🐧 Away Penguins 12-11-4 before this game

4–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	2	2	4
BOS	1	0	0	1

Penguins at Bruins

Penguins beat Bruins 4–1 at TD Garden on December 6, 2001.

🗓 Thu, Dec 6, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Stephane Richer

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 13:40 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Milan Kraft

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:11 TOI · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Aleksey Morozov

2 A

2 shots · 16:30 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Martin Lapointe PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:30

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Jonathan Girard · beat Johan Hedberg

0–1

2nd period

🐧 Stephane Richer Tying 2nd · 14:26

Assists: Milan Kraft, Andrew Ference · beat Byron Dafoe

1–1

🐧 Milan Kraft Go-ahead 2nd · 18:58

Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Stephane Richer · beat Byron Dafoe

2–1

3rd period

🐧 Stephane Richer 3rd · 12:13

Assists: Aleksey Morozov · beat Byron Dafoe

3–1

🐧 Jan Hrdina Empty net 3rd · 19:02

Assists: Robert Lang, Alex Kovalev

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BOS🐻

26 Shots on goal 29

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

20 Hits 25

6 Blocked shots 3

2 Takeaways 5

5 Giveaways 12

11 Penalty minutes 9

PIT shooting 15.4% (4/26) BOS shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 59:59 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:30 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 25:01

L2 Lacouture · Kraft · Morozov 16:30

L3 Petersen · Richer · Tibbetts 13:40

L4 Oliwa · Primeau 5:02

D1 Jonsson · Moran 21:19

D2 Kasparaitis · Ference 19:23

D3 Rozsival · Melichar 17:54

D4 Jakopin 2:21

🐻Bruins

L1 Rolston · Murray · Lapointe 19:55

L2 Axelsson · Thornton · Guerin 19:37

L3 Stumpel · Zamuner · Pellerin 17:02

L4 Nazarov · Emmons 2:32

D1 O'Donnell · Sweeney 24:56

D2 Boynton · McLaren 17:25

D3 Girard · Kultanen 14:59

D4 Rivers 2:17

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 20, 2001

🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ PIT vs BOS, answered

Who won Penguins vs Bruins on December 6, 2001?

Penguins won 4–1.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Bruins?

The final score was Penguins 4, Bruins 1.

Who scored for Penguins?

Stephane Richer (2), Jan Hrdina, Milan Kraft.

Who scored for Bruins?

Martin Lapointe.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Bruins season series?

Penguins 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 4

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 4

Also on December 6, 2001

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