🐻 Away Bruins 18-8-3 before this game
4–2
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 15-11-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BOS 1214
PIT 1012

Bruins at Penguins

Bruins beat Penguins 4–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 12, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Dec 12, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Bill Guerin
2 G
5 shots · 19:21 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Joe Thornton
2 A
3 shots · 18:09 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Alex Kovalev
2 G
6 shots · 22:21 TOI · +1
4rd star 🐻 BOS
John Grahame
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Glen Murray Go-ahead 1st · 05:06
Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Johan Hedberg
1–0
🐧 Alex Kovalev Tying 1st · 11:43
Assists: Robert Lang, Michal Rozsival · beat John Grahame
1–1
2nd period
🐻 Bill Guerin Go-ahead 2nd · 10:50
Assists: Don Sweeney, P.J. Axelsson · beat Johan Hedberg
2–1
🐻 Sean O'Donnell PP 2nd · 16:53
Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Martin Lapointe · beat Johan Hedberg
3–1
3rd period
🐧 Alex Kovalev 3rd · 01:07
Assists: Aleksey Morozov · beat John Grahame
3–2
🐻 Bill Guerin Empty net 3rd · 19:13
Assists: Joe Thornton, Hal Gill
4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS PIT🐧
41 Shots on goal 34
1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
16 Hits 15
12 Blocked shots 11
1 Takeaways 2
2 Giveaways 11
6 Penalty minutes 2
BOS shooting 9.8% (4/41) PIT shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
John Grahame
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
37/40
.925 SV% · 3 GA · 59:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 18-8-3 (62% win rate, 29 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 15-11-4 (50% win rate, 30 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Bruins
Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Stumpel · Rolston · Guerin 19:21
L2 Axelsson · Zamuner · Thornton 18:01
L3 Pellerin · Murray · Lapointe 16:25
L4 Nazarov · Stock 4:02
D1 O'Donnell · Gill 23:55
D2 McLaren · Sweeney 21:06
D3 Kultanen · Girard 14:01
D4 Rivers 4:15
🐧Penguins
L1 Lang · Kovalev · Morozov 20:52
L2 Kraft · Hrdina · Richer 19:14
L3 Lacouture · Beech · Petersen 13:04
L4 Stevens · Primeau · Tibbetts 7:54
D1 Jonsson · Kasparaitis 23:52
D2 Rozsival · Ference 18:00
D3 Melichar · Jakopin 14:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 6, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS
4–1 · Penguins won
Mar 20, 2001
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
2–2 (OT) · Bruins won
Jan 9, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS
2–5 · Bruins won
Dec 6, 2000
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
3–2 · Bruins won
Nov 28, 2000
🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS
1–3 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs PIT, answered

Who won Bruins vs Penguins on December 12, 2001?

Bruins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Penguins?

The final score was Bruins 4, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin (2), Glen Murray, Sean O'Donnell.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev (2).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

John Grahame made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Dec 8
⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS
2–4 · BOS won
Next game · Dec 13
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · WSH won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Dec 11
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–2 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 14
🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT
5–2 · MIN won
Also on December 12, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🗽NYR
4–2 final
🐆FLA @ 🌪️CAR
1–4 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL
3–3 final
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
3–4 final
🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD
2–3 final
🎵STL @ 🪶CHI
2–2 final
🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL
1–5 final
⚡TBL @ 🔥CGY
3–1 final
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