4–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 19-9-6 before this game

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

Bruins at Islanders

Bruins beat Islanders 4–2 at UBS Arena on December 22, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 22, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Glen Murray

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:59 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Kyle McLaren

2 A

5 shots · 22:42 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Alexei Yashin

2 A

3 shots · 25:17 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🏝️ Shawn Bates Go-ahead 2nd · 00:38

Assists: Alexei Yashin · beat Byron Dafoe

0–1

🐻 Rob Zamuner SH Tying 2nd · 02:41

Assists: Kyle McLaren · beat Chris Osgood

1–1

🐻 Glen Murray Go-ahead 2nd · 05:07

Assists: Kyle McLaren · beat Chris Osgood

2–1

🐻 Brian Rolston 2nd · 07:08

Assists: Sean O'Donnell · beat Chris Osgood

3–1

3rd period

🐻 Joe Thornton 3rd · 04:31

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Glen Murray · beat Chris Osgood

4–1

🏝️ Roman Hamrlik PP 3rd · 08:19

Assists: Alexei Yashin, Mark Parrish · beat Byron Dafoe

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYI🏝️

30 Shots on goal 26

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

26 Hits 29

10 Blocked shots 11

9 Takeaways 7

4 Giveaways 8

10 Penalty minutes 2

BOS shooting 13.3% (4/30) NYI shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Chris Osgood

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 58:20 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 20-10-4 (59% win rate, 34 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 19-9-6 (56% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Stumpel · Thornton · Guerin 20:03

L2 Samsonov · Murray · Rolston 18:44

L3 Zamuner · Hilbert · Lapointe 14:34

L4 Nazarov · Stock · Knuble 5:41

D1 Gill · O'Donnell 27:54

D2 McLaren · Sweeney 21:04

D3 Boynton · Rivers 10:26

🏝️Islanders

L1 Yashin · Bates · Peca 21:04

L2 Kvasha · Parrish · Czerkawski 20:08

L3 Isbister · Scatchard · Lindgren 11:20

L4 Blake · Lapointe · Webb 7:16

D1 Hamrlik · Aucoin 28:30

D2 Kiprusoff · Tarnstrom 18:26

D3 Cairns · Jonsson 10:45

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BOS vs NYI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Islanders on December 22, 2001?

Bruins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Islanders?

The final score was Bruins 4, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brian Rolston, Glen Murray, Joe Thornton, Rob Zamuner.

Who scored for Islanders?

Roman Hamrlik, Shawn Bates.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Islanders 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 · Dec 20

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 22, 2001

Bruins season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule