5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MIN	4	1	0	5
BOS	1	0	2	3

Wild at Bruins

Wild beat Bruins 5–3 at TD Garden on November 8, 2001.

🗓 Thu, Nov 8, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Wild lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Andrew Brunette

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · 14:16 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Filip Kuba

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 27:40 TOI · -1

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Sergei Zholtok

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:46 TOI

4rd star 🌲 MIN

Dwayne Roloson

53 saves

0.946 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Sergei Samsonov Go-ahead 1st · 00:17

Assists: Joe Thornton, Martin Lapointe · beat Dwayne Roloson

0–1

🌲 Jim Dowd PP Tying 1st · 04:14

Assists: Andrew Brunette · beat John Grahame

1–1

🌲 Filip Kuba PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:49

Assists: Jim Dowd · beat John Grahame

2–1

🌲 Andrew Brunette 1st · 11:24

Assists: Sergei Zholtok, Pascal Dupuis · beat John Grahame

3–1

🌲 Sergei Zholtok 1st · 17:39

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Brad Brown · beat John Grahame

4–1

2nd period

🌲 Andrew Brunette PP 2nd · 02:53

Assists: Filip Kuba · beat John Grahame

5–1

3rd period

🐻 P.J. Axelsson SH 3rd · 07:37

Unassisted · beat Dwayne Roloson

5–2

🐻 Sergei Samsonov 3rd · 16:10

Assists: Joe Thornton, Hal Gill · beat Dwayne Roloson

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN BOS🐻

16 Shots on goal 56

3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

20 Hits 20

14 Blocked shots 5

4 Takeaways 10

7 Giveaways 8

14 Penalty minutes 20

MIN shooting 31.2% (5/16) BOS shooting 5.4% (3/56)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Dwayne Roloson

53/56

.946 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

John Grahame

11/16

.688 SV% · 5 GA · 58:09 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–1

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–1

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Laaksonen · Walz · Roest 20:58

L2 Zholtok · Hendrickson · Gaborik 15:45

L3 Brunette · Dowd · Dupuis 14:16

L4 Blouin · Johnson · Gavey 4:45

D1 Kuba · Benysek 25:32

D2 Mitchell · Marshall 20:19

D3 Brown · Schultz 12:11

🐻Bruins

L1 Stumpel · Samsonov · Guerin 21:32

L2 Thornton · Rolston · Murray 20:09

L3 Axelsson · Pellerin · Lapointe 11:29

L4 Nazarov · Emmons · Stock 3:12

D1 Gill · O'Donnell 20:42

D2 Boynton · Sweeney 18:20

D3 McLaren · Rivers 15:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Wild lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ MIN vs BOS, answered

Who won Wild vs Bruins on November 8, 2001?

Wild won 5–3.

What was the final score of Wild vs Bruins?

The final score was Wild 5, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Andrew Brunette (2), Filip Kuba, Jim Dowd, Sergei Zholtok.

Who scored for Bruins?

Sergei Samsonov (2), P.J. Axelsson.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 53 saves on 56 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

John Grahame made 11 saves on 16 shots (.688 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Wild vs Bruins season series?

Wild lead the season series 2–0 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

🌲Wild

Previous game · Nov 6

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Nov 6

Also on November 8, 2001

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