1–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	1	0	1
DAL	1	0	1	2

Bruins at Stars

Stars beat Bruins 2–1 at American Airlines Center on December 31, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Dec 31, 2001 · 19:30 CST 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Stars lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⭐ DAL

Joe Nieuwendyk

1 G

2 shots · 14:04 TOI · +1

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Jere Lehtinen

1 G

1 shots · 21:40 TOI · -1

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Jamie Langenbrunner

1 A

5 shots · 14:38 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

⭐ Jere Lehtinen PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:07

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Pierre Turgeon · beat Byron Dafoe

0–1

2nd period

🐻 Brian Rolston SH Tying 2nd · 04:38

Assists: P.J. Axelsson, Hal Gill · beat Marty Turco

1–1

3rd period

⭐ Joe Nieuwendyk Go-ahead 3rd · 13:24

Assists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Benoit Hogue · beat Byron Dafoe

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS DAL⭐

27 Shots on goal 24

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

25 Hits 23

12 Blocked shots 14

2 Takeaways 7

15 Giveaways 26

12 Penalty minutes 12

BOS shooting 3.7% (1/27) DAL shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 58:58 TOI

⭐Stars

Marty Turco

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 24-10-4 (63% win rate, 38 games)

Stars

Stars — tied after 2nd: 18-12-8 (47% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Thornton · Guerin 21:38

L2 Stumpel · Rolston · Murray 19:05

L3 Axelsson · Zamuner · Lapointe 14:50

L4 Stock · Knuble 3:52

D1 Gill · O'Donnell 24:02

D2 Sweeney · Boynton 17:43

D3 Girard · Kultanen 13:54

D4 Rivers 6:30

⭐Stars

L1 Rucinsky · Modano · Lehtinen 21:40

L2 Nieuwendyk · Turgeon · Langenbrunner 14:04

L3 Morrow · Muller · DiMaio 11:28

L4 Hogue · Sim · Verbeek 10:40

D1 Hatcher · Zubov 24:20

D2 Matvichuk · Sydor 21:36

D3 Lukowich · Manson 12:46

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs DAL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Stars on December 31, 2001?

Stars won 2–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Stars?

The final score was Bruins 1, Stars 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brian Rolston.

Who scored for Stars?

Jere Lehtinen, Joe Nieuwendyk.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Stars season series?

Stars 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 29

⭐Stars

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 31, 2001

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