder · Korolev 16:52

L3 Daze · Bell · Nylander 15:23

L4 Probert · Rheaume · Vandenbussche 6:49

D1 Klemm · Karpovtsev 26:13

D2 Mironov · Spacek 20:35

D3 Mcalpine · Poapst 14:25

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–5 (OT) · Blackhawks won

3–3 (OT) · Blackhawks won

Feb 21, 1999

🐻BOS @ 🪶CHI

6–3 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs CHI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Blackhawks on October 28, 2001?

Bruins won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Bruins 3, Blackhawks 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin, Joe Thornton, Martin Lapointe.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze, Steve Sullivan, Steve Thomas.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

John Grahame made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Blackhawks 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 27

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Oct 25

Also on October 28, 2001

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