4–3

Final / OT

⚡ Home Lightning 30-32-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BOS	1	2	0	1	4
TBL	2	1	0	0	3

Bruins at Lightning

Bruins beat Lightning 4–3 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on March 24, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Mar 24, 2002 · 17:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Bill Guerin

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:21 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Sean O'Donnell

2 A

25:57 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

P.J. Axelsson

2 A

14:16 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Go-ahead 1st · 02:07

Assists: Andre Roy · beat Byron Dafoe

0–1

⚡ Vinny Prospal 1st · 07:13

Assists: Nikita Alexeev, Sheldon Keefe · beat Byron Dafoe

0–2

🐻 Glen Murray 1st · 19:22

Assists: Brian Rolston, Sean O'Donnell · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–2

2nd period

🐻 Don Sweeney Tying 2nd · 05:10

Assists: Bill Guerin, Rob Zamuner · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–2

🐻 Martin Lapointe Go-ahead 2nd · 07:54

Assists: P.J. Axelsson, Sean O'Donnell · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–2

⚡ Vinny Prospal Tying 2nd · 11:04

Assists: Ben Clymer, Brad Richards · beat Byron Dafoe

3–3

Overtime

🐻 Bill Guerin Go-ahead OT · 04:35

Assists: P.J. Axelsson · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS TBL⚡

24 Shots on goal 30

17 Hits 16

4 Blocked shots 14

6 Takeaways 6

13 Giveaways 9

19 Penalty minutes 23

BOS shooting 16.7% (4/24) TBL shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 64:32 TOI

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 64:19 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 43-21-8 (60% win rate, 72 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 30-32-8 (43% win rate, 70 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Murray · Guerin 22:30

L2 Zamuner · Rolston · Lapointe 16:40

L3 Mcinnis · Stumpel · Axelsson 16:06

L4 Stock · Knuble · Bonvie 5:54

D1 O'Donnell · Gill 25:01

D2 Boynton · McLaren 21:23

D3 Brown · Sweeney 15:42

⚡Lightning

L1 Andreychuk · Prospal · Richards 23:55

L2 Olvestad · Lecavalier · Clymer 15:44

L3 Cibak · Keefe · Roy 12:58

L4 Dingman · Alexeev · Willis 8:57

D1 Kubina · Neckar 23:23

D2 Boyle · Cullimore 21:23

D3 Sarich · Pratt 16:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 29, 2001

🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL

5–4 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs TBL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Lightning on March 24, 2002?

Bruins won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Lightning?

The final score was Bruins 4, Lightning 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin, Don Sweeney, Glen Murray, Martin Lapointe.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vinny Prospal (2), Vincent Lecavalier.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Lightning season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–0 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 · Mar 23

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 22

Also on March 24, 2002

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