⚡ Away Lightning 31-38-9 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🐻 Home Bruins 46-23-10 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
TBL 10102
BOS 11002

Lightning at Bruins

Lightning beat Bruins 2–2 in overtime at TD Garden on April 9, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Apr 9, 2002 · 18:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Vincent Lecavalier
2 G
5 shots · 17:55 TOI · +2
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Shane Willis
1 A
2 shots · 14:12 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Cory Sarich
1 A
2 shots · 20:19 TOI · +1
4rd star ⚡ TBL
Nikolai Khabibulin
36 saves
0.947 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Glen Murray Go-ahead 1st · 01:16
Assists: Jozef Stumpel · beat Nikolai Khabibulin
0–1
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Tying 1st · 05:12
Assists: Shane Willis, Cory Sarich · beat Byron Dafoe
1–1
2nd period
🐻 P.J. Axelsson Go-ahead 2nd · 16:35
Assists: Brian Rolston, Martin Lapointe · beat Nikolai Khabibulin
1–2
3rd period
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Tying 3rd · 19:33
Assists: Pavel Kubina · beat Byron Dafoe
2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL BOS🐻
24 Shots on goal 38
17 Hits 22
9 Blocked shots 4
2 Giveaways 2
10 Penalty minutes 10
TBL shooting 8.3% (2/24) BOS shooting 5.3% (2/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Nikolai Khabibulin
36/38
.947 SV% · 2 GA · 64:23 TOI
🐻Bruins
Byron Dafoe
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 31-38-9 (40% win rate, 78 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 46-23-10 (58% win rate, 79 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Bruins
Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Prospal · Andreychuk · Richards 20:18
L2 Modin · Lecavalier · Clymer 16:58
L3 Olvestad · Willis · St. Louis 14:12
L4 Cibak · Alexeev · Keefe 10:43
D1 Boyle · Kubina 22:40
D2 Pratt · Sarich 20:31
D3 Cullimore · Ledyard 18:54
🐻Bruins
L1 Thornton · Guerin · Rolston 21:50
L2 Samsonov · Stumpel · Murray 19:12
L3 Axelsson · Mcinnis · Lapointe 15:35
L4 Zamuner · Knuble · Bonvie 5:27
D1 Gill · Boynton 25:52
D2 McLaren · O'Donnell 21:10
D3 Brown · Sweeney 14:27

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Mar 24, 2002
🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL
4–3 (OT) · Bruins won
Dec 29, 2001
🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL
5–4 (OT) · Bruins won
Nov 27, 2001
⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS
3–6 · Bruins won
Mar 1, 2001
⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS
1–3 · Bruins won
Feb 15, 2001
🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL
6–3 · Bruins won

❓ TBL vs BOS, answered

Who won Lightning vs Bruins on April 9, 2002?

Lightning won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Bruins?

The final score was Lightning 2, Bruins 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vincent Lecavalier (2).

Who scored for Bruins?

Glen Murray, P.J. Axelsson.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

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

Where is Lightning vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Bruins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Apr 7
⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL
5–3 · BUF won
Next game · Apr 10
⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR
2–4 · CAR won
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Apr 7
🐻BOS @ 😈NJD
2–3 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 11
🐻BOS @ 🏛️OTT
0–4 · OTT won
Also on April 9, 2002
🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH
1–3 final
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–4 final
🐯NSH @ 🎵STL
2–3 final
🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL
2–1 final
🌵PHX @ 🔥CGY
4–2 final
Lightning season page Bruins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule