3–4

Final

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

Thrashers at Bruins

Bruins beat Thrashers 4–3 at TD Garden on October 26, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Oct 26, 2002 · 18:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Brian Rolston

2 G

2 shots · 21:43 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Joe Thornton

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:06 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Tony Hrkac

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:30 TOI · -2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Marty Mcinnis Go-ahead 1st · 04:39

Assists: Nick Boynton, Joe Thornton · beat Milan Hnilicka

0–1

2nd period

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk Tying 2nd · 13:21

Assists: Dany Heatley, Yannick Tremblay · beat Steve Shields

1–1

🐻 Joe Thornton Go-ahead 2nd · 15:24

Assists: Don Sweeney · beat Milan Hnilicka

1–2

3rd period

🐦 Tony Hrkac PP Tying 3rd · 03:58

Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Shawn McEachern · beat Steve Shields

2–2

🐻 Brian Rolston Go-ahead 3rd · 07:42

Assists: P.J. Axelsson · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–3

🐦 Daniel Tjarnqvist PP Tying 3rd · 15:16

Assists: Tony Hrkac, Shawn McEachern · beat Steve Shields

3–3

🐻 Brian Rolston PP Go-ahead 3rd · 19:34

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Glen Murray · beat Milan Hnilicka

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL BOS🐻

31 Shots on goal 31

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

0 Hits 3

11 Penalty minutes 15

ATL shooting 9.7% (3/31) BOS shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 59:46 TOI

🐻Bruins

Steve Shields

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Kovalchuk · Stefan 18:13

L2 McEachern · Kozlov · Hrkac 17:30

L3 Butsayev · Bartecko · Rheaume 14:39

L4 Cowan · Odgers · Lessard 8:55

D1 Tjarnqvist · Smehlik 23:02

D2 Kaberle · Tremblay 20:21

D3 Sutton · Tamer 15:36

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Thornton · Rolston 19:06

L2 Stumpel · Huml · Murray 16:22

L3 Mcinnis · Grosek · Knuble 14:22

L4 Zamuner · Stock 6:52

D1 O'Donnell · Gill 23:08

D2 Boynton · Berard 19:23

D3 Sweeney · Girard 15:02

D4 Brown 5:07

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Thrashers won

3–4 (OT) · Bruins won

Mar 10, 2001

🐦ATL @ 🐻BOS

7–5 · Thrashers won

❓ ATL vs BOS, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Bruins on October 26, 2002?

Bruins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Bruins?

The final score was Thrashers 3, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Daniel Tjarnqvist, Ilya Kovalchuk, Tony Hrkac.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brian Rolston (2), Joe Thornton, Marty Mcinnis.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Steve Shields made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Bruins 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

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Oct 23

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Oct 24

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