🐦 Away Thrashers 8-14-1 before this game
3–4
Final / OT
🐻 Home Bruins 18-4-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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BOS 03014

Thrashers at Bruins

Bruins beat Thrashers 4–3 in overtime at TD Garden on December 5, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 5, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Glen Murray
2 G
9 shots · 24:40 TOI
2nd star 🐦 ATL
Ilya Kovalchuk
2 G
4 shots · 21:12 TOI
3rd star 🐦 ATL
Shawn McEachern
2 A
2 shots · 21:32 TOI · -1
4rd star 🐻 BOS
John Grahame
30 saves
0.909 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
🐻 Glen Murray Go-ahead 2nd · 00:50
Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Byron Dafoe
0–1
🐻 Jozef Stumpel 2nd · 01:00
Assists: Don Sweeney, Marty Mcinnis · beat Byron Dafoe
0–2
🐻 Hal Gill 2nd · 03:42
Assists: Martin Lapointe, Brian Rolston · beat Byron Dafoe
0–3
🐦 Yannick Tremblay PP 2nd · 12:03
Assists: Shawn McEachern, Dany Heatley · beat John Grahame
1–3
🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk PP 2nd · 13:04
Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Shawn McEachern · beat John Grahame
2–3
🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk Tying 2nd · 14:02
Assists: Patrik Stefan · beat John Grahame
3–3
Overtime
🐻 Glen Murray PP Go-ahead OT · 01:53
Assists: Jonathan Girard · beat Byron Dafoe
3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐦ATL BOS🐻
33 Shots on goal 40
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
1 Hits 2
16 Penalty minutes 20
ATL shooting 9.1% (3/33) BOS shooting 10.0% (4/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐦Thrashers
Byron Dafoe
36/40
.900 SV% · 4 GA · 61:51 TOI
🐻Bruins
John Grahame
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 61:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Thrashers
Thrashers — tied after 1st: 8-14-1 (35% win rate, 23 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 18-4-2 (75% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Thrashers
Thrashers — tied after 2nd: 8-14-1 (35% win rate, 23 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 18-4-2 (75% win rate, 24 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐦Thrashers
L1 Heatley · Kozlov · McEachern 23:54
L2 Kovalchuk · Stefan · Rheaume 17:39
L3 Herperger · Cowan · Hrkac 12:37
L4 Hartigan · Svartvadet · Odgers 5:43
D1 Kaberle · Tjarnqvist 24:55
D2 Weaver · Sutton 18:29
D3 Tremblay · Tamer 14:24
🐻Bruins
L1 Stumpel · Thornton · Murray 24:01
L2 Mcinnis · Knuble · Rolston 18:14
L3 Axelsson · Huml · Lapointe 13:40
L4 Grosek · Stock 3:48
D1 Gill · O'Donnell 25:04
D2 Boynton · Berard 21:42
D3 Girard · Sweeney 15:06
D4 Brown 3:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 26, 2002
🐦ATL @ 🐻BOS
3–4 · Bruins won
Mar 8, 2002
🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL
3–0 · Bruins won
Dec 18, 2001
🐦ATL @ 🐻BOS
3–2 (OT) · Thrashers won
Dec 4, 2001
🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL
3–2 · Bruins won
Oct 6, 2001
🐦ATL @ 🐻BOS
3–4 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ ATL vs BOS, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Bruins on December 5, 2002?

Bruins won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Bruins?

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

Who scored for Thrashers?

Ilya Kovalchuk (2), Yannick Tremblay.

Who scored for Bruins?

Glen Murray (2), Hal Gill, Jozef Stumpel.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

John Grahame made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 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 2–0 after 2 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
🐦Thrashers
Previous game · Dec 1
🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL
4–5 · ATL won
Next game · Dec 6
🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH
6–7 · WSH won
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Dec 3
🎵STL @ 🐻BOS
4–0 · STL won
Next game · Dec 7
⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS
2–3 · BOS won
Also on December 5, 2002
🛢️EDM @ ⚡TBL
2–3 final
🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI
2–3 final
🏛️OTT @ 🎵STL
2–2 final
🐙DET @ 🌵PHX
5–3 final
🌲MIN @ 🔥CGY
1–1 final
🐯NSH @ 👑LAK
3–2 final
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