🐻 Away Bruins 26-12-4 before this game
3–2
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 18-19-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BOS 2013
PIT 2002

Bruins at Penguins

Bruins beat Penguins 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on January 8, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Jan 8, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Sergei Samsonov
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 16:20 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Glen Murray
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 18:44 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐻 BOS
Joe Thornton
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:39 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Glen Murray Go-ahead 1st · 04:41
Assists: Joe Thornton, Sergei Samsonov · beat Johan Hedberg
1–0
🐧 Kris Beech Tying 1st · 05:10
Assists: Michal Rozsival, Stephane Richer · beat John Grahame
1–1
🐧 Jan Hrdina Go-ahead 1st · 07:43
Assists: Robert Lang, Michal Rozsival · beat John Grahame
1–2
🐻 Joe Thornton Tying 1st · 18:01
Assists: Sergei Samsonov · beat Johan Hedberg
2–2
3rd period
🐻 Sergei Samsonov Go-ahead 3rd · 08:14
Assists: Glen Murray, Don Sweeney · beat Johan Hedberg
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS PIT🐧
31 Shots on goal 30
15 Hits 19
8 Blocked shots 9
2 Takeaways 0
3 Giveaways 4
19 Penalty minutes 9
BOS shooting 9.7% (3/31) PIT shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
John Grahame
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:21 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 26-12-4 (62% win rate, 42 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 18-19-4 (44% win rate, 41 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 26-12-4 (62% win rate, 42 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 18-19-4 (44% win rate, 41 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Murray · Rolston · Guerin 18:33
L2 Axelsson · Samsonov · Thornton 17:39
L3 Stumpel · Zamuner · Lapointe 15:46
L4 Pellerin · Nazarov · Stock 5:30
D1 Gill · O'Donnell 27:09
D2 Boynton · Sweeney 21:26
D3 Rivers · Kultanen 10:26
🐧Penguins
L1 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 25:37
L2 Lacouture · Robitaille · Beech 18:34
L3 Petersen · Richer · Kostopoulos 16:08
L4 Stevens · Oliwa 4:10
D1 Moran · Kasparaitis 18:21
D2 Ference · Laukkanen 16:28
D3 Rozsival · Melichar 15:17
D4 Jonsson 14:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 12, 2001
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
4–2 · Bruins won
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

❓ BOS vs PIT, answered

Who won Bruins vs Penguins on January 8, 2002?

Bruins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Penguins?

The final score was Bruins 3, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Glen Murray, Joe Thornton, Sergei Samsonov.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jan Hrdina, Kris Beech.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

John Grahame made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 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?

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 · Jan 5
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
4–7 · BOS won
Next game · Jan 10
👑LAK @ 🐻BOS
0–5 · BOS won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Jan 6
🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI
0–2 · CHI won
Next game · Jan 10
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
2–0 · PIT won
Also on January 8, 2002
🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 final
🔥CGY @ 🏝️NYI
5–2 final
🐦ATL @ 🔔PHI
4–7 final
🐯NSH @ 🍁TOR
3–4 final
⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL
2–1 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN
2–4 final
🎵STL @ 🦈SJS
6–2 final
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